Assessing the safety of new nuclear fuels - Focus on degradation behaviors

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 266-269

  Kelly, Julian F ^a,b   Druenne, Hubert ^b  

^a World Nuclear Association   (United Kingdom)

^b Environmental and Societal Responsibility Division GDF SUEZ   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Degradation behavior; Nuclear fuel; Safety criteria

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR; OPERATIONAL SAFETY; SAFETY CRITERION; SAFETY MARGIN; URANIUM OXIDES;

FUELS; NUCLEAR FUELS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 84887368985     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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