Assessment of the combined effects of irradiation and hydrogenation on the fracture behavior of zircaloy fuel claddings by fracture mechanics

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 234-240

  Kuroda, Masatoshi ^a   Yamanaka, Shinsuke ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Failure; Failure assessment diagram; Fracture mechanics; Fuel cladding tube; High burnup; Hydrogen embrittlement; Irradiation; Light water reactors; Radiation effects; Reactivity initiated accident; Zir conium hydride; Zircaloy

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; HYDROGENATION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

PULSE IRRADIATION; ZIRCALOY FUEL CLADDINGS;

NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING;

EID: 0036506482     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2002.9715180     Document Type: Article

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