An innovative particulate metallic fuel for next generation nuclear energy

International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants 2010, ICAPP 2010

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 587-594

  Walters, L ^a   Wade, D ^a   Hofman, G ^b  

^a Advanced Reactor Concepts (ARC)   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC FUELS; CERMET FUELS; FABRICATION METHOD; FABRICATION PROCESS; FAST FLUX TEST FACILITIES; FUEL CYCLE; METAL FUEL; METALLIC FUELS;

CERMETS; DESIGN; FABRICATION; FUEL GAGES; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; METAL FUELS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

EID: 77956192521     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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