Cost-benefit analysis of BeO-UO2 nuclear fuel

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 813-821

  Kim, S K ^a   Ko, W I ^a   Kim, H D ^a   Revankar, Shripad T ^b   Zhou, W ^b   Jo, Daeseong ^b  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Beryllium; Burn up; Cost benefit analysis; Nuclear fuel cycle; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

BREAK-EVEN POINT; BURN UP; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLES; URANIUM OXIDES;

BERYLLIUM; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; FUELS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; URANIUM;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 77956340992     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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