Computer simulations of non-congruent melting of hyperstoichiometric uranium dioxide

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 385, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 358-363

  Welland, M J ^a   Thompson, W T ^a   Lewis, B J ^a   Manara, D ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; MELTING POINT; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

DETAILED MODELS; FUEL OXIDATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; INCIPIENT MELTING TEMPERATURES; LASER-FLASH EXPERIMENTS; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; NUCLEAR SAFETIES; PHASE-FIELD APPROACHES; WORK-RELATED;

MELTING;

EID: 61849181519     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.12.023     Document Type: Article

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