Investigations on boron carbide oxidation for nuclear reactors safety-General modelling for ICARE/CATHARE code applications

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 238, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 820-836

  Seiler, N ^a   Bertrand, F ^a   Marchand, O ^a   Repetto, G ^a   Ederli, S ^b  

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

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; BORON CARBIDE; DEGRADATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MELTING; NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFEGUARDS; OXIDATION;

GLOBAL VARIABLES; STARVATION; ZIRCALOY OXIDATION;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 40449141452     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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