Nuclear technology and ageing

IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 19-27

  Banford, H M ^a   Fouracre, R A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGING OF MATERIALS; CABLES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OXIDATION; PLANT MANAGEMENT; POLYMERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSDUCERS;

OXIDATION INDUCTION TIME (OIT); STONKUS INDENTER; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR);

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0033320759     PISSN: 08837554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/57.793826     Document Type: Article

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