Novel homogeneous burnable poisons in pressurized water reactor ceramic fuel |
Dodd, Brandon
(Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University)
Britt, Taylor (Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University) Lloyd, Cody (Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University) Shah, Manit (Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University) Goddard, Braden (Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University) |
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