Nuclear fuel elements : design, fabrication, and performance / / by Brian R. T. Frost |
Autore | Frost Brian R. T. |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Pergamon Press, , 1982 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
Disciplina | 621.48/335 |
Collana | Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Social Studies |
Soggetto topico | Nuclear fuel elements |
ISBN | 1-4831-5525-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Nuclear Fuel Elements: Design, Fabrication and Performance; Copyright Page; Foreword; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction and Philosophy; The reactor operator's approach; The materials scientist's approach; The interdisciplinary approach; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Fuel Types; Fuel origins; Fuel forms; Metel fuels; Metallic dispersion fuels; Liquid fuels; Fuel characterization; REFERENCES; Appendix: Phase diagrams; Chapter 3. Irradiation Behaviour of Fuels; Oxides; Carbides and nitrides; Dispersion fuels; Appendix: Burn-up and rating of nuclear fuels
Chapter 4. Cladding and Duct MaterialsDesign considerations; Commonly used materials and their properties; Compatibility; Radiation effects; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Fuel Element Design and Modelling; Some sources of data and codes; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Fuel Element Performance Testing and Qualification; Strategies; Post-test examination; Commercialization; REFERENCES; Appendix: Suppliers of specialized equipment; Chapter 7. Experimental Techniques and Equipment; Out-of-pile; In-pile; Post-irradiation examination; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Water Reactor Fuel Performance; PWR; BWR; HWR; Failure Failure mechanismsLicensing and regulation; 17 x 17 Fuel surveillance programme; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. Gas-cooled Reactor Fuel Elements; Magnox; French gas-graphite; AGR; HTGR; Safety; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. Fast Reactor Fuel Elements; Introduction; Early reactors; Prototype reactors; REFERENCES; Chapter 11. Research and Test Reactor Fuel Elements; REFERENCES; Chapter 12. Unconventional Fuel Elements; Some Useful General References; Tabulation of Industrial Capabilities in the USA; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789449103321 |
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Oxford, England : , : Pergamon Press, , 1982 | ||
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Nuclear fuel elements : design, fabrication, and performance / / by Brian R. T. Frost |
Autore | Frost Brian R. T. |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Pergamon Press, , 1982 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
Disciplina | 621.48/335 |
Collana | Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Social Studies |
Soggetto topico | Nuclear fuel elements |
ISBN | 1-4831-5525-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Nuclear Fuel Elements: Design, Fabrication and Performance; Copyright Page; Foreword; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction and Philosophy; The reactor operator's approach; The materials scientist's approach; The interdisciplinary approach; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Fuel Types; Fuel origins; Fuel forms; Metel fuels; Metallic dispersion fuels; Liquid fuels; Fuel characterization; REFERENCES; Appendix: Phase diagrams; Chapter 3. Irradiation Behaviour of Fuels; Oxides; Carbides and nitrides; Dispersion fuels; Appendix: Burn-up and rating of nuclear fuels
Chapter 4. Cladding and Duct MaterialsDesign considerations; Commonly used materials and their properties; Compatibility; Radiation effects; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Fuel Element Design and Modelling; Some sources of data and codes; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Fuel Element Performance Testing and Qualification; Strategies; Post-test examination; Commercialization; REFERENCES; Appendix: Suppliers of specialized equipment; Chapter 7. Experimental Techniques and Equipment; Out-of-pile; In-pile; Post-irradiation examination; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Water Reactor Fuel Performance; PWR; BWR; HWR; Failure Failure mechanismsLicensing and regulation; 17 x 17 Fuel surveillance programme; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. Gas-cooled Reactor Fuel Elements; Magnox; French gas-graphite; AGR; HTGR; Safety; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. Fast Reactor Fuel Elements; Introduction; Early reactors; Prototype reactors; REFERENCES; Chapter 11. Research and Test Reactor Fuel Elements; REFERENCES; Chapter 12. Unconventional Fuel Elements; Some Useful General References; Tabulation of Industrial Capabilities in the USA; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819546803321 |
Frost Brian R. T.
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Oxford, England : , : Pergamon Press, , 1982 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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