@article{JRC36853, address = {Lausanne (Switzerland)}, year = {2007}, author = {Janssens-Maenhout G and Delbeke J and Peerani P}, abstract = {This study addresses the isuue of alternative pathways for breeding plutonium in a 900 MWe three loop presurized water reactor (PWR), either fueled with uranium fuel (3.5% U-235) or with mixed fuel (20% MOX). This paper investigates whether it would be possible to produce plutonium by breeding it at the walls of a PWR vessel and in the guide thimble }, title = {Pu-breeding Feasibility in PWR}, type = {}, url = {}, volume = {237}, number = {}, journal = {NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN}, pages = {1158-1163}, issn = {}, publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA}, doi = {} }