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Application of Electron–Positron Annihilation for Determining the Thickness of the Barrier Layer on VVÉR Fuel-Element Cladding

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The possibility of using the nuclear-physical method of positron annihilation to determine the thickness of a barrier layer consisting of zirconium on the inner surface of VVÉR fuel-element claddings is examined. The basic principles and possibilities of the method and the results of investigations are presented.

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  1. Federal State Unitary Enterprise, A. A. Bochvar All-Russia Scientific-Research Institute of Standardization and Machine Engineering, Russia

    V. I. Bulkin, V. M. Filin, A. S. Sotnikov, I. A. Kulikov & A. V. Medvedev

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Bulkin, V.I., Filin, V.M., Sotnikov, A.S. et al. Application of Electron–Positron Annihilation for Determining the Thickness of the Barrier Layer on VVÉR Fuel-Element Cladding. Atomic Energy 92, 398–402 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019947511280

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