RPV-1: A Virtual Test Reactor to simulate irradiation effects in light water reactor pressure vessel steels

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 340, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 125-148

  Jumel, Stéphanie ^a   Van Duysen, Jean Claude ^b  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE VESSELS; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

MICROSTRUCTURAL INFORMATION; NEUTRON SPECTRUM; STATISTICAL DISPERSION; VIRTUAL TEST REACTORS (VRT);

EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS;

EID: 14844333284     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2004.10.131     Document Type: Article

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