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Neutronics and material attractiveness for PWR thorium systems using monte carlo techniques

Trellue et al., 2011

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4832171544716998307
Author
Trellue H
Bathke C
Sadasivan P
Publication year
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Progress in nuclear energy

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Thorium (Th) oxide fuel offers a significant advantage over traditional low-enriched uranium and mixed uranium/plutonium oxide (MOX) fuel irradiated in a Light Water Reactor. The benefits of using thorium include the following: 1) unlike depleted uranium, thorium does not …
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