Article | REF: N1280 V1

Materials for the nuclear industry

Author: Clément LEMAIGNAN

Publication date: October 10, 2010, Review date: January 11, 2023

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2. Effects of irradiation on materials

2.1 Transmutation

During neutron capture reactions, of the (n,γ) or (n,α) type, a chemical evolution is induced during irradiation. It is not the main mechanism of irradiation damage, which will be described in paragraph 3.2 , but must sometimes be taken into account. Thus, during an (n,γ) reaction, radioactive...

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