Interpretation of fission-product transport behaviour in the Phébus FPT0 and FPT1 tests

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 236, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1210-1223

  Kissane, M P ^a   Drosik, I ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE TRANSPORTATION; THERMOPHORESIS;

COOLANT CIRCUIT; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; MECHANICAL RESUSPENSION; VAPOUR SPECIES;

FISSION PRODUCTS;

EID: 33646520124     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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