Application of advanced fuel concepts for use in innovative pressurized water reactors

Application of advanced fuel concepts for use in innovative pressurized water reactors

Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2015. === Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. === Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-202). === This work addresses several specific knowledge gaps that exist in the use of alternative...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Andrews, Nathan Christopher
Other Authors:	Mujid S. Kazimi.
Format:	Others
Language:	English
Published:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2016
Subjects:	Nuclear Science and Engineering.
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103733

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