High temperature oxidation of NB-containing ZR alloy cladding in LOCA conditions

Nuclear Engineering and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-170

  Chuto, Toshinori ^a   Nagase, Fumihisa ^a   Fuketa, Toyoshi ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cladding; Corrosion; High Burnup Fuel; Hydriding; LOCA; Oxidation; Reaction Kinetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955062784     PISSN: 17385733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5516/NET.2009.41.2.163     Document Type: Article

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