Estimation of the grain boundary gas inventory in MIMAS/AUC MOX fuel and consistency with REP-Na test results

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1105-1113

  Lemoine, Francette ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

CABRI; Fission gas, grain boundary; Helium; High burn up; MOX fuel; RIA

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); GRAIN BOUNDARIES; IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); SAFETY FACTOR;

CLADDING DEFORMATION; FISSION GAS EFFECTS; IRRADIATED FUELS; MOX FUELS;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 85056023591     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: 00223131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.43.1105     Document Type: Article

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