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Heidet et al., 2012 - Google Patents

Feasibility of lead cooled breed and burn reactors

Heidet et al., 2012

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10761888161931900724
Author
Heidet F
Greenspan E
Publication year
Publication venue
Progress in Nuclear Energy

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The objective of the present work is to assess the feasibility and achievable performance of a large Breed-and-Burn (B&B) reactor core that is cooled with heavy-liquid-metal (HLM), such as lead or lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE), relative to a sodium-cooled B&B core. With the …
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