The Energy Cost of Nuclear Breeding

C. W. Gordon; A. A. Harms

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A24525

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Home / Publications / Journals / Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 7 / Number 1

The Energy Cost of Nuclear Breeding

C. W. Gordon, A. A. Harms

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 7 / Number 1 / January 1985 / Pages 137-140

Technical Note / Nonelectrical Application / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A24525

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The energy cost of breeding nuclear fuel by synergetic nuclear systems is examined. A tractable and physically meaningful parametric characterization is established and applied to emerging nuclear breeding system concepts.