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Manufacturing of a UO2 fuel from granules: study of the influence of granules characteristics on microstructure and properties of the fuel
Engineering sciencesMaterials and applicationsMechanics, energetics, process engineering
Abstract
In UO2 fuel manufacturing, granules may be used as raw materials. This study aims at determining the influence of granules characteristics on final microstructure of sintered pellets. This study is mainly based on experiments in a CEA laboratory (CEA Cadarache).
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Département d’Etudes des Combustibles
Service d’Analyses, d’Elaboration, d’Expérimentations et d’Examens des Combustibles