Characterization of corroded metallic uranium fuel plates

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 256, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 87-95

  Totemeier, T C ^a   Pahl, R G ^a   Hayes, S L ^a   Frank, S M ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; NUCLEAR FUELS; POWDER METAL PRODUCTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URANIUM METALLOGRAPHY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

NUCLEAR FUEL PLATES; ZERO POWER PHYSICS REACTORS (ZPPR);

URANIUM;

EID: 0032138681     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(98)00448-6     Document Type: Article

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