On-site γ-ray spectroscopic measurements of fission gas release in irradiated nuclear fuel

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-45

  Matsson, I ^a   Grapengiesser, B ^b   Andersson, B ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

ray spectroscopy; FGR database; Fission gas release (FGR); Fuel design; Fuel performance; Krypton; LOKET

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; BOILING WATER REACTORS; DEMODULATORS; FISSION PRODUCTS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; KRYPTON; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

COLLIMATOR SYSTEM; FISSION GAS RELEASE (FGR); FUEL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; GAS RELEASE;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

NUCLEAR FUEL;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; DEVICE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; IRRADIATION; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPERATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

GASES; KRYPTON RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR FISSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33845992513     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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