Radiation resistance of high-density uranium-molybdenum dispersion fuel for nuclear research reactors

Atomic Energy

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-46

  Vatulin, A V ^a   Morozov, A V ^a   Suprun, V B ^a   Petrov, Yu I ^a   Trifonov, Yu I ^a  

^a A A Bochvar All Russia Research Institute of Standardization in Machine Engineering   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR RESEARCH REACTORS; RADIATION TESTS; URANIUM-MOLYBDENUM ALLOY;

ALUMINUM; IONIZING RADIATION; MOLYBDENUM; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR REACTORS; URANIUM ALLOYS;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 33646416457     PISSN: 10634258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10512-006-0047-y     Document Type: Article

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