Degradation of aged plants by corrosion: "Long cell action" in unresolved corrosion issues

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 239, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1591-1613

  Saji, Genn ^a  

^a NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION ACTIVITY; CORROSION MECHANISMS; CORROSION PROCESS; CORROSION SCIENCE; EROSION-CORROSION; FOSSIL POWER PLANTS; INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS; MECHANISM OF CORROSION; POTENTIAL MECHANISM; REVIEW ACTIVITIES; ROOT CAUSE; SOIL CORROSION;

CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; STEAM POWER PLANTS;

CORROSION;

EID: 67650485914     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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