Modelling the activity of 129I in the primary coolant of a CANDU reactor

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 312, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-96

  Lewis, Brent J ^a   Husain, Aamir ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b KINECTRICS INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FISSION REACTIONS; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; URANIUM;

NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (NGS);

COOLANTS;

EID: 0037226637     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(02)01588-X     Document Type: Article

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