Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6763197 | Nuclear Engineering and Design | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
This paper presents results from our long-term studies of irradiated, commercially used WWER reactor pressure vessel steels. Results from Charpy-V tests and positron annihilation spectroscopy techniques are compared and discussed in details, having in mind actual state of art and other microstructural studies in this area. The optimal region for annealing of irradiation induced defects was analysed. It was shown that WWER steel with low impurity contents has good radiation stability and operation these reactor pressure vessels could be extended beyond a design lifetime.
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Authors
V. SlugeÅ, A. Kryukov,