Materials challenges in nuclear energy

Acta Materialia

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 735-758

  Zinkle, S J ^a   Was, G S ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Nuclear fuels; Nuclear materials; Radiation effects; Stress corrosion cracking; Structural alloys (steels and nickel base)

Indexed keywords

BASELOAD; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; ELECTRICAL POWER; FUSION ENERGY SYSTEMS; GENERATION IV; HELIUM EMBRITTLEMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IRRADIATION CREEP; LOW TEMPERATURES; MATERIALS DEGRADATION; NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR MATERIAL; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING ENVIRONMENT; OPERATING LIFETIME; POWER UPRATES; RADIATION DEGRADATION; RADIATION-INDUCED; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL; SOLUTE SEGREGATION; STRUCTURAL ALLOYS; SYSTEM RELIABILITY; VOID SWELLING;

ALLOY STEEL; DEGRADATION; EMBRITTLEMENT; FUEL SYSTEMS; HELIUM; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PHASE STABILITY; PRESSURE VESSELS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; ZIRCONIUM;

SWELLING;

EID: 84872712013     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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