Molecular dynamics studies of americium-containing mixed oxide fuels

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1224-1227

  Kurosaki, Ken ^a   Adachi, Jun ^a   Katayama, Masahito ^a   Osaka, Masahiko ^b   Tanaka, Kenya ^b   Uno, Masayoshi ^a   Yamanaka, Shinsuke ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Americium; Heat capacity; Lattice parameter; Minor actinide; Molecular dynamics; MOX; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; LATTICE CONSTANTS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTONS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HEAT CAPACITY THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; MINOR ACTINIDE; PHONON IMPURITY SCATTERING;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 33750710748     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2006.9711215     Document Type: Article

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