Transmutation of americium in a medium size sodium cooled fast reactor design

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 629-638

  Zhang, Youpeng ^a   Wallenius, Janne ^a   Fokau, Andrei ^a  

^a ALBANOVA UNIVERSITY CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; CONSUMPTION RATES; FUEL FAILURE; GEOMETRICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM FUEL TEMPERATURES; MEDIUM SIZE; MONTE CARLO CODES; MOX FUEL; POWER PENALTY; SAFETY PARAMETERS; SODIUM COOLED FAST REACTOR; SODIUM COOLED REACTOR;

AMERICIUM; FAST REACTORS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; SODIUM; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

FUELS;

EID: 77950299511     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2009.12.014     Document Type: Review

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