Fission-induced recrystallization effect on intergranular bubble-driven swelling in U-Mo fuel

Liang, Linyun; Mei, Zhi-Gang; Yacout, Abdellatif M.

doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.06.013

Title: Fission-induced recrystallization effect on intergranular bubble-driven swelling in U-Mo fuel

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Authors:: Liang, Linyun; Mei, Zhi-Gang; Yacout, Abdellatif M.

Publication Date:: 2017-10-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1495846

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Computational Materials Science

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Computational Materials Science Journal Volume: 138 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0927-0256

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Liang, Linyun, Mei, Zhi-Gang, and Yacout, Abdellatif M. Fission-induced recrystallization effect on intergranular bubble-driven swelling in U-Mo fuel.  Netherlands: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Liang, Linyun, Mei, Zhi-Gang, & Yacout, Abdellatif M. Fission-induced recrystallization effect on intergranular bubble-driven swelling in U-Mo fuel.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.06.013

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                    Liang, Linyun, Mei, Zhi-Gang, and Yacout, Abdellatif M. Sun .  
"Fission-induced recrystallization effect on intergranular bubble-driven swelling in U-Mo fuel".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.06.013.

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  title        = {Fission-induced recrystallization effect on intergranular bubble-driven swelling in U-Mo fuel},

  author       = {Liang, Linyun and Mei, Zhi-Gang and Yacout, Abdellatif M.},

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