The case for extended nuclear reactor operation

JOM

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 24-27

  Szilard, R ^a   Planchon, P ^a   Busby, J ^b  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENERGY INFORMATION AGENCIES; NUCLEAR POWER; SOURCE OF ENERGY;

FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; REACTOR OPERATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 70349745528     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: 15431851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-009-0098-3     Document Type: Review

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