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Neutron irradiation causes collision displacement, transmutation and ionization effects in materials, resulting in changes of material microstructure and properties, which is commonly called neutron irradiation damage. The degradation of material properties induced by fusion neutron irradiation poses a serious threat to the structural integrity of the fusion reactor components and to reactor safety, which is a key issue in the development of fusion energy.
This chapter focuses on material damages under fusion neutron irradiation, including the general mechanism of neutron irradiation damage, the influence of neutron irradiation on the microstructure and properties of materials, and the research methods, including experimental and simulation methods.
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Wu, Y. (2017). Neutron Irradiation and Material Damage. In: Fusion Neutronics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5469-3_4
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