Small modular reactors for enhancing energy security in developing countries

Sustainability

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1806-1832

  Kessides, Ioannis N ^a   Kuznetsov, Vladimir ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Nuclear power; Nuclear safety; Small modular reactors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866029922     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su4081806     Document Type: Article

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