Radiation induced dissolution of UO 2 based nuclear fuel - A critical review of predictive modelling approaches

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 420, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 409-423

  Eriksen, Trygve E ^a   Shoesmith, David W ^b   Jonsson, Mats ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL REVIEW; DEEP GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; OXIDANT CONSUMPTION; OXIDANT PRODUCTION; PREDICTIVE MODELLING; RADIATION-INDUCED; REACTION MECHANISM; SAFETY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DOSE; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; TIME-PERIODS;

DISSOLUTION; FUELS; GROUNDWATER; OXIDANTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SPENT FUELS; URANIUM; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

RATE CONSTANTS;

EID: 82055165248     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2011.10.027     Document Type: Review

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