A conceptual model for the fuel oxidation of defective fuel

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 366, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 99-128

  Higgs, J D ^a   Lewis, B J ^a   Thompson, W T ^a   He, Z ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

F0700; K0100; S0100; T0100; U0200

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINETICS; OXIDATION; THERMODYNAMICS; TITRATION; WATER COOLED REACTORS;

DEFECTIVE FUELS; FUEL OXIDATION; GAS-PHASE TRANSPORT; SHEATH REACTIONS; THERMODIFFUSION;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 34248590216     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2006.12.050     Document Type: Article

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