Post-irradiation characterization of ultra-high-fluence Zircaloy-2 plate

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1354, 2000, Pages 139-169

  Mahmood, S T ^a   Farkas, D M ^a   Adamson, R B ^a   Etoh, Y ^b  

^a GE ENERGY   (United States)

^b NIPPON NUCLEAR FUEL DEVELOPMENT CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; CRACK INITIATION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROHARDNESS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PLATE METAL; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RADIATION DAMAGE; TEXTURES;

DELAYED HYDRIDE CRACKING; ZIRCONIUM ALLOY ZIRCALOY-2;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0033904012     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp14299s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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