Design study to increase plutonium conversion ratio of hc-flwr core

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 309-322

  Yamaji, Akifumi ^a   Nakano, Yoshihiro ^a   Uchikawa, Sadao ^a   Okubo, Tsutomu ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

BWR; Flwr mix fuel assembly; HC FLWR

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FUELS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; PLUTONIUM;

DESIGN PARAMETERS; DESIGN VARIATIONS; DISCHARGE BURN-UP; FLWR/ MIX FUEL ASSEMBLIES; HC-FLWR; INNOVATIVE WATER REACTOR; LIGHT WATER REACTOR (LWR); REDUCED MODERATION WATER REACTORS;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 84866434856     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT12-A14165     Document Type: Article

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