Search for dissertations about: "Marjorie Bertolus"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Marjorie Bertolus.

2. 1. Ab initio driven modeling of advanced nuclear fuels

   Author : Huan Liu; Pär Olsson; Marjorie Bertolus; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Fysik; Physics; Kärnenergiteknik; Nuclear Engineering;

   Abstract : With the development of clean energy sources such as nuclear power, it has become more important to use advanced nuclear fuels to improve economic efficiency and expand safety margins. Thanks to the high fissile density, high thermal conductivity, and high melting point, uranium nitride and uranium silicide have been considered accident tolerant or high-performance fuels for commercial light water reactors and for future generation reactor systems. READ MORE