The long-term performance of concrete in nuclear applications

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 7, Issue , 2005, Pages 639-648

  Fillmore, Denzel L ^a   Winston, Philip L ^a   Morton, Sheryl L ^a   Hoffman, Cecelia R ^a   Van Ausdeln, Leo A ^a   Saegusa, Toshiari ^b   Shirai, Koji ^b   Hattori, Takatoshi ^b   Sasahara, Akihiro ^b  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Concrete; Nuclear applications; Spent nuclear fuel; Storage; VSC 17

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE; NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; STORAGE; VSC-17;

CRACKS; DETERIORATION; DOSIMETRY; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION SHIELDING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 29144536810     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2005-71743     Document Type: Conference Paper

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