High pressure oxidation of sponge-Zr in steam/hydrogen mixtures

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 245, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 152-160

  Kim, Yeon Soo ^a   Wang, Wei E ^a   Lim, Soo ^a   Olander, D R ^a   Yagnik, S K ^b  

^a Etcheverry Hall MCI 730   (United States)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; HELIUM; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN; MIXTURES; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; OXIDES; OXYGEN; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; STEAM;

BLACK UNIFORM OXIDES; SPONGE ZIRCONIUM; WHITE NODULAR OXIDES;

ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 0031168738     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(97)00018-4     Document Type: Article

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