Characteristics of composite silicon carbide fuel cladding after irradiation under simulated PWR conditions

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-29

  Stempien, John D ^a   Carpenter, David M ^a   Kohse, Gordon ^a   Kazimi, Mujid S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Silicon carbide composite cladding; Thermal diffusivity conductivity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CLADDING (COATING); CORROSION; DIFFUSION; FRACTURE TESTING; IRRADIATION; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; RADIATION DAMAGE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION CROSS SECTIONS; ANISOTROPIC SWELLING; CHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; INTERNAL PRESSURIZATION; MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITES; WEIGHT LOSS MEASUREMENTS;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 84881140533     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT12-86     Document Type: Article

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