Relationship between nuclear graphite moderator brick bore profile measurement and irradiation-induced dimensional change

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 232, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-247

  Li, Haiyan ^a   Marsden, Barry J ^b   Fok, Siu L ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRICK; CREEP; DEFORMATION; GRAPHITE; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; REACTOR OPERATION; REACTOR SHUTDOWNS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EXTERNAL STRESSES; GRAPHITE MODERATOR BRICKS; IRRADIATION INDUCED CHANGES;

MODERATORS;

EID: 4644330234     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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