Neutron-Induced Swelling and Embrittlement of Pure Iron and Pure Nickel Irradiated in the BN-350 and BOR-60 Fast Reactors

April 30, 2008

Journal Article

Neutron-Induced Swelling and Embrittlement of Pure Iron and Pure Nickel Irradiated in the BN-350 and BOR-60 Fast Reactors

Abstract

Pure iron and nickel were irradiated in the range of 2 to 15 x 10-7 dpa/sec at 345-650 degrees C to very high neutron exposures in two fast reactors, BOR-60 and BN-350, to study void swelling and changes in mechanical properties of these two metals. Both nickel and iron swell in this temperature range with the maximum swelling rate at ~500 degrees C in nickel but possibly at

Revised: September 16, 2008 | Published: April 30, 2008

Citation

Budylkin N.I., E.G. Mironova, V.M. Chernov, V.A. Krasnoselov, S.I. Porollo, and F.A. Garner. 2008. Neutron-Induced Swelling and Embrittlement of Pure Iron and Pure Nickel Irradiated in the BN-350 and BOR-60 Fast Reactors. Journal of Nuclear Materials 375, no. 3:359-364. PNNL-SA-58419. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.01.015