Zircaloy-4 and M5® high temperature oxidation and nitriding in air

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 380, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 30-45

  Duriez, C ^a   Dupont, T ^b   Schmet, B ^b   Enoch, F ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; POWER PLANTS; SULFATE MINERALS; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

NUCLEAR POWER; SEVERE ACCIDENT; ZIRCALOY-4;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 52049088491     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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