Thermochemical stability, radiation testing, fabrication, and reprocessing of mononitride fuel

Atomic Energy

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 835-844

  Rogozkin, B D ^a   Stepennova, N M ^a   Bergman, G A ^b   Proshkin, A A ^c  

^a Federal State Unitary Enterprise   (Russian Federation)

^b RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^c KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSES; MONONITRIDE FUELS; PYROELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES; THERMOCHEMICAL STABILITY;

CARBON; DISSOCIATION; FISSION REACTIONS; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; IMPURITIES; IRRADIATION; NITRIDES; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RELIABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; URANIUM; VAPOR PRESSURE;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

EID: 3543068937     PISSN: 10634258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ATEN.0000018996.79185.bc     Document Type: Article

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