Development of nonfertile and evolutionary mixed-oxide nuclear fuels for use in existing water reactors

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-177

  Eaton, Stacey ^a   Beard, Carl ^b   Ramsey, Kevin ^a   Buksa, John ^a   Chidester, Ken ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALL MILLING; BLENDING; COMPOSITION; DENSIFICATION; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; PLUTONIUM; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; URANIUM;

EVOLUTIONARY MIXED OXIDE NUCLEAR FUELS; NONFERTILE FUELS; SOLID STATE REACTION METHOD;

MIXED OXIDE FUELS;

EID: 0034301064     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE00-A2151     Document Type: Article

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