Experimental observations on fuel pellet performance at high burnup

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1045-1053

  Serna, Juan J ^a   Tolonen, Pekka ^a   Abeta, Sadaaki ^b   Watanabe, Seiichi ^b   Kosaka, Yuji ^c   Sendo, Toshikazu ^d   Gonzalez, Pedro ^e  

^a Enusa Industrias Avanzadas SA   (Spain)

^b MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^c Nuclear Development Corporation   (Japan)

^d KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO   (Japan)

^e Endesa SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fission gas release; Fuel performance; High burnup; PIE; Volume change

Indexed keywords

FISSION REACTIONS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

FISSION GAS RELEASE; FUEL PERFORMANCES; HIGH BURNUP; VOLUME CHANGE;

ORE PELLETS;

EID: 33750408936     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2006.9711194     Document Type: Article

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