Effects on corrosion of zirconium alloy claddings

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 248, Issue , 1997, Pages 268-274

  Lefebvre, Florence ^a   Lemaignan, Clément ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; CORROSION; MICROSTRUCTURE; RADIATION DAMAGE; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

RADIOLYSIS;

NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING;

EID: 0031233074     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3115(97)00123-2     Document Type: Article

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