Discussion about HBS transformation in high burn-up fuels

Nuclear Engineering and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-214

  Baron, Daniel ^a   Kinoshita, Motoyasu ^b,c   Thevenin, Philippe ^a   Largenton, Rodrigue ^a  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c Central Research of Electric Power Industry   (Japan)

Author keywords

HBS; High Burn up; LWR; Mechanisms; Nuclear Fuel; Polygonisation; Porosity; Restructuration; Rim Effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449345418     PISSN: 17385733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5516/NET.2009.41.2.199     Document Type: Article

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