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Coated particle fuel to improve safety, design, economics in water-cooled and gas-cooled reactors

Porta et al., 2001

Document ID
8970192568218371781
Author
Porta J
Pinto P
Bonnet M
Kugeler K
Alkan Z
Heuss R
von Lensa W
Publication year
Publication venue
Progress in Nuclear Energy

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In the context of Inert Matrix Fuels (IMF), coated particles (CP) s may play an important role to reduce the problems connected to the plutonium (Pu) and minor actinides stockpiles. In addition, the coatings of the fuel kernels made of different low and high-density ceramic …
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