Radiation effects in SiC for nuclear structural applications

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 143-152

  Katoh, Yutai ^a   Snead, Lance L ^a   Szlufarska, Izabela ^b   Weber, William J ^a,c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident tolerant fuels; Ceramic composites; Computational materials science; Fission product interactions; Fusion energy; Nuclear materials; Nuclear waste; Radiation effect; Silicon carbide; Structural materials

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FISSION PRODUCTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SILICON CARBIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ACCIDENT TOLERANT FUELS; CERAMIC COMPOSITES; COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE; FISSION PRODUCT INTERACTIONS; FUSION ENERGY; NUCLEAR MATERIAL;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 84861329878     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cossms.2012.03.005     Document Type: Review

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