Advanced method for WWER RPV embrittlement assessment

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 695-701

  Debarberis, L ^a   Kryukov, A ^b   Erak, D ^b   Kevorkyan, Yu ^b   Zhurko, D ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Modeling; P and Cu effects; Radiation embrittlement; Re embrittlement after annealing; RPV; Steel and welds

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; EMBRITTLEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

IRRADIATION EMBRITTLEMENT; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS (RPV); SEMI-MECHANISTIC MODEL;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

COPPER; EMBRITTLEMENT; PHOSPHORUS; PRESSURE VESSEL; REACTOR; STEEL; WELD;

EID: 3242669035     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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