An experimental investigation of the efficiency of HTO reduction by Zr-Fe-Mn getter alloy

Fusion Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-105

  Ghezzi, Francesco ^a,b,c   Shmayda, Walter T ^a,b,d   Bonizzoni, Giovanni ^a,e  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ONTARIO HYDRO TECHNOLOGIES   (Canada)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydrogen removal; Residual hydrogen; Water conversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002134187     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST97-A30781     Document Type: Article

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