The European Lead-Cooled efit plant: An Industrial-Scale accelerator-driven system for minor actinide Transmutation-I

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 241-263

  Mansani, L ^a   ARTIOLl, C ^b   Schikorr, M ^c   Rimpault, G ^d   Angulo, C ^e   De Bruyn, D ^f  

^a ANSALDO ENERGIA   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d IRFM   (France)

^e TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING   (Belgium)

^f BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ADS; Am transmutation; Lead plant

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; ALUMINA; COOLING SYSTEMS; CORE DISRUPTIVE ACCIDENTS; CORROSION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ENGINEERING; COST ESTIMATING; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT PROTECTION; FERRITIC STEEL; LEAD; MARTENSITIC STEEL; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STEAM GENERATORS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACCELERATOR DRIVEN SYSTEM; AM TRANSMUTATIONS; CORE OUTLET TEMPERATURE; ENGINEERING JUDGMENTS; LEAD PLANTS; MINOR ACTINIDE TRANSMUTATION; PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EID: 84867968556     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT11-96     Document Type: Article

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