Preliminary fabrication and characterization of inert matrix and thoria fuels for plutonium disposition in light water reactors

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 274, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-33

  Vettraino, F ^a   Magnani, G ^b   La Torretta, T ^b   Marmo, E ^d   Coelli, S ^e   Luzzi, L ^e   Ossi, P ^e   Zappa, G ^c  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^d FN New Technol and Adv Services   (Italy)

^e POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); LIGHT WATER REACTORS; MAGNESIA; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NUCLEAR FUEL PELLETS; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; POWDER METALLURGY; SOL-GELS; THORIA; ZIRCONIA;

INERT MATRIX FUELS (IMF);

MIXED OXIDE FUELS;

EID: 0032670511     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(99)00039-2     Document Type: Article

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