Stress analysis of coated particle fuel in graphite of high-temperature reactors

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 276-292

  Boer, B ^a   Ougouag, A M ^b   Kloosterman, J L ^a   Miller, G K ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coated particle fuel; High temperature reactors; Stress analysis

Indexed keywords

FUELS; GRAPHITE; HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINEERING; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PEBBLE BED REACTORS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

COATED PARTICLE FUEL; DIMENSIONAL CHANGES; FUEL DEPLETION CALCULATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINEERING TEST REACTORS; MATRIX GRAPHITES; MATRIX MATERIALS; MODEL EXTENSIONS; THERMAL HYDRAULICS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS;

EID: 46649093155     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT08-A3956     Document Type: Article

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