Simulation of alpha dose for predicting radiolytic species at the surface of spent nuclear fuel pellets

Open Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 586-590

  Becker, Frank ^a   Kienzler, Bernhard ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dose distribution; High burn up spent nuclear fuel; MCNPX; RIM zone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84989934410     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23915420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/chem-2015-0076     Document Type: Article

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