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Behavior of materials in the core of PWRs

Authors: Alain BARBU, Jean-Paul MASSOUD

Publication date: January 10, 2008

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2. Main non-irradiation degradation modes

The ageing mechanisms of pressurized water reactor materials are identified and described in the article Life Cycle Management for Nuclear Power Plants [BN 3 307] . In this paragraph, only the main non-irradiation degradation modes affecting PWR core materials are discussed: thermal aging (§ 2.1 ...

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