Some recent developments in French reactor pressure vessel structural integrity assessment

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 365, Issue , 1998, Pages 45-50

  Moinereau, D ^a   Messelier Gouze, C ^a   Bezdikian, G ^b   Ternon Morin, F ^c   Meziere, Y ^c   Faidy, C ^c   Pellissier Tanon, A ^d   Vagner, J ^d   Guichard, D ^d  

^a Dept Etud Surete et de Fiabilite   (France)

^b Direction Production Transport   (France)

^c SEPTEN   (France)

^d AREVA NP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PLASTICITY; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; STAINLESS STEEL; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 0031639080     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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