Evaluation of silver transport through SiC during the German HTR fuel program

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 395, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 99-111

  van der Merwe, J J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; ACTIVATION PRODUCTS; DIFFERENT TRANSPORT MODELS; DIFFUSION MODEL; DOSE RATE; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; FUEL COMPONENTS; FUEL DEVELOPMENT; FUEL IRRADIATION; GAS-COOLED; HEAT-UP; HIGH QUALITY; IN-DEPTH STUDY; IRRADIATED FUELS; IRRADIATION TEST; NEW PARAMETERS; NORMAL OPERATIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; SOURCE TERMS; TEST RESULTS; TRANSPORT MODELS; TRANSPORT PARAMETERS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS; IRRADIATION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SILICON CARBIDE; SILVER; TESTING;

FUELS;

EID: 70450224647     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.09.024     Document Type: Article

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