Densification behaviour of ThO2-PuO2 pellets with varying PuO2 content using dilatometry

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 312, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 224-235

  Kutty, T R G ^a   Hegde, P V ^a   Banerjee, J ^a   Khan, K B ^a   Sengupta, A K ^a   Jain, G C ^a   Majumdar, S ^a   Kamath, H S ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; DENSIFICATION; DILATOMETERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDROGEN; LIME; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; ORE PELLETS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; REDUCTION; SHRINKAGE; SINTERING;

DOPANTS;

THORIA;

EID: 0037320104     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(02)01643-4     Document Type: Article

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