Cm-244 as Multiplier and Breeder in a ThO2 Hybrid Blankets of Deuterium-Tritium Driven Source

The safeguard aspects of Cm-244 - a nuclear waste product in LWRs – in a cylindrical hybrid blanket driven by a (D,T) fusion neutron source have been analyzed.Cm-244 has been investigated for two different applications: 1. As a neutron multiplier between the first wall and the fuel zone in a blanket...

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Main Author: Tawfik A. Al-Kusayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1990-01-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363918308754