Processing of uranium oxide and silicon carbide based fuel using polymer infiltration and pyrolysis

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 378, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 238-243

  Singh, Abhishek K ^a   Zunjarrao, Suraj C ^a   Singh, Raman P ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; NONMETALS; PELLETIZING; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

CERAMIC COMPOSITES; POLYMER INFILTRATION; URANIUM OXIDES;

URANIUM CARBIDE;

EID: 49849099792     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.04.022     Document Type: Article

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