Thorium as an alternative fuel for SCWRs

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 67-78

  Csom, Gy ^a   Reiss, T ^a   Feher S ^a   Czifrus, Sz ^a  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Coupled neutronics thermal hydraulics; Fissile inventory ratio; SCWR; Thorium; Two pass assembly

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY CONFIGURATION; ASSEMBLY DESIGNS; BREAK-EVEN POINT; BURN UP; CONVERSION RATIO; COOLANT DENSITY; FISSILE INVENTORY RATIO; FISSILE MATERIALS; FLOW PATH; FUEL TEMPERATURE; HIGH DENSITY; INHERENT SAFETY; LOW DENSITY; NEUTRONICS; PIN DIAMETERS; POWER REACTIVITY COEFFICIENT; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; SCWR; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; THORIUM FUELS; VOLUME RATIO;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; COOLANTS; HYDRAULICS; MODERATORS; PRESSURE VESSELS; THORIUM; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

WATER COOLED REACTORS;

EID: 84855417945     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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