Behavior of irradiated ATR/MOX fuel under reactivity initiated accident conditions

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 455-464

  Sasajima, Hideo ^a   Fuketa, Toyoshi ^a   Nakamura, Takehiko ^a   Nakamura, Jinichi ^a   Kikuchi, Keiichi ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ATR MOX fuel; Cladding deformation; Fission gas release; NSRR; PCMI; Pellet swelling; Plutonium spots; Pulse irradiation; Reactivity initiated accident

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; DEFORMATION; ENTHALPY; FISSION PRODUCTS; IRRADIATION; MICROCRACKS; NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; NUCLEAR FUEL PELLETS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); SWELLING;

ADVANCED THERMAL REACTORS (ATR); PULSE IRRADIATION; REACTIVITY INITIATED ACCIDENTS;

MIXED OXIDE FUELS;

EID: 0033726444     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2000.9714918     Document Type: Article

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