An Analysis of Baffle/Former Bolt Cracking in French PWRs

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1401, 2001, Pages 210-223

  Scott, Peter M ^a   Meunier, Marie Christine ^a   Deydier, Denis ^b   Silvestre, Sarah ^b   Trenty, Alain ^c  

^a Materials and Technology Department   (France)

^b SEPTEN   (France)

^c DPN   (France)

Author keywords

Austenitic stainless steel; Baffle former bolts; Irradiation assisted stress corrosion cracking; PWR

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942510519     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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