Development of a multiscale thermal conductivity model for fission gas in UO2

Tonks, Michael R.; Liu, Xiang-Yang; Andersson, David; Perez, Danielle; Chernatynskiy, Aleksandr; Pastore, Giovanni; Stanek, Christopher R.; Williamson, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.11.042

Title: Development of a multiscale thermal conductivity model for fission gas in UO2

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Authors:: Tonks, Michael R.; Liu, Xiang-Yang; Andersson, David; Perez, Danielle; Chernatynskiy, Aleksandr; Pastore, Giovanni; Stanek, Christopher R.; Williamson, Richard

Publication Date:: Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2016

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1396640

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Nuclear Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Materials Journal Volume: 469 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3115

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Tonks, Michael R., Liu, Xiang-Yang, Andersson, David, Perez, Danielle, Chernatynskiy, Aleksandr, Pastore, Giovanni, Stanek, Christopher R., and Williamson, Richard. Development of a multiscale thermal conductivity model for fission gas in UO2.  Netherlands: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Tonks, Michael R., Liu, Xiang-Yang, Andersson, David, Perez, Danielle, Chernatynskiy, Aleksandr, Pastore, Giovanni, Stanek, Christopher R., & Williamson, Richard. Development of a multiscale thermal conductivity model for fission gas in UO2.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.11.042

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                    Tonks, Michael R., Liu, Xiang-Yang, Andersson, David, Perez, Danielle, Chernatynskiy, Aleksandr, Pastore, Giovanni, Stanek, Christopher R., and Williamson, Richard. Mon .  
"Development of a multiscale thermal conductivity model for fission gas in UO2".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.11.042.

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  title        = {Development of a multiscale thermal conductivity model for fission gas in UO2},

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  year         = {Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2016},

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