The Use of Th in HTR: State of the Art and Implementation in Th/Pu Fuel Cycles

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Heavy metal load and composition per pebble</td><td align="left">FZJ calculation—discharge burn-up  [MWd/kgHM]</td><td align="left"><svg height="10.7375" id="M64" style="vertical-align:-0.13794pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 8.6000004 10.7375" width="8.6000004" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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Comparison between  <svg height="10.7375" id="M63" style="vertical-align:-0.13794pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 8.6000004 10.7375" width="8.6000004" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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