The Embrittlement Data Base (EDB) and its applications

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1270, Issue , 1996, Pages 500-521

  Wang, J A ^a   Kam, F B K ^a   Stallmann, F W ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Data base; LWR; Power reactor; Radiation embrittlement; Test reactor

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DATA ACQUISITION; EMBRITTLEMENT; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PRESSURE VESSELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL; PLANT LIFE; POWER REACTOR; POWER REACTOR EMBRITTLEMENT DATA BASE; RADIATION EMBRITTLEMENT; TEST REACTOR; TEST REACTOR EMBRITTLEMENT DATA BASE;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030219057     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp16491s     Document Type: Article

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