Current understanding of radiation-induced degradation in light water reactor structural materials
K Fukuya - Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Current phenomenological knowledge and understanding of mechanisms are reviewed for
radiation embrittlement of reactor pressure vessel low alloy steels and irradiation assisted …
radiation embrittlement of reactor pressure vessel low alloy steels and irradiation assisted …
Simulation of radiation damage in Fe alloys: an object kinetic Monte Carlo approach
The reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels used in current nuclear power plants embrittle as a
consequence of the continuous irradiation with neutrons. Among other radiation effects, the …
consequence of the continuous irradiation with neutrons. Among other radiation effects, the …
Modeling the long-term evolution of the primary damage in ferritic alloys using coarse-grained methods
CS Becquart, A Barbu, JL Bocquet, MJ Caturla… - Journal of nuclear …, 2010 - Elsevier
Knowledge of the long-term evolution of the microstructure after introduction of primary
damage is an essential ingredient in understanding mechanical property changes that occur …
damage is an essential ingredient in understanding mechanical property changes that occur …
Characterization of neutron-irradiated ferritic model alloys and a RPV steel from combined APT, SANS, TEM and PAS analyses
E Meslin, M Lambrecht, M Hernández-Mayoral… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2010 - Elsevier
Understanding the behavior of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels under irradiation is a
mandatory task that has to be elucidated in order to be able to operate safely a nuclear …
mandatory task that has to be elucidated in order to be able to operate safely a nuclear …
Multi-technique characterization of the precipitates in thermally aged and neutron irradiated Fe-Cu and Fe-Cu-Mn model alloys: Atom probe tomography …
Cu precipitation in Fe is technologically and scientifically important. Atom probe tomography
(APT) often reports high Fe in copper rich precipitates (CRPs). Some argue that this is an …
(APT) often reports high Fe in copper rich precipitates (CRPs). Some argue that this is an …
Transmission electron microscopy study on neutron irradiated pure iron and RPV model alloys
M Hernández-Mayoral, D Gómez-Briceño - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2010 - Elsevier
The radiation induced microstructure was examined by Transmission Electron Microscopy in
Fe, FeCu, FeMnCuNi, FeMnNi and a Reactor Pressure Vessel steel that were neutron …
Fe, FeCu, FeMnCuNi, FeMnNi and a Reactor Pressure Vessel steel that were neutron …
The dominant mechanisms for the formation of solute-rich clusters in low-Cu steels under irradiation
N Castin, G Bonny, A Bakaev, F Bergner… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
The formation of nano-sized, coherent, solute-rich clusters (NSRC) is known to be an
important factor causing the degradation of the macroscopic properties of steels under …
important factor causing the degradation of the macroscopic properties of steels under …
Kinetic of solute clustering in neutron irradiated ferritic model alloys and a French pressure vessel steel investigated by atom probe tomography
E Meslin, B Radiguet, P Pareige, A Barbu - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2010 - Elsevier
The embrittlement of reactor pressure vessel steels under neutron irradiation is partly due to
the formation of solute clusters. To gain more insight into their formation mechanisms, ferritic …
the formation of solute clusters. To gain more insight into their formation mechanisms, ferritic …
Precipitation kinetics of radiation-induced Ni-Mn-Si phases in VVER-1000 reactor pressure vessel steels under low and high flux irradiation
EA Kuleshova, GM Zhuchkov, SV Fedotova… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the key embrittlement mechanisms in reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels is the
hardening produced by nanometer features. In this paper low Cu high Ni VVER-1000 RPV …
hardening produced by nanometer features. In this paper low Cu high Ni VVER-1000 RPV …
Effect of neutron flux on the characteristics of irradiation-induced nanofeatures and hardening in pressure vessel steels
A Wagner, F Bergner, R Chaouadi, H Hein… - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Effects of neutron flux (or dose rate) on the characteristics of irradiation-induced
nanofeatures in neutron-irradiated pressure vessel steels were occasionally reported. Such …
nanofeatures in neutron-irradiated pressure vessel steels were occasionally reported. Such …