Cladding metallurgy and fracture behavior during reactivity-initiated accidents at high burnup

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 411-427

  Chung, H M ^a   Kassner, T F ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; METALLURGY; NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; RADIATION DAMAGE; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); STRAIN RATE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HIGH BURNUP FUEL FAILURE;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0032309150     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(98)00286-6     Document Type: Article

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