Identification and quantification of hydride phases in Zircaloy-4 cladding using synchrotron X-ray diffraction

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 392, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 453-463

  Daum, R S ^a   Chu, Y S ^a   Motta, A T ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATED VALUES; COMPLEX PROCESSES; DIFFRACTION PEAKS; FUEL CLADDING; HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSIONS; HIGHLY DENSE; HYDRIDE PHASE; HYDRIDE PHASIS; HYDROGEN CONTENTS; HYDROGEN UPTAKE; INTEGRATED INTENSITIES; MATRIX; OUTER SURFACE; PARTS PER MILLIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNCHROTRON X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZIRCALOY-4; ZIRCONIUM HYDRIDE;

DIFFRACTION; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN; LIGHT; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 67651003296     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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