Summary status report internal corrosion of ribbed aluminum process tubes

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Performance of Aluminum in Research Reactors

“…A similar conclusion was reached for aqueous corrosion of aluminum process tubes in production reactors. 39 Therefore, irradiation effects must be modest at worst. However, there are some troubling reports that seem to indicate large effects of irradiation fields in nonreactor conditions.…”