M. Mustafa Azeem
, Irfan Jamil, Muhammad Bilal Khan
Currently, state-of-the-art reactors concept is based upon higher efficiency and better utilization of nuclear power. This energy is considered an alternate source replacing conventional methods. The materials used in nuclear power plants (NPP) suffer long term degradation due to radiation exposure and corrosive environments. This concerns the safety and reliability of NPP. The choice of material to sustain extreme conditions is crucial for developing safe and reliable systems. There are several candidate materials for advanced-generation reactors, out of which nano-dispersed oxides based have shown higher radiation stability at extreme irradiation conditions. This is due uniformly distributed nano oxides in the matrix having interfaces which make them a gutter for defects. The radiation damage is multiscale which requires integrated simulation and experimental techniques to understand and explain temporal/length scales for simulating the macroscopic nature of materials. For better visualization, it is necessary to have integrated multi-scale modeling and experimental approaches for explaining the associated mechanisms at atomic scales associated with dispersed oxides. This short review will summarize the current development state and modeling radiation damage studies to understand irradiation response of oxide-dispersed strengthened steels (ODS).
M. Mustafa Azeem Yun Di Irfan Jamil Muhammad Bilal Khan “Multiscale Modeling of Radiation Damage in Oxide Dispersed Strengthened Steel Alloys: A Perspec International Journal of Engineering Works Vol. 9 Issue 12 PP. 193-201 December 2022. https://doi.org/10.34259/ijew.22.912193201.
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