Fabrication and thermal conductivity of (Th,U)O2 pellets

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-119

  Yang, Jae Ho ^a   Kang, Ki Won ^a   Song, Kun Woo ^a   Lee, Chan Bock ^a   Jung, Youn Ho ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nuclear fuel; Thermal conductivity; Thorium uranium dioxide

Indexed keywords

BALL MILLING; COMPACTION; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THORIA; URANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

LASER FLASH METHOD; THORIUM-URANIUM DIOXIDE FUEL; WET MILLING;

NUCLEAR FUEL PELLETS;

EID: 4043119728     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT04-A3518     Document Type: Article

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