Challenges in radiation damage: From dynamics of atoms to nuclear plant life management

Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids

Volumn 144, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 311-334

  Stoneham, A M ^a,b   English, C A ^a   Phythian, W J ^a  

^a Harwell Lab   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nuclear plant; Radiation damage

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; EMBRITTLEMENT; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PRESSURE VESSELS; SERVICE LIFE;

RADIATION INDUCED EMBRITTLEMENT;

RADIATION DAMAGE;

EID: 0009692223     PISSN: 10420150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420159808229680     Document Type: Article

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