Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor: A Historical Overview and Future Outlook
A review is given of developments in the area of Gas-Cooled Fast Reactors (GCFR) in the period from roughly 1960 until 1980. During that period, the GCFR concept was expected to increase the breeding gain, the thermal efficiency of a nuclear power plant, and alleviate some of the problems associated...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/965757 |