Delayed hydride cracking of zirconium alloy fuel cladding.

"This publication examines the phenomena of delayed hydride cracking (DHC) in Zircaloy-4 claddings and presents the results of a coordinated research project on this subject. It discusses the circumstances and the mechanisms that lead to DHC in Zircaloy-4 cladding materials and documents the kn...

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Corporate Author:	International Atomic Energy Agency
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Vienna : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2010.
Series:	IAEA-TECDOC ; 1649.
Subjects:	Nuclear fuel claddings > Materials. Nuclear fuel claddings > Hydrogen content. Zirconium alloys > Materials. Water cooled reactors. Light water reactors.