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Structural materials are important for a wide range of nuclear power plants. Although the overwhelming majority of current nuclear power plants are light water reactors advanced plants like Generation IV or fusion are considered as future nuclear power options. Current nuclear plants are frequently in the stage of life-extension programs where damage assessments are most important. Future plants need predictions of long-term materials behaviour or even new materials to comply with operation conditions going beyond light water reactors. It is therefore the aim of this chapter to provide an introduction into operation conditions and materials needs of current and future nuclear plants. Changes in policy change priorities for new plants quickly which can have an impact on priorities discussed in this chapter. The materials issues for the different types of plants remain.

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Hoffelner, W. (2013). Nuclear Plants. In: Materials for Nuclear Plants. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2915-8_1

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