Minor actinide bearing fuels: Fabrication and irradiation experience in Europe

Energy Procedia

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages 169-176

  Somers, Joseph ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fuel fabrication; Irradiation; Minor actinide; Radiotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; AMERICIUM; FABRICATION; FAST REACTORS; IRRADIATION; PLUTONIUM; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; SOL-GELS; SPENT FUELS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS;

FABRICATION PROCESS; FABRICATION ROUTES; FUEL FABRICATIONS; HETEROGENEOUS REACTORS; IRRADIATION BEHAVIOUR; MINOR ACTINIDE; MINOR ACTINIDE TRANSMUTATION; RADIOTOXICITY;

FUELS;

EID: 80053165809     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.06.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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