Thermodynamic treatment of noble metal fission products in nuclear fuel

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 366, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 8-27

  Kaye, M H ^a   Lewis, B J ^a   Thompson, W T ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

F0500; F0700; T0100; T0400; U0200

Indexed keywords

FISSION PRODUCTS; HEAT TREATMENT; INTERPOLATION; PRECIOUS METALS; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

QUINARY SYSTEM; TERNARY SUB-SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMIC MODELS;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 34248530285     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2006.11.014     Document Type: Article

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