Description of the European Helium-cooled efit plant an Industrial-scale acceleratordriven system for minor actinide Transmutation-II

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 264-296

  Pignatel, Jean François ^a   Richard, Jerre ^a   Rimpault, Gerald ^a   Murgatroyd, Julian ^b   Stainsby, Richard ^b   Schikorr, Michael ^c   Bubelis, Evaldas ^c   Larmignat, Sophie ^d   Hune, Antony Woaye ^d   Ridikas, Danas ^e   Takibayev, Alan ^e  

^a DIF   (France)

^b AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d AREVA NP   (France)

^e CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

ADS; Helium gas nuclear plant; Minor actiniae transmutation

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; HELIUM; LEAD; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SPALLING;

ACCELERATOR DRIVEN SYSTEM; HELIUM GAS NUCLEAR PLANTS; HIGH LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTES; INTEGRATED PROJECT; MINOR ACTINIAE TRANSMUTATIONS; MINOR ACTINIDE TRANSMUTATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPALLATION TARGETS;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84867974920     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT11-97     Document Type: Article

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