Weapons-Grade MOX fuel burnup characteristics in Advanced Test Reactor irradiation

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 444-445, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 434-437

  Chang, Gray S ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

MCNP; MCWO; ORIGEN 2; Weapons Grade Mixed Oxide fuel

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE; CODES (STANDARDS); COMBUSTION; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

ADVANCED TEST REACTOR IRRADIATION; FUEL BURNUP; MONTE CARLO TRANSPORT; POST-IRRADIATION EXAMINATION (PIE);

MIXED OXIDE FUELS;

EID: 34548140171     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.02.158     Document Type: Article

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