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journal article·2007-05

The irradiation effects on zirconium alloys

Gh. Negut, M. Ancuta, V. Radu, S. Ionescu, V. Stefan, O. Uta, I. Prisecaru, N. Danila

Journal of Nuclear Materials· Volume 362· Issue 2-3
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Abstract Pressure tube samples were irradiated under helium atmosphere in the TRIGA Steady State Research and Material Test Reactor of the Romanian Institute for Nuclear Research (INR). These samples are made of the Zr–2.5%Nb alloy used as structural material for the CANDU Romanian power reactors. After irradiation, mechanical tests were performed in the Post Irradiation Examination Laboratory (PIEL) to study the influence of irradiation on zirconium alloys mechanical behaviour. The tensile test results were used for structural integrity assessment. Results of the tests are presented. The paper presents, also, pressure tube structural integrity assessment.
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Metals & alloys

OpenAlex topics: Nuclear Materials and Properties · Fusion materials and technologies · Nuclear and radioactivity studies

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