Density measurements as a condition monitoring approach for following the aging of nuclear power plant cable materials

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 429-447

  Gillen, K T ^a   Celina, M ^a   Clough, R L ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging: Ageing; Density; Diffusion limited oxidation; Polymers; Radiation

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFUSION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OXIDATION; POLYMERS;

DIFFUSION-LIMITED OXIDATION (DLO);

CABLES;

AGING; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DENSITY; MONITORING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OXIDATION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032866359     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(99)00333-3     Document Type: Article

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