journal article·2022-12-29Open access

Special Issue: Behavior of Materials (Alloys, Coatings) in Conditions Specific to Gen IV Nuclear Reactors

Manuela Fulger, Kittima Khumsa-Ang, Monika Šípová, Catalin Marian Ducu, Alberto Sáez-Maderuelo

Coatings· Volume 13· Issue 1

Abstract

Today, countries all over the world, faced with a global energy crisis and the effects of climate change, are looking for alternatives to fossil fuels [...]
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OpenAlex topics: Nuclear Materials and Properties · Advanced materials and composites · Nuclear materials and radiation effects

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Affiliations

Nuclear Materials and Corrosion Department, Institute for Nuclear Research Pitesti, POB 78, Campului Street, No. 1, 115400 Mioveni, Romania

Advanced Reactor Materials & Chemistry Branch, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), 286 Plant Road, Chalk River, ON K0J-1J0, Canada

Department of Material Testing, Research Centre Řež, Hlavní 130, 250 68 Husinec-Řež, Czech Republic

Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Management, University from Pitesti (UPIT), Str. Târgul din Vale nr. 1, 110040 Pitești, Romania

Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (Ciemat), Avda. Complutense 40, 28040 Madrid, Spain

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