Research Article

An Estimation of the Thermal Properties of Pu-Rich Metallic Fuel

Table 2

Obtained Nordheim coefficients for U-Zr and U-Pu-Zr alloys.

(Nordheim coefficient)
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Zr-rich (U-Zr alloy)Pu-40Zr (Pu-64at%Zr)
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U-Zr-rich (U-Pu-Zr alloy)Pu-20U-20Zr (Pu-15at%U-40at%Zr)