Assessing the effects of radiation damage on Ni-base alloys for the prometheus space reactor system

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 366, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 223-237

  Angeliu, Thomas M ^a   Ward, John T ^a   Witter, Jonathan K ^b  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b AREVA NP INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRITTLEMENT; HELIUM; IRRADIATION; NICKEL ALLOYS; OPTIMIZATION; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY);

ALLOY DESIGN; NEUTRON EXPOSURE; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PROMETHEUS SPACE REACTOR SYSTEMS;

RADIATION DAMAGE;

EID: 34248658268     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.01.217     Document Type: Article

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