Implementation strategy of thorium fuel cycle

International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2010, PHYSOR 2010

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 1910-1921

  Kamei, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Climate change; Molten salt reactor; Rare earth; Strategy; Thorium

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTH (PLANET); EMISSION CONTROL; FUSED SALTS; GLOBAL WARMING; IGNITION; MOLTEN SALT REACTOR; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PLUTONIUM; RARE EARTHS; STARTERS; THORIUM;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES; NUCLEAR APPLICATION; NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; STRATEGY; THORIUM FUEL CYCLES;

NUCLEAR WEAPONS;

EID: 79952428458     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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