Validation efforts for the neutronics of a plutonium-erbium-zirconium oxide inert matrix light water reactor fuel

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 274, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 120-126

  Paratte, J M ^a   Chawla, R ^a,b   Fruh R ^b   Joneja, O P ^a,b   Pelloni, S ^a   Pralong, C ^a,b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; EUROPIUM COMPOUNDS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; PLUTONIUM; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); SUBROUTINES; ZIRCONIA;

NEUTRONICS; PLUTONIUM-ERBIUM-ZIRCONIUM OXIDE INERT MATRIX FUELS;

MIXED OXIDE FUELS;

EID: 0032685552     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(99)00086-0     Document Type: Article

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