Hydrogen water chemistry technology in boiling water reactors

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-70

  Lin, Chien C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; RADIATION EFFECTS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

HYDROGEN WATER CHEMISTRY; RADIOLYSIS;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0033877839     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT00-A3077     Document Type: Article

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