A Neutronic Investigation of the Use of Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated Fuel for Pu/Np Burning in PWRs

Authors :: Andrew T. Godfrey
Kurt A. Terrani
Jeffrey J. Powers
Ivan Maldonado
Cole Gentry
Jess C. Gehin
Source :: Nuclear Technology. 186:60-75
Publication Year :: 2014
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2014.
Abstract: An investigation of the utilization of TRistructural-ISOtropic (TRISO)-coated fuel particles for the burning of plutonium/neptunium (Pu/Np) isotopes in typical Westinghouse four-loop pressurized wa...

Subjects :: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Materials science
020209 energy
Neptunium
Nuclear engineering
chemistry.chemical_element
02 engineering and technology
Condensed Matter Physics
Plutonium
020303 mechanical engineering & transports
0203 mechanical engineering
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
chemistry
visual_art
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
visual_art.visual_art_medium
Ceramic

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