Behavior of ysz based rock-like oxide fuels under simulated ria conditions

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-38

  Nakamura, Takehiko ^a   Kusagaya, Kazuyuki ^b   Sasajima, Hideo ^a   Yamashita, Toshiyuki ^a   Uetsuka, Hiroshi ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Global Nuclear Fuel Japan Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fuel failure; Inert matrix fuel; NSRR; RIA; Rock like oxide (ROX) fuel

Indexed keywords

MELTING; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; PLUTONIUM; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); TEMPERATURE;

FUEL FAILURE; INERT MATRIX FUEL; REACTIVITY INITIATED ACCIDENT CONDITIONS; ROCK LIKE OXIDE FUELS; YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA;

LIGHT WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0037220969     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2003.9715329     Document Type: Article

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