MARIOS: Irradiation of UO 2 containing 15% americium at well defined temperature

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 242, Issue , 2012, Pages 413-419

  D'Agata, E ^a   Hania, P R ^b   Bejaoui, S ^c   Sciolla, C ^b   Wyatt, T ^b   Hannink, M H C ^b   Herlet, N ^d   Jankowiak, A ^d   Klaassen, F C ^b   Bonnerot, J M ^c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP NRG   (Netherlands)

^c IRFM   (France)

^d Commissariat l'Energie Atomique DTEC CEA Marcoule ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN OF THE EXPERIMENT; GAS RELEASE; GENERAL DESCRIPTION; HIGH ACTIVITY; HIGH FLUX REACTORS; IRRADIATION EXPERIMENTS; MINOR ACTINIDE; NETHERLANDS; NUCLEAR WASTE; RADIOTOXICITY; RESIDUAL POWER;

ACTINIDES; AMERICIUM; HELIUM; IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PILES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

EXPERIMENTS;

EID: 84355161573     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2011.10.016     Document Type: Article

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