Role of intermetallic precipitates in hydrogen transport through oxide films on Zircaloy

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1354, 2000, Pages 901-917

  Hatano, Yuji ^a,c   Sugisaki, Masayasu ^a   Kitano, Koji ^b   Hayashi, Masayuki ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nuclear Fuel Industries Ltd   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; INTERMETALLICS; MASS TRANSFER; NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; STEAM; WATER COOLED REACTORS; ZIRCONIA;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOY ZIRCALOY-2; ZIRCONIUM ALLOY ZIRCALOY-4;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0033907890     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp14333s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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