Corrosion of the AlFeNi alloy used for the fuel cladding in the Jules Horowitz research reactor

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 393, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-380

  Wintergerst, M ^a   Dacheux, N ^b   Datcharry, F ^a   Herms, E ^a   Kapusta, B ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE CHIMIE SÉPARATIVE DE MARCOULE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; CORROSION BEHAVIOUR; CORROSION MECHANISMS; CORROSION PRODUCTS; DISSOLUTION-PRECIPITATION PROCESS; DUPLEX STRUCTURES; DYNAMIC EXPERIMENT; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FUEL CLADDING; GROWTH MECHANISMS; IRRADIATED FUELS; POSTIRRADIATION; RELEASE KINETICS; STEP CONTROL; TWO LAYERS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CORROSION; DISSOLUTION; DYES; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; FUELS; IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS; OXIDE FILMS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 69749125939     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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