Overview of past and current activities on fuels for fast reactors at the Institute for Transuranium Elements

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 392, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-138

  Fernandez, A ^a   McGinley, J ^a   Somers, J ^a   Walter, M ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE PRICES; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; FAST NEUTRONS; IRRADIATION TESTING; REACTOR FUELS; WASTE MINIMISATION;

CARBIDES; CONSERVATION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FAST REACTORS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; NITRIDES; NUCLEAR FUELS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 67349169772     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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