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Conference Article: In-pile tests and post-reactor investigations of fuel pins with U-Pu Fuel

Moseev, L.I.;Vorobyev, A.N.;Zabudko, L.M.;Kiryanov, B.S.;Porollo, S.I.;Shulepin, S.V. (State Scientific Center, Institute of Physics and Power Engineering, Obninsk (Russian Federation));Antipov, S.A.;Menshikova, T.S. (Institute of Inorganic Materials, Moscow (Russian Federation))

Abstract

Resulting of testing experimental fuel subassemblies with oxide uranium-plutonium fuel and data of fuel pin investigations at the IPPE hot laboratory have been presented. MOX and UOX fuels behaviour under irradiation are compared.

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key words: Fast Neutron Spectrum Systems, Nuclear Technology
Reference:
Influence of high dose irradiation on core structural and fuel materials in advanced reactors. Technical committee meeting, Obninsk (Russian Federation), 16-19 Jun 1997
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--1039, pp:107-118