Burnup simulations and spent fuel characteristics of ZrO2 based inert matrix fuels

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 361, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-51

  Schneider, E A ^a   Deinert, M R ^b   Herring, S T ^c   Cady, K B ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

A0200; F0700; M0200; N0500; W0200; Z0200

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIA;

INERT MATRIX FUELS (IMF); NEUTRON FLUX; THERMALIZATION METHODS; TRANSURANIC LOADINGS;

SPENT FUELS;

EID: 33847283901     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2006.10.021     Document Type: Article

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