Verifiable fuel cycle simulation model (Vision): A tool for analyzing nuclear fuel cycle futures

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-178

  Jacobson, Jacob J ^a   Yacout, A M ^b   Matthern, Gretchen E ^a   Piet, Steven J ^a   Shropshire, David E ^a   Jeffers, Robert F ^a   Schweitzer, Tyler ^c  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c GE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced fuel cycle initiative; Dynamic simulation; Nuclear fuel cycle

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; REACTOR CORES;

ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE; ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE; COMPLEX COMPONENTS; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLES; NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

FUELS;

EID: 78649837931     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT172-157     Document Type: Article

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