Special Issue "Nuclear Materials"

Guest Editor
Dr. Todd Allen
Department of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Interests: radiation damage to materials; corrosion; nuclear fuel and structural materials

Dear Colleagues,

The operating environment of a nuclear power producing system challenges materials in a unique way, requiring materials to maintain proper functionality when exposed to high temperatures, corrosive media, high stresses, and the damage caused by energetic particles such as neutrons and fission products. This special issue is dedicated to understanding the challenges required of materials in nuclear systems as well as potential novel solutions being proposed by the material science community.

Guest Editor
Dr. Todd Allen

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• radiation damage
• corrosion
• stress corrosion cracking
• irradiation creep
• void swelling
• radiation embrittlement

Type of Paper: Review
Title: The Behaviors of Structural Materials after Irradiation in Spallation Targets
Author: Y. Dai
Affiliation: Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland; E-Mail: yong.dai@psi.ch
Abstract: he R&D of high power spallation targets has been stimulated by increasing demands for different applications such as neutron scattering science and nuclear waste transmutation devices. One of key issues in the R&D is the understanding of the behavior of structural materials in severe irradiation environments in spallation targets. A worldwide effort has been focused on studying the radiation effects of high-energy protons and spallation neutrons on different structural materials by conducting irradiation experiments in the targets of the Swiss spallation neutron source SINQ at the Paul Scherrer Institut. A significant progress has been achieved in the basic understanding of the radiation effects and a preliminary database has been established.