ON THE USE OF THORIUM IN LIGHT WATER REACTORS

The advantages and disadvantages of the use of thorium bearing fuel in light water reactors have been examined several times from the beginning of the nuclear energy era until the late seventies. The recent motivation for re-examining the use of thorium in light water reactors' once-through...

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Main Authors: Kazimi, Mujid S., Czerwinski, Kenneth R., Driscoll, Michael J., Hejzla, P., Meyer, J. E.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75140