Mechanical properties of zircaloy-4 PWR fuel cladding with burnup 54-64MWd/kgU and implications for RIA behavior

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1467, 2005, Pages 851-872

  Desquines, Jean ^a   Cazalis, Bernard ^a   Bernaudat, Christian ^b   Poussard, Christophe ^c   Averty, Xavier ^c   Yvon, Pascal ^c   Daum, Robert ^d   Rashid, Joe ^e   Schrire, David ^f  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e ANATECH ^*  (United States)

^f STUDSVIK NUCLEAR AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CABRI; Embrittlement; High burnup; Hydride; Irradiated; Mechanical properties; PROMETRA; REP Na; RIA; Zircaloy 4

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; EMBRITTLEMENT; HYDRIDES; IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR FUELS; SPALLING; STRAIN; TENSILE TESTING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TRANSIENTS;

CABRI; HIGH-BURNUP; PROMETRA; REACTIVITY INITIATED ACCIDENTS; REP-NA; RIA; STRAIN-RATE MATERIAL PROPERTIES; ZIRCALOY-4;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 33744908046     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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