several irradiation experiments performed in the French PHENIX Sodium Fast Reactor,
From RT to 1400°C under Ar. Sample DENS-H-M from pin 155 from DCI1812 (PAVIX 8) assembly. Irradiation: PHENIX 720 JEPN, 6 cycles. Reactor power: 350 MWth. BU max: 13,4 at%. Lineic power at BOL: 260 W/cm, at EOL: 180 W/cm
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Comments: Comparison pre and post-test characterizations (OM, EPMA, SIMS)
Contributed By: F. Audubert