Characterization of plutonium distribution in MIMAS MOX by image analysis

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 375, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-94

  Oudinet, Ghislain ^a   Munoz Viallard, Isabelle ^a   Aufore, Laurence ^a   Gotta, Marie Jeanne ^a   Becker, J M ^b   Chiarelli, G ^c   Castelli, R ^c  

^a IRFM   (France)

^b CPE LYON   (France)

^c Business Unit Recycling ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; MICROFABRICATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLUTONIUM; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CONTENT VARIATIONS; PLUTONIUM DISTRIBUTION; X-RAY MICROANALYSIS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 39949083965     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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