Fuel failure and fission gas release in high burnup PWR fuels under RIA conditions

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 248, Issue , 1997, Pages 249-256

  Fuketa, Toyoshi ^a   Sasajima, Hideo ^a   Mori, Yukihide ^a,b   Ishijima, Kiyomi ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Nuclear Development Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTHALPY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FISSION PRODUCTS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

REACTIVITY INITIATED ACCIDENTS (RIA);

NUCLEAR FUEL PELLETS;

EID: 0031233075     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(97)00173-6     Document Type: Article

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