New modelling of the U-O-Zr phase diagram in the hyper-stoichiometric region and consequences for the fuel rod liquefaction in oxidising conditions

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 375, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 397-409

  Barrachin, M ^a   Chevalier, P Y ^b   Cheynet, B ^b   Fischer, E ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b GRENOBLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONTAMINATION; CRUCIBLES; OXIDATION; STOICHIOMETRY; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; URANIUM;

CRUCIBLE CONTAMINATION; FUEL ASSEMBLY; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMODYNAMIC MODELING;

PHASE DIAGRAMS;

EID: 41549153665     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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