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Radiation Resistance of Isotropic Structural Graphites

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Experimental data are presented on the effect of neutron irradiation (360–400°C, neutron fluence up to 3 × 1022 n/cm2 , reflector of a BOR-60 reactor) on the dimensions and properties of isotropic, fine-grained structural graphites. The shrinkage rate and irradiation-induced size changes are shown to depend on the original characteristics of graphite.

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  1. Research Institute of Structural Graphite Materials, Elektrodnaya ul. 2, Moscow, 111524, Russia

    Yu. S. Virgil'ev

  2. Research Institute of Nuclear Reactors, Dimitrovgrad, Russia

    I. G. Lebedev

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Virgil'ev, Y.S., Lebedev, I.G. Radiation Resistance of Isotropic Structural Graphites. Inorganic Materials 38, 1002–1008 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020517019227

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