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Use of pulsed Eddy-current testing for flaw detection in irradiated VVER fuel elements

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  1. State Science Center – Research Institute for Atomic Reactors (GNTs NIIAR), Dimitrovgrad, Russia

    A. V. Sukhikh, S. S. Sagalov, S. V. Pavlov, D. V. Markov & M. V. Kuprienko

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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 107, No. 2, pp. 115–118, August, 2009.

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Sukhikh, A.V., Sagalov, S.S., Pavlov, S.V. et al. Use of pulsed Eddy-current testing for flaw detection in irradiated VVER fuel elements. At Energy 107, 148–153 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-009-9209-z

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