A review of corrosion product transport and radiation field buildup in boiling water reactors

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-224

  Lin, Chien C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Co 60 activity; Coolant chemistry; Corrosion products; Fuel deposit; Radiation field

Indexed keywords

BOILING WATER REACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COBALT; COOLANTS; FUEL ADDITIVES; FUELS; HYDROGEN; LEAKAGE (FLUID); QUANTUM OPTICS; RADIATION; SURFACES; TRANSITION METALS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

BOILING WATERS; CHEMICAL ADDITIVES; CO-60 ACTIVITY; COOLANT CHEMISTRY; CORROSION PRODUCTS; FUEL CLADDINGS; FUEL SURFACES; HYDROGEN WATER CHEMISTRIES; MAJOR FACTORS; MATERIAL CORROSIONS; MIXED METAL OXIDES; NEUTRON ACTIVATIONS; NORMAL WATER CHEMISTRIES; PRIMARY SYSTEMS; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION SOURCES; SOURCE REDUCTIONS; TRANSPORT PHENOMENONS;

CORROSION;

EID: 58349115836     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2008.05.005     Document Type: Review

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