Effect of carbide on Al2O3/B4C burnable poison sintered in Ar

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 241, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4909-4912

  Huang, H W ^a   Wang, X M ^a   Yang, J ^a   Xu, K ^a   Dai, Sh P ^a  

^a National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Reactor System Design Technology   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNABLE POISONS; DENSIFICATION BEHAVIOR; FREE SURFACE ENERGY; GAS PRODUCT; SURFACE OXIDE;

CARBIDES; PELLETIZING; SINTERING; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 82555188050     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2011.08.077     Document Type: Conference Paper

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