Fuel cycle analysis of TRU or MA burner fast reactors with variable conversion ratio using a new algorithm at equilibrium

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 239, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2160-2168

  Salvatores, Massimo ^a,b   Chabert, Christine ^a   Fazio, Concetta ^c   Hill, Robert ^b   Peneliau, Yannick ^a   Slessarev, Igor ^a   Yang, Won Sik ^b  

^a IRFM   (France)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE; CONVERSION RATIO; CORE DESIGN; DECAY HEAT; FUEL CYCLE; FUEL TYPES; FULL DEPLETION; MINOR ACTINIDE; NEUTRON DOSE; PHYSICS ANALYSIS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; STRATEGIES ASSESSMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

CONSERVATION; FAST REACTORS; PLUTONIUM; REACTOR CORES;

FUELS;

EID: 68449098546     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.05.025     Document Type: Article

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