Reprocessing Nuclear Fuels of the Future: A Radiological Assessment of Advanced (Th, U) Carbide Fuel

Authors :: H. R. Meyer
V. J. Tennery
W. D. Bond
L. E. Morse
E. S. Bomar
J. E. Till
Source :: Nuclear Technology. 48:54-62
Publication Year :: 1980
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 1980.
Abstract: The radiological dose associated with the use of (Th, U) carbide fuel in the core and thorium carbide in the blankets of a fast breeder reactor (FBR) has been investigated. Analysis of the estimate...

Subjects :: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Isotopes of uranium
Waste management
Radiochemistry
Thorium
chemistry.chemical_element
Condensed Matter Physics
Carbide
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
chemistry
Thorium Compounds
Uranium-232
Radiological weapon
Breeder reactor
Energy source

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