Silicon carbide composite for light water reactor fuel assembly applications

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 448, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 380-388

  Yueh, Ken ^a   Terrani, Kurt A ^b  

^a ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING WATER REACTORS; FUELS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUELS; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON OXIDES;

ACCIDENT CONDITIONS; BOILING WATER REACTOR (BWR); FUKUSHIMA ACCIDENTS; LIGHT WATER REACTOR (LWR); LIGHT WATER REACTOR FUELS; SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITES; THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE; VOLUMETRIC SWELLING;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 84899633813     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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