Modeling intra-granular fission gas bubble evolution and coarsening in uranium dioxide during in-pile transients

Barani, T.; Pastore, G.; Magni, A.; Pizzocri, D.; Van Uffelen, P.; Luzzi, L.

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152195

Title: Modeling intra-granular fission gas bubble evolution and coarsening in uranium dioxide during in-pile transients

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Journal of Nuclear Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152195· OSTI ID:1631490

Barani, T.; Pastore, G.; Magni, A.; Pizzocri, D.; Van Uffelen, P.; Luzzi, L.

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