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In situ observation of irradiation-induced enhancement to the desorption pressure of zirconium hydride in a nuclear reactor

Donald A. Robinson, Ryan Hood, Nickie J. Peters, Robert D. Kolasinski, John D. Brockman, Konrad Thürmer, Khalid Hattar, Eric Lang, Vitalie Stavila, Donald F. Cowgill, Richard A. Karnesky

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