Scoping Studies for a Lead-Lithium-Cooled, Minor-Actinide-Burning, Fission-Fusion Hybrid Reactor Design

Ruegsegger, Joshua; Moreno, Connor; Nyberg, Matthew; Bohm, Tim; Wilson, Paul P.  H.; Lindley, Ben

doi:10.1080/00295639.2022.2154118

Scoping Studies for a Lead-Lithium-Cooled, Minor-Actinide-Burning, Fission-Fusion Hybrid Reactor Design

Journal Article · 24 January 2023 · Nuclear Science and Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2154118· OSTI ID:2422350

^[1]; Moreno, Connor ^[2]; Nyberg, Matthew ^[2]; Bohm, Tim ^[2]; Wilson, Paul P. H. ^[2]; Lindley, Ben ^[2]

University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Engineering Physics, 1500 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53711; OSTI
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Engineering Physics, 1500 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53711

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

DOE Contract Number:: AR0001258

OSTI ID:: 2422350

Journal Information:: Nuclear Science and Engineering, Journal Name: Nuclear Science and Engineering Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 197; ISSN 0029-5639

Publisher:: Taylor & Francis

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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