Evolution of the nanostructure of VVER-1000 RPV materials under neutron irradiation and post irradiation annealing

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 385, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 615-622

  Miller, M K ^a   Chernobaeva, A A ^b   Shtrombakh, Y I ^b   Russell, K F ^a   Nanstad, R K ^a   Erak, D Y ^b   Zabusov, O O ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALS; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; NANOCLUSTERS; NEUTRONS; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; PHOSPHORUS; RADIATION; SILICON; TOMOGRAPHY; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDING; WELDS;

ATOM-PROBE TOMOGRAPHIES; BASE METALS; COPPER ENRICHMENTS; DUCTILE-TO-BRITTLE TRANSITION TEMPERATURES; FLUENCES; MATRIXES; NANO STRUCTURES; NUMBER DENSITIES; POST IRRADIATIONS; POST-IRRADIATION ANNEALING; RPV MATERIALS; WELD METALS;

NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

EID: 62349084896     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.01.299     Document Type: Article

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