Long-term aging of light water reactor concrete containments

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-81

  Shah, V N ^a   Hookham, C J ^a  

^a Lockheed Martin Idaho Technology Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CEMENTS; CHEMICAL ATTACK; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; DEGRADATION; LEACHING; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SILICA; STEEL CORROSION;

ALKALI-SILICA REACTIONS; LIGHT WATER REACTOR CONCRETE CONTAINMENTS; SULFATE ATTACK;

CONTAINMENT VESSELS;

EID: 0032154390     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(98)00187-3     Document Type: Article

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