Steam oxidation of fuel in defective LWR rods

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 270, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-20

  Olander, D R ^a   Soo Kim, Yeon ^a   Wang, Wei E ^a   Yagnik, Suresh K ^b  

^a University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL RODS; CORROSION; FISSION REACTIONS; HYDROGEN; IRRADIATION; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; REACTION KINETICS; STEAM; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOOXIDATION; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

CLADDING CORROSION; DEFECTIVE FUEL RODS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; RADIOLYSIS; STEAM OXIDATION;

NUCLEAR FUEL PELLETS;

EID: 0344146596     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(98)00759-4     Document Type: Article

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