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Electron-microscopic investigation of boron carbide irradiated in a fast reactor

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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 106, No. 3, pp. 173–176, March, 2009.

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Tarasikov, V.P. Electron-microscopic investigation of boron carbide irradiated in a fast reactor. At Energy 106, 220–224 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-009-9155-9

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