Aging management of containment structures in nuclear power plants

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 367-379

  Naus, D J ^a   Oland, C B ^a   Ellingwood, B R ^b   Graves III, H L ^c   Norris, W E ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

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EID: 0039748631     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(96)01254-X     Document Type: Article

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