Materials for Nuclear Power Generation
AimsBefore you startIntroduction to Nuclear ProcessesIntroduction to Nuclear Power GenerationCross-SectionsMechanisms of Radiation Damage 1Mechanisms of Radiation Damage 2Effects of Radiation DamageFuel and CladdingModeratorsSummaryQuestionsGoing furtherTLP creditsTLP contentsShow all contentViewing and downloading resourcesAbout the TLPsTerms of useFeedbackCredits Print this page
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Books
- Was, G. A., Fundamentals of Radiation Materials Science, Springer, 2007. (and see the movies at http://www.sitemaker.umich.edu/was)
- Ma, B. M., Nuclear Reactor Materials and Applications, Van Nostrand, 1983.
- Glasstone, S. and Sesonske, A., Nuclear Reactor Engineering, Third Edition, Van Nostrand, 1981
Websites
- Evaluated Nuclear Data File: [ http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/sigma/]
- Nuclear Data Services: [ http://www-nds.iaea.or.at/]
Papers and other publications
- MRS Bulletin, various articles feature topics relating to Nuclear power including Volume 34, January 2009.
- On void formation: L.K. Mansur, Theory and experimental background on dimensional changes in irradiated alloys, Journal of Nuclear Materials, Volume 216, October 1994, Pages 97-123, DOI: 10.1016/0022-3115(94)90009-4.
- On Wigner energy: R.H. Telling, et al., Wigner defects bridge the graphite gap, Nature Materials, Volume 2, April 2003, Pages 333-337, DOI: 10.1038/nmat876.