Irradiation behavior of thoria-urania fuel in a PWR

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 140-148

  Lee, Chan Bock ^a   Yang, Yong Sik ^a   Kim, Young Min ^a   Kim, Dae Ho ^a   Jung, Youn Ho ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

High burnup fuel; Irradiation performance; Thoria fuel

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; THORIA; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

HIGH BURNUP FUEL; IRRADIATION PERFORMANCE; THORIA FUEL;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 4043177675     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT04-A3520     Document Type: Article

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