Development of CAP process for fabrication of ThO2-UO2 fuels Part I: Fabrication and densification behaviour

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 373, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 299-308

  Kutty, T R G ^a   Khan, K B ^a   Somayajulu, P S ^b   Sengupta, A K ^a   Panakkal, J P ^b   Kumar, Arun ^a   Kamath, H S ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Advanced Fuel Fabrication Facility   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSIFICATION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HEAVY WATER REACTORS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEAR FUELS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COATED AGGLOMERATE PELLETIZATION (CAP); HIGH TEMPERATURE DILATOMETER; POWDER EXTRUSION;

PELLETIZING;

EID: 37649020023     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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