In-situ studies of the oxide film properties on BWR fuel cladding materials

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1467, 2005, Pages 367-385

  Bojinov, M ^a   Hansson Lyyra, L ^a   Kinnunen, P ^a   Saario, T ^a   Sirkia P ^a   Ramasubramanian, M ^b   Motta, A ^c   Kammenzind, B ^d   Cox, Brian ^e   Hallstadius, Lars ^b   Wikmark, Gunnar ^b   Cheng, B ^f  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b ECCATEC ^*  (Sweden)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BETTIS ATOMIC POWER LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Oxide growth; Second phase particle distribution; Zircaloy 2

Indexed keywords

BOILING WATER REACTORS; CLADDING (COATING); MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THIN FILMS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

METAL-OXIDE INTERFACE; MIXED CONDUCTION MODEL; OXIDE GROWTH; SECOND PHASE PARTICLE DISTRIBUTION; ZIRCALOY-2;

OXIDES;

EID: 33744812432     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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