Application of the UMACS process to highly dense U1- xAmxO2±δ MABB fuel fabrication for the DIAMINO irradiation

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 432, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 305-312

  Delahaye, Thibaud ^a   Lebreton, Florent ^a   Horlait, Denis ^a   Herlet, Nathalie ^a   Dehaudt, Philippe ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC FUELS; CONVENTIONAL SINTERING; FUEL FABRICATIONS; HIGH DENSITY; HIGHLY DENSE; IMPREGNATION METHODS; IRRADIATION TEMPERATURE; MINOR ACTINIDE; POROUS SAMPLES; REACTIVE SINTERING; SAMPLE SETS;

AMERICIUM; FUELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SINTERING;

IRRADIATION;

EID: 84866942152     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.07.018     Document Type: Article

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