Evaluation of effectiveness of hydrogen water chemistry for different types of boiling water reactors

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-188

  Takiguchi, Hideki ^a   Sekiguchi, Masahiko ^a   Abe, Ayumi ^a   Akamine, Kazuhiko ^b   Sakai, Masanori ^b   Wada, Yoichi ^b   Uchida, Shunsuke ^b  

^a Mitoshiro Bldg   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

BWR type reactors; Corrosive circumstance; Electrochemical corrosion potential; Hydrogen water chemistry; Stress corrosion cracking

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; HYDROGEN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OXYGEN; REACTOR CORES; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION POTENTIAL; HYDROGEN WATER CHEMISTRY;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0033075511     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.1999.9726196     Document Type: Article

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