Thermal/hydraulic behavior calculations for weapons-derived MOX fuel with comparison to PIE observations

Proceedings of the 2004 International Meeting on LWR Fuel Performance

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 404-412

  Ott, Larry J ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODE PREDICTIONS; DENSIFICATION PARAMETERS; FUEL HEATING RATES;

DENSIFICATION; HYDRAULICS; IRRADIATION; PLUTONIUM; PROFILOMETRY;

FUELS;

EID: 32044460385     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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