OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 1969 · 10 citations · 0 references
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EngineeringNuclear EngineeringPhysicsNuclear MaterialsNuclear PhysicsReactor PhysicsDamage MechanicsNeutron Spectrum AnalysisRadiation Damage In MaterialsRadiation-resistant MaterialsDamage Function AnalysisIrradiation ConditionsNeutron Energy SpectrumNeutron Irradiation DamageNeutron Irradiation EffectsNeutron Spectrum EffectsRadiation DamageRadiation-induced Embrittlement
The report presents the results of a new, comprehensive set of experimental data conforming to the irradiation conditions of the derived damage function (material, temperature, and fluence). The results of this experiment are discussed in terms of their establishing the validity of the damage function. Averaged values of the damage function are tabulated for a typical reactor physics calculation energy group structure, and their application to two different spectra is described. Finally, the damage-function fluences required to cause a 200F Delta-TT in A302-B steel are presented for many different reactor locations. For each of the spectra involved, the upper and lower energy limits of significantly damaging neutrons are given, and some detail is also provided regarding the contribution of subgroups within the overall energy spectrum. (Author)