A metallographic and fractographic study of outside-in cracking caused by power ramp tests

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 327, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 97-113

  Shimada, S ^a   Etoh, E ^a   Hayashi, H ^b   Tukuta, Y ^b  

^a Global Nuclear Fuel Japan Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b JAPAN NUCLEAR ENERGY SAFETY ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING WATER REACTORS; CRACK INITIATION; DIFFUSION; FRACTOGRAPHY; HYDRIDES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); METALLOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; VAPORS;

HIGH BURNUP SEGMENT RODS; POWER RAMP TESTS;

NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING;

EID: 1842588765     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2004.01.022     Document Type: Article

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