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Water leaks in sodium-heated fast reactor boilers

D.J Hayes

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The problems of water leaks in sodium-cooled reactors is a challenge in fast-reactor design some of the constraints of plant design which may result from considerations of leak behaviour and practical limitations in leak detection are discussed

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The problems of water leaks in sodium-cooled reactors is a challenge in fast-reactor design some of the constraints of plant design which may result from considerations of leak behaviour and practical limitations in leak detection are discussed

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The problems of water leaks in sodium-cooled reactors is a challenge in fast-reactor design some of the constraints of plant design which may result from considerations of leak behaviour and practical limitations in leak detection are discussed

Key concepts: Leak, Leak detection, Nuclear engineering, Sodium-cooled fast reactor, Waste management, Engineering, Reactor design, Environmental science

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