Fabrication and characterization of minor actinides bearing fuels obtained by conventional powder metallurgy process

Powder Technology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 553-557

  Prieur, D ^a   Jankowiak, A ^a   Leorier, C ^a   Herlet, N ^a   Donnet, L ^a   Dehaudt, P ^a   Maillard, C ^a   Laval, J P ^b   Blanchart, P ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Americium; Geometrical stability; Minor actinides; Powder metallurgy process; Transmutation

Indexed keywords

DIAMETER MEASUREMENT; FAST NEUTRONS; GEOMETRICAL STABILITY; HOT CELL; LABORATORY SCALE; LATTICE PARAMETERS; MACROSCOPIC SCALE; MARCOULE; MINOR ACTINIDE; MINOR ACTINIDES; NEUTRONICS; POWDER METALLURGY PROCESS; SELF-IRRADIATION; SINTERED PELLETS; STRUCTURAL STUDIES; SWELLING BEHAVIOUR; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; TRANSMUTATION; URANIUM OXIDES; XRD;

ACTINIDES; AMERICIUM; BISMUTH; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; FABRICATION; HELIUM; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NUCLEAR FUELS; ORE PELLETS; PELLETIZING; RECYCLING; SINTERING; SODIUM; URANIUM;

POWDER METALLURGY;

ACTINIDE; BISMUTH; HELIUM; LEAD; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM OXIDE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; GEOMETRY; MICROSCOPY; NEUTRON; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; POWDER; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952449565     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2010.08.058     Document Type: Article

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