Microencapsulated fuel technology for commercial light water and advanced reactor application

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 427, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 209-224

  Terrani, Kurt A ^a   Snead, Lance L ^a   Gehin, Jess C ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED REACTORS; FUEL TECHNOLOGY; LIGHT WATER; LWR FUEL; MODELING RESULTS; NEUTRONICS; OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; ZIRCONIUM METAL;

COATED FUEL PARTICLES; SILICON CARBIDE; ZIRCONIUM;

LIGHT WATER REACTORS;

EID: 84861611666     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.05.021     Document Type: Article

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