Abstract
Most electric cables installed in nuclear power plants use organic polymers for their electrical insulation. Regarding this, degradation of the polymers could lead to fatal accidents. However, no truly reliable diagnostic methods that can detect the degradation of polymer insulation in electric cables have been established. Therefore, development of a reliable diagnostic method is very important. The present research shows that scanning probe microscopy can be a good tool to evaluate microscopic changes induced on the surface of flame-retardant ethylene propylene diene copolymer by its degradation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 82-88 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 Jan 2 |
Keywords
- degradation
- elongation at break
- gamma ray
- indenter
- irradiation
- oxidation
- scanning probe microscopy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering