Fundamentals of Radiation Materials Science: Metals and Alloys: Particle Interactions, Irradiation D

Every nuclear reactor ever built relies on materials whose behavior under irradiation determines whether it operates safely for 40 years or 80. This is the single reference that takes you from the first atomic displacement to the final integrity assessment.

Nuclear engineers and materials scientists face a persistent problem: radiation damage knowledge is scattered across nuclear physics texts that ignore metallurgy, materials science references that skip displacement theory, and regulatory documents that assume you already understand both. No single volume has connected the complete chain - neutron interactions, cascade physics, defect evolution, property degradation, and engineering life management - in one coherent, teachable framework. Until now.

Fundamentals of Radiation Materials Science: Metals and Alloys bridges this gap with a systematic treatment that develops every concept from first principles, demonstrates each through worked examples based on real reactor data, and connects the science directly to the ASTM standards, NRC Regulatory Guides, and ASME codes that govern engineering practice. You will not just learn the theory of radiation hardening and embrittlement - you will calculate the DBTT shift for an actual pressure vessel weld using the same methods applied in license renewal assessments worldwide.

Key Features:

• 72 worked examples with step-by-step solutions spanning collision kinematics through PTS screening calculations
• 250+ graded practice problems with selected answers, including 36 open-ended design problems
• 18 Industry Spotlight case studies drawn from Yankee Rowe, EBR-II, Windscale, BWR internals programs, and CANDU pressure tubes
• 100+ figures, data tables, and phase diagrams for nuclear structural metals (Fe, Cr, Ni, Zr, W)
• Complete integration of ASTM E521/E693/E900/E1921, NRC Reg. Guide 1.99, ASME BPVC Sections III and XI, and ENDF/B-VIII.0 nuclear data
• Current through 2025: arc-dpa model, accident tolerant fuel, ODS and high-entropy alloys, machine learning potentials, digital twins
• 215-term glossary, 5 reference appendices with physical constants, material properties, and computational tool guides

Who This Book Is For:
Graduate students in nuclear engineering and materials science needing a comprehensive course text. Working professionals in reactor design, fuel engineering, structural integrity, regulatory analysis, and national laboratory research seeking a unified desk reference. Engineers and scientists from adjacent fields entering radiation effects who require the complete conceptual framework from atomic physics to component qualification.

This textbook synthesizes the accumulated knowledge of the international radiation materials community - from the landmark EBR-II irradiation database and NRC surveillance programs to modern molecular dynamics cascade simulations and atom probe characterization into a structured learning path tested across decades of graduate instruction and professional training.