Influence of outer zirconia transient cracking and spalling on thermomechanical behaviour of high burnup fuel rod submitted to RIA

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1089-1096

  Georgenthum, Vincent ^a   Desquines, Jean ^a   Bessiron, Vincent ^a  

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

Author keywords

Boiling crisis; CABRI; Cladding; Cracking; Ovalisation; RIA; Spalling; Zircaloy; Zirconia

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); SPALLING; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; ZIRCONIA;

AZIMUTHS; BEHAVIOR; BOTTING CRISIS; HIGH BURNUP FUEL RODS; ZIRCONIA INFLUENCES;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

EID: 33750390317     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2006.9711199     Document Type: Article

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