Microstructural Study of High Irradiated Reactor Steels

Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy (PAS) techniques in combination with other techniques were effectively used in the testing and selection process of optimal reactor steels for use in Generation III and IV reactors or thermonuclear fusion facilities. Conventional PAS lifetime technique and pulsed low energy positron system were applied on wide spectrum of reactor steels together with other techniques viz., Transmission Electron Microscopy and Mossbauer Spectroscopy focused on the role of Nickel in the steel microstructure. Experimental experiences in this area collected over the last twenty years were very useful in the actual study by avoiding many mistakes in handling with specimens or in careful interpretation of the results.JRC.F.4-Nuclear Reactor Integrity Assessment and Knowledge Managemen