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Radiation creates point defects in metals; this had been recognized by Wigner in 1946 soon after the first nuclear reactor operation. Seitz had even predicted that the threshold displacement energy is about 25 eV. During the two following decades, nuclear reactor technology was developed without any serious metallurgical problem after the adoption of refractory nuclear fuel (oxides); scientific investigations in radiation damage were mainly focussed on studying point defect properties through low temperature irradiation experiments. But about 10 years ago, it was discovered that exposure to fast neutrons in reactors (at ≃ 600°C) induce significant changes in the external dimensions of the material cladding the nuclear fuel or forming the reactor structure. The reason for this dimensional instability is void formation and radiation creep. The financial implications of these phenomena have promoted a considerable effort to understand the radiation damage in metals in its entirety.
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Leteurtre, J. (1980). Radiation Effects in Metals. In: Perez, A., Coussement, R. (eds) Site Characterization and Aggregation of Implanted Atoms in Materials. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 47. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1015-0_15
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