Modeling the pyrochemical reduction of spent UO2 fuel in a pilot-scale reactor

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-183

  Simpson, Michael F ^a   Herrmann, Steven D ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Oxide reduction; Pyroprocessing

Indexed keywords

ENZYME KINETICS; FISSION PRODUCTS; FUEL GAGES; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; RADIAL FLOW; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SHRINKAGE;

ESSENTIAL FEATURES; KINETIC MODELING; OXIDE REDUCTION; PILOT-SCALE REACTORS; PYROPROCESSING; RATE OF REACTION; SHRINKING CORE MODEL; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS;

FUELS;

EID: 45249116959     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT162-179     Document Type: Conference Paper

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