Fission gas release determination using an anti-compton shield detector

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 276-283

  Matsson, Ingvar ^a,b,c,d   Grapengiesser, Björn ^a,c,e   Jansson, Peter ^b   Håkansson, Ane ^b   Bäcklin, Anders ^b  

^a ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ABB Atom Company   (Sweden)

^d OECD HALDEN REACTOR PROJECT   (Norway)

^e ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anti Compton; Fission gas release; Nuclear fuel

Indexed keywords

FISSION PRODUCTS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GASES; KRYPTON; RADIOISOTOPES; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS;

FISSION GAS RELEASES;

NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS;

EID: 0032095267     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT98-A2869     Document Type: Article

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