Published 2009 | Version v1
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The role sol-gel process for nuclear fuels - an overview

Creators

  • 1. Radiochemistry and Isotope Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)

Description

The paper reviews the sol-gel methods used for the preparation of fuel materials in the form of microspheres. It also discusses how these microspheres can be fabricated into nuclear fuels for reactors like High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactors and Fast Reactors. Performance of these microsphere based fuels is reviewed. More recent applications, like transmutation of minor actinides, (Np, Am and Cm) and hydrogen production, are also briefly covered. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the international conference on sol-gel processes for advanced ceramics

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
Imprint Place
Kalpakkam (India)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the international conference on sol-gel processes for advanced ceramics
Imprint Pagination
319 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 10-20

Conference

Title
international conference on sol-gel processes for advanced ceramics
Acronym
SGPAC-2009
Dates
11-14 Oct 2009
Place
Kalpakkam (India)

Optional Information

Notes
84 refs., 3 figs., 2 tabs.