CEA and AREVA R&D on HTR fuel fabrication and presentation of the CAPRI experimental manufacturing line

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 236, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 534-542

  Charollais, François ^a   Fonquernie, Sophie ^a   Perrais, Christophe ^a   Perez, Marc ^b   Dugne, Olivier ^c   Cellier, François ^d   Harbonnier, Gérard ^e   Vitali, Marie Pierre ^e  

^a IRFM   (France)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^c CEA Pierrelatte   (France)

^d AREVA NP   (France)

^e CERCA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COATINGS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUELS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS; KERNEL FABRICATION;

HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS;

EID: 33644899366     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.11.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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