Radiation Damage and Irradiation-Assisted Stress Corrosion Cracking of Metallic Materials for Reactor Applications
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Failure Analysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 March 2022) | Viewed by 2048
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nuclear materials and structural materials; radiation effects; irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking; additive manufacturing for nuclear applications
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Most light water reactors (LWRs) of the existing fleet worldwide are expected to continue operation beyond their original operating license for 60–80 years. The reliability of structural materials for core internals is a critical and potentially life-limiting event for LWRs. Irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking (IASCC) is the primary degradation mechanism for stainless steel (SS) core internals. However, the detailed underlying mechanisms of IASCC is yet to be elucidated. The purpose of this Special Issue on “Radiation Damage and Irradiation-Assisted Stress Corrosion Cracking of Metallic Materials for Reactor Applications” is to explore the radiation damage and radiation effects or the potential factors that influenced irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking in nuclear power systems.
This Speical Issue will cover but not be limited to experimental or simulation efforts (both original research or review articles) that advance our understandings in radiation damage, radiation-induced segregation, radiation-induced/enhanced precipitations, irradiation accelerated/decelerated corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking of metallic materials in LWRs, or advanced reactors concepts.
Prof. Dr. Miao Song
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- structural materials
- radiation damage
- radiation effects
- stress corrosion cracking
- irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking
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