Improving the safety and reliability of reactor pressure vessel steels

Jenkins, B

Abstract:: The mechanical properties of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels are known to degrade during operation. Hardening embrittlement, due to solute cluster/precipitate formation, and non-hardening embrittlement, as a result of solute segregation to internal interfaces, are a major concern. The ability to accurately predict changes in mechanical properties as a result of these phenomena is highly desirable within the nuclear industry, both from a safety and economic perspective. Reliable pre...
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Jenkins, B. (2019). Improving the safety and reliability of reactor pressure vessel steels [PhD thesis]. University of Oxford.

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Jenkins, B. Improving the Safety and Reliability of Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels. 2019. University of Oxford, PhD thesis.

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Jenkins, B. 2019. “Improving the Safety and Reliability of Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels.” PhD thesis, University of Oxford.
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Division:: MPLS
Department:: Materials
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+ Moody, M

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+ Bagot, P

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+ Hyde, J

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DOI:: 10.5287/ora-vqv2o8obe
Type of award:: DPhil
Level of award:: Doctoral
Awarding institution:: University of Oxford

Keywords:: Steel

Nuclear materials

Atom Probe
Subjects:: Materials Science
UUID:: uuid:280f41fe-28c2-4963-8286-da05d9fbf98e
Deposit date:: 2019-07-30
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_280f41fe28c249638286da05d9fbf98e

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