Direct experimental evaluation of the grain boundaries gas content in PWR fuels: New insight and perspective of the ADAGIO technique

American Nuclear Society - 2007 LWR Fuel Performance/Top Fuel

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 674-683

  Pontillon, Y ^a   Noirot, J ^a   Caillot, L ^a   Muller, E ^a  

^a IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSION PRODUCTS; FUELS; GASES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; PILES; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

DIRECT MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM; FISSION GAS RELEASE; GAS DISTRIBUTION; IRRADIATED FUELS; TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR;

GAS FUEL ANALYSIS;

EID: 44949154265     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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