Impurities and their effect on the structure and properties of zirconium parts in nuclear reactors

Atomic Energy

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 328-339

  Nikulina, A V ^a   Malgin, A G ^a  

^a Bochvar All Russia Research Institute for Inorganic Materials (VNIINM)   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; ZIRCONIUM;

CONCENTRATION OF; MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; TRACE IMPURITIES;

IMPURITIES;

EID: 60849089603     PISSN: 10634258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10512-009-9104-7     Document Type: Article

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