Experiences with austenitic steels in boiling water reactors

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 168, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 35-52

  Wachter, O ^a   Brummer G ^b  

^a EON Kernkraft GmbH   (Germany)

^b Vattenfall Europe Mining AG   (Germany)

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EID: 0002897950     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-5493(96)01308-8     Document Type: Article

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