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Identifying Thermodynamic Mechanisms Affecting Reactor Pressure Vessel Integrity During Severe Nuclear Accidents Simulated by Laser Heating at the Laboratory Scale

Michail Athanasakis-KaklamanakisEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe, P.O. Box 2340, Karlsruhe, D-76125, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0336-5980
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Dario ManaraEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe, P.O. Box 2340, Karlsruhe, D-76125, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0767-9859
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Luka VlahovicEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe, P.O. Box 2340, Karlsruhe, D-76125, Germany
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Davide RobbaEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe, P.O. Box 2340, Karlsruhe, D-76125, Germany
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Konstantinos BoboridisEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe, P.O. Box 2340, Karlsruhe, D-76125, Germany
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Markus ErnstbergerEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe, P.O. Box 2340, Karlsruhe, D-76125, Germany
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Rachel EloirdiEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe, P.O. Box 2340, Karlsruhe, D-76125, Germany
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Pedro AmadorEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe, P.O. Box 2340, Karlsruhe, D-76125, Germany
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Rudy J. M. KoningsEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe, P.O. Box 2340, Karlsruhe, D-76125, Germany
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Pages 381-397 | Received 06 Dec 2021, Accepted 29 Jul 2022, Published online: 08 Sep 2022

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