PDFs of lecture notes and readings for this undergraduate course covering materials issues in nuclear power systems. Topics include: introduction to materials degradation in nuclear environments; review of thermodynamics; crystal structures; point defects; diffusion in solids; mechanical properties; cavities in solids; fission product behavior, and radiation effects in metals

CITATION: Wirth, Brian D. and D.R. Olander. "Nuclear Materials." Nuclear Engineering Department. University of California, Berkeley, Fall 2006.

LINK: Nuclear Materials