Current status and future development of coated fuel particles for high temperature gas-cooled reactors

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 182-188

  Zhou, X W ^a   Tang, C H ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

High temperature gas cooled reactor; TRISO coated particle; Uranium dioxide; Zirconium carbide

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED DESIGNS; COATED PARTICLES; CURRENT STATUS; DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES; DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS; FAILURE MECHANISM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS-COOLED REACTOR; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; TRISO-COATED PARTICLE; ZIRCONIUM CARBIDE;

COATING TECHNIQUES; DESIGN; FUEL GAGES; GAS COOLED REACTORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS REACTORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS; URANIUM; URANIUM CARBIDE; URANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

COATED FUEL PARTICLES;

EID: 78651393238     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2010.10.003     Document Type: Review

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