The criticality of four nuclear energy metals

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 95, Issue , 2015, Pages 193-201

  Harper, E M ^a   Diao, Zhouwei ^a   Panousi, Stefania ^a   Nuss, Philip ^a   Eckelman, Matthew J ^b   Graedel, T E ^a  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hafnium; Industrial ecology; Nuclear energy; Thorium; Uranium; Zirconium

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HAFNIUM; NUCLEAR ENERGY; REFINING; THORIUM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

CRITICALITY ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MINERAL PROCESSING; NATIONAL LEVEL; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATES; ZIRCONIUMS (ZR);

CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION);

HAFNIUM; MINERAL; THORIUM; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HAFNIUM; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; NUCLEAR POWER; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORIUM; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; RADIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921739785     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.12.009     Document Type: Article

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