A new internal gelation process for fuel microsphere preparation without cooling initial solutions

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 254, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-21

  Yamagishi, Shigeru ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; DROP FORMATION; GELATION; MICROWAVE HEATING; MIXING; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

MICROSPHERE PREPARATION;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 0032473214     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(97)00351-6     Document Type: Article

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