Materials for Nuclear Power: Digital Resource Center - Materials for Nuclear Power: A Brief Introduction

The nuclear industry presents unique challenges for materials, ranging from microstructural processes to long-term component integrity. This brief primer introduces some of the effects of irradiation on materials, including:

Irradiation Effects on Microstructures
Irradiation Effects on Dimensional Stability
Irradiation Effects on Mechanical Properties
Corrosion Issues in Nuclear Power
High-Level Nuclear Waste Storage

Hyperlinks are provided for the references for further information.

CITATION: Osman, T. M., "Materials for Nuclear Power: A Brief Introduction", Materials Technology@TMS, February 2007.

Last Updated: February 2007.

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Todd Osman Posts: 219 Joined: 2/2/2007	The nuclear industry presents unique challenges for materials, ranging from microstructural processes to long-term component integrity. This brief primer introduces some of the effects of irradiation on materials, including: Irradiation Effects on Microstructures Irradiation Effects on Dimensional Stability Irradiation Effects on Mechanical Properties Corrosion Issues in Nuclear Power High-Level Nuclear Waste Storage Hyperlinks are provided for the references for further information. CITATION: Osman, T. M., "Materials for Nuclear Power: A Brief Introduction", Materials Technology@TMS, February 2007. Last Updated: February 2007. Materials for Nuclear Power - A Brief Introduction.pdf 1791332 KB

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