EQL3D: ERANOS based equilibrium fuel cycle procedure for fast reactors

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 550-561

  Krepel, Jiri ^a   Pelloni, Sandro ^a   Mikityuk, Konstantin ^a   Coddington, Paul ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D GEOMETRIES; CLOSED FUEL CYCLES; EQUILIBRIUM CYCLES; EQUILIBRIUM METHODS; EQUILIBRIUM PARAMETERS; FLUX CALCULATIONS; FOURTH GENERATIONS; FUEL COMPOSITIONS; FUEL CYCLES; GAS-COOLED FAST REACTORS; ISOTOPE EVOLUTIONS; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; NEUTRONICS; NUMERICAL TOOLS; SAFETY PARAMETERS;

ACTINIDES; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FAST REACTORS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; RECYCLING; SPENT FUELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FUELS;

EID: 64249165174     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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