Understanding the role of defect production in radiation embrittlement of reactor pressure vessels

Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems - Water Reactors -

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 827-833

  Alexander, Dale E ^a   Rehn, L E ^a   Odette, G R ^b   Lucas, G E ^b   Klingensmith, D ^b   Gragg, D ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; EMBRITTLEMENT; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PRESSURE VESSELS; RADIATION DAMAGE;

LOW ENERGY ATOMIC RECOILS; RADIATION EMBRITTLEMENT; TERNARY ALLOY;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 0033489342     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118787618.ch87     Document Type: Conference Paper

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