Development of polymeric applications for sodium cooled Fast Breeder Reactors: Chronicles of inception, progress and achievements

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 240, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2925-2947

  Sinha, N K ^a   Raj, Baldev ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATING TECHNOLOGIES; CONTROL FRAMEWORK; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY; ELASTOMERIC COMPOUNDS; ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS; ELASTOMERIC SEALS; FAST BREEDER REACTORS; LIFE ASSESSMENT; RING SEALS; SEAL PRODUCTION; SILICONE RUBBER; TEFLON-LIKE COATINGS; UNIVERSAL DESIGN;

BREEDER REACTORS; COATINGS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DESIGN; ELASTOMERS; FAST REACTORS; HEAVY WATER REACTORS; POLYMERS; QUALITY CONTROL; RUBBER; SILICONES; SODIUM; STAINLESS STEEL;

SEALS;

EID: 77957713550     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2010.07.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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