Modeling silver: Evaluation of German experience

2008 Proceedings of the 4th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology, HTR 2008

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 439-448

  Van Der Merwe, Hanno ^a   Olivier, Dirk ^b  

^a Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Pty Limited   (South Africa)

^b Independent Nuclear Consultants   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE CALCULATIONS; BEST ESTIMATES; CURRENT PARAMETERS; DIFFUSION MODEL; DIFFUSION THEORY; DOSE RATE; FUEL IRRADIATION; GAS-COOLED; HEAT-UP; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IRRADIATION TEST; IRRADIATION TESTING; OPERATING CONDITION; SOURCE TERMS; TEST RESULTS; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; TRANSPORT MODELS; TRANSPORT PARAMETERS; VAPOUR TRANSPORT;

DIFFUSION; FUELS; IRRADIATION; MATERIALS TESTING; SILVER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS;

EID: 70349862260     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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