Computational-experimental investigation of the Wigner energy and the physical properties of plunger graphite in the safety and control system of an RBMK reactor

Atomic Energy

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 225-237

  Platonov, P A ^a   Burlakov, E V ^a   Chugunov, O K ^a   Dostov, A I ^a   Alekseev, V M ^a   Smorodkin, E I ^a  

^a KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC ENERGY; PLUNGER GRAPHITE; RADIATION DEFECTS; WIGNER ENERGY;

CONTROL SYSTEMS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; ENERGY STORAGE; GRAPHITE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; REACTOR CORES; SECURITY SYSTEMS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 9744278426     PISSN: 10634258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024737702092     Document Type: Article

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