Studies on induced activities and target nuclei in low-activation concrete structure for thermal neutron irradiation

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2000, Pages 821-826

  Kinno, Masaharu ^a   Kimura, Ken Ichi ^a   Ishikawa, Toshio ^a   Nakamura, Takashi ^b  

^a FUJITA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alumina cement; Carbon fiber; Clearance level; Concrete; Induced activity; Limestone; Low activation; Reactor; Reinforcement; Silica stone; Synthetic aggregates; Thermal neutron; White portland cement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002725319     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2000.10875005     Document Type: Article

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