Methods for Investigating Gas Bubble Formation in Uranium-Zirconium Alloys

Uranium-zirconium alloy nuclear fuels have many advantages as compared with ceramic fuels, especially for fast reactor systems. However, metallic fuels aren’t currently used in commercial power production due in part to issues with fuel swelling during irradiation. A major contributor to this expa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mews, Kathryn Ann Wright
Other Authors: McDeavitt, Sean M
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2013
Subjects:
TEM
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/149562