Rapid aqueous release of fission products from high burn-up LWR fuel: Experimental results and correlations with fission gas release

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 420, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 54-62

  Johnson, L ^a   Gunther Leopold I ^b   Kobler Waldis, J ^b   Linder, H P ^b   Low, J ^c   Cui, D ^c   Ekeroth, E ^c   Spahiu, K ^d   Evins, L Z ^d  

^a NAGRA   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c STUDSVIK NUCLEAR AB   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURN UP; DEGREE OF SEGREGATION; DETECTION LIMITS; FISSION GAS; FISSION GAS RELEASE; GEOLOGICAL DISPOSALS; HIGH-BURN UP; LEACHING SOLUTION; LONG-LIVED FISSION PRODUCTS; LWR FUEL; MOX FUEL; RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT; RIM REGION; STUDSVIK;

ASSOCIATED GAS; CESIUM; FUELS; GASES; LEACHING; RADIOLOGY; SPENT FUELS;

FISSION PRODUCTS;

EID: 80054123268     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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