Impact of accident-tolerant fuels and claddings on the overall fuel cycle: A preliminary systems analysis

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 123-138

  Youinou, Gilles J ^a   Sen, R Sonat ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident tolerant cladding; Accident tolerant fuel; Light water reactor

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); LIGHT WATER REACTORS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NUCLEAR FUELS; SILICIDES; SILICON CARBIDE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

ACCIDENT TOLERANT FUELS; ADVANCED STEELS; FUEL CYCLE; LIGHT WATER REACTOR FUELS; NUCLEAR ENERGY GENERATION; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE; URANIUM NITRIDE;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 84918838950     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: 19437471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT14-22     Document Type: Article

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