Preparation of spherical, dense uranium fuel kernels with carbon

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 225-232

  Hunt, R D ^a   Lindemer, T B ^b   Hu, M Z ^a   Del Cul, G D ^a   Collins, J L ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Harbach Engineering and Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Internal gelation; Nuclear fuel; Uranium

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247218566     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2007.95.4.225     Document Type: Article

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