Melting temperature of mixed oxide fuels for fast reactors

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 771-777

  Konno, Koichi ^a,b   Hirosawa, Takashi ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Americium fraction; Burn up; Burnup dependence; Fast reactor; Ideal solution model; Liquidus; Melting temperature; Mixed oxide fuel; Oxygen to metal ratio; Plutonium fraction; Solidus; Thermal arrest

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATED FUELS;

ACTINIDES; FAST REACTORS; FISSION PRODUCTS; IRRADIATION;

MIXED OXIDE FUELS;

EID: 0036630188     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2002.9715259     Document Type: Article

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