Analysis of WWER-440 and PWR RPV welds surveillance data to compare irradiation damage evolution

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 350, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-181

  Debarberis, L ^a   Acosta, B ^a   Zeman, A ^a   Sevini, F ^a   Ballesteros, A ^b   Kryukov, A ^c   Gillemot, F ^d   Brumovsky, M ^e  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b TECNATOM S A   (Spain)

^c KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d AEKI Atomic Research Institute   (Hungary)

^e NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STEEL;

DAMAGE EVOLUTION; PRESSURE VESSEL STEELS; SEMI MECHANISTIC MODEL; SURVEILLANCE DATA;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 33645154655     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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