Rim characteristics and their effects on the thermal conductivity in high burnup UO2 fuel

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-52

  Lee, Byung Ho ^a   Koo, Yang Hyun ^a   Sohn, Dong Seong ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fuel performance; High burnup; Porosity; Porous rim; Thermal conductivity; Threshold burnup

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FISSION REACTIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HIGH BURNUP; POROUS RIM; THRESHOLD BURNUP;

URANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 0035087135     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2001.9715006     Document Type: Article

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