Behavior of high burn-up fuel cladding under LOCA conditions

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 763-769

  Nagase, Fumihisa ^a   Chuto, Toshinori ^a   Fuketa, Toyoshi ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cladding; Fracture; Fuel behavior; High burn up fuel; LOCA; Oxidation; Quench; Rupture; Safety criteria

Indexed keywords

CLADDING; HIGH BURN-UP FUEL; LOCA; QUENCH; RUPTURE; SAFETY CRITERIA;

FRACTURE; LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENTS; METAL CLADDING; OXIDATION; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

FUELS;

EID: 68149147312     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.46.763     Document Type: Article

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