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Conference Article: Radiation resistance of pyrocarbon-boned fuel and absorbing elements for HTGR

Gurin, V.A.; Konotop, Yu.F.; Odejchuk, N.P.; Shirochenkov, S.D.; Yakovlev, V.K. (Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology, Ukrainian SSR, Academy of Sciences, Kharkov (USSR)); Aksenov, N.A.; Kuprienko, V.A.; Lebedev, I.G.; Samsonov, B.V. (V.I. Lenin Nuclear Reactor Research Institute, Dimitrovgrad (USSR))

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key words: boron; burnup; chemical radiation effects; coated fuel particles; fast neutrons; fission product release; helium cooled reactors; htgr type reactors; neutron absorbers; neutron flux; physical radiation effects; pyrolytic carbon; reactor control systems; reactor safety; vg-400 reactor; vgr-50 reactor

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Reference:

Technical committee meeting on gas-cooled reactor technology safety and siting Dimitrovgrad (Russian Federation) 21-23 Jun 1989

International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)

IAEA-TC--389.26, pp:521-538