Quantitative and qualitative comparison of light water and advanced small modular reactors (SMRS)

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)

Volumn 6B, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Aydogan, Fatih ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SMALL POWER PLANTS;

COMPARISON OF LIGHTS; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES; INTERNATIONAL REACTOR INNOVATIVE AND SECURE; NUMBER OF COMPONENTS; PASSIVE SAFETY FEATURES; REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEMS; SMALL MODULAR REACTORS;

SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 84926383004     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE201436415     Document Type: Conference Paper

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