Long time experience with the development of HTR fuel elements in Germany

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 217, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 141-151

  Nickel, H ^a,b   Nabielek, H ^a   Pott, G ^a   Mehner, A W ^c  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c FRAMATOME ANP GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATED FUEL PARTICLES; COOLANTS; FISSION PRODUCTS; IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OPTIMIZATION; STEAM TURBINES;

MODULAR REACTORS;

NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS;

EID: 0036706551     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(02)00128-0     Document Type: Article

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