Use of beryllium and beryllium oxide in space reactors

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 746, Issue , 2005, Pages 768-775

  Snead, L L ^a   Zinkle, S J ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 78951469106     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1867196     Document Type: Conference Paper

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