The Use of Th in HTR: State of the Art and Implementation in Th/Pu Fuel Cycles

Nowadays nuclear is the only greenhouse-free source that can appreciably respond to the increasing worldwide energy demand. The use of Thorium in the nuclear energy production may offer some advantages to accomplish this task. Extensive R&D on the thorium fuel cycle has been conducted in many co...

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Main Authors: Guido Mazzini, Eleonora Bomboni, Nicola Cerullo, Emil Fridman, Guglielmo Lomonaco, Eugene Shwageraus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/749736