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Figure 22. Dependence of CrMoV steel fracture toughness on irradiation (VVR-S reactor, 288 °C, 8.7 x 10 23 n/m 2 , E > 0.5 MeV) and hydrogen content (3.5 – 4.5 ppm H) (Ruscak et al., 1991).

Figure 23. The dependence of fracture toughness of CrMoV steel (ductile nucleation of fracture) on the hydrogen content at room temperature (cf. Figure 22) (Ruscak et al., 1991).