Mesocarbon microbead densified matrix graphite A3-3 for fuel elements in molten salt reactors |
Wang, Haoran
(Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Xu, Liujun (Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University) Zhong, Yajuan (Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Li, Xiaoyun (Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Tang, Hui (Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Zhang, Feng (Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Yang, Xu (Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Lin, Jun (Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Zhu, Zhiyong (Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) You, Yan (Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research & Design Institute Co., Ltd.) Lu, Junqiang (Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research & Design Institute Co., Ltd.) Zhu, Libing (Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research & Design Institute Co., Ltd.) |
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