Principle of rationalizing the criteria for abnormal transients of the Super LWR with fuel rod analyses

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 984-993

  Yamaji, A ^a   Oka, Y ^a   Ishiwatari, Y ^a   Liu, J ^a   Suzuki, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; STAINLESS STEEL; STRAIN;

FUEL RODS; GAS PLENUM; STAINLESS STEEL CLADDINGS; SUPERCRITICAL PRESSURE LIGHT WATER REACTOR (SUPER LWR);

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 33747876240     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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