MARGARET: An advanced mechanistic model of fission gas behavior in nuclear fuel

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1149-1160

  Noirot, Laurence ^a  

^a IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

Fission gas; Modeling; PWR fuel

Indexed keywords

FISSION REACTIONS; GASES; NUCLEATION; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

FISSION GAS MODELS; PWR FUELS;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 33750382467     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2006.9711207     Document Type: Article

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