Development of an advanced PWR fuel for OPR1000s in Korea

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 238, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2606-2613

  Kim, Kyu Tae ^a   Suh, Jung Min ^a  

^a Korea Nuclear Fuel Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; FLUID MECHANICS; FRETTING CORROSION; FUELS; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MIXED CONVECTION; MIXING; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RELIABILITY; SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS; TESTING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); ZIRCONIUM;

ADVANCED ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS; DESIGN CODES; DESIGN FEATURES; FRETTING-WEAR; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUEL RODS; HIGH BURN-UP; MIXING VANES; NEUTRON ECONOMY; PWR FUEL; ROD FRETTING; TEST RESULTS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC; WIDE SPECTRUM;

FUEL ECONOMY;

EID: 50049097726     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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