Transient elongation of a fresh fuel rod under reactivity initiated accident conditions

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-238

  Ishijima, Kiyomi ^a   Nakamura, Takehiko ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cladding; Fuel pellets; Linear variable differential transformer; NSRR; Pellet cladding mechanical interation; Power excursion; Reactivity initiated accident; Transient elongation

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; NUCLEAR FUEL PELLETS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); TRANSIENTS;

NUCLEAR FUEL RODS;

NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS;

EID: 0030092424     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.1996.9731894     Document Type: Article

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