Radiation damage effects in candidate titanates for Pu disposition: Pyrochlore

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 345, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 109-135

  Strachan, D M ^a   Scheele, R D ^a   Buck, E C ^a   Icenhower, J P ^a   Kozelisky, A E ^a   Sell, R L ^a   Elovich, R J ^a   Buchmiller, W C ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MICROCRACKING; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SWELLING;

PYROCHLORES; RADIATION INDUCED DAMAGE; TITANATE CERAMICS;

TITANATE MINERALS;

EID: 29144498004     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2005.04.064     Document Type: Article

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