Fabrication and testing of copper canister for long term isolation of spent nuclear fuel

Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings

Volumn 608, Issue , 2000, Pages 77-88

  Werme, L O ^a  

^a SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; ELECTRON BEAM WELDING; FABRICATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE ENCAPSULATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SPENT FUELS; ULTRASONIC TESTING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

COPPER CANISTERS; ISOLATION;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

EID: 0034502996     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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