Development and potential of composite moderators for elevated temperature nuclear applications

Snead, Lance L.; Sprouster, David; Cheng, Bin; Brown, Nick; Ang, Caen; Duchnowski, Edward M.; Hu, Xunxiang; Trelewicz, Jason

doi:10.1080/21870764.2021.1993592

Title: Development and potential of composite moderators for elevated temperature nuclear applications

Journal Article · 16 January 2022 · Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21870764.2021.1993592 · OSTI ID:1840792

Snead, Lance L. ^[1]; Sprouster, David ^[2]; Cheng, Bin ^[2];

^[3]; Ang, Caen ^[3]; Duchnowski, Edward M. ^[3]; Hu, Xunxiang ^[4]; Trelewicz, Jason ^[2]

Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA, Nuclear Reactor Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA

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