Grain size and burnup dependence of spent fuel oxidation: Geological repository impact

Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings

Volumn 556, Issue , 1999, Pages 455-462

  Kansa, E J ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

SPENT FUEL OXIDATION;

SPENT FUELS;

EID: 0033343430     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1557/proc-556-455     Document Type: Conference Paper

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