Core Design and Deployment Strategy of Heavy Water Cooled Sustainable Thorium Reactor

Our previous studies on water cooled thorium breeder reactor based on matured pressurized water reactor (PWR) plant technology concluded that reduced moderated core by arranging fuel pins in a triangular tight lattice array and using heavy water as coolant is appropriate for achieving better breedin...

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Main Authors: Naoyuki Takaki, Deby Mardiansah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-08-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/4/8/1933