Radiation effects in materials

Radiation Effects in Textile Materials

Irradiation processes have several commercial applications, in the coating of metals, plastics, and glass, in printing, wood finishing, film and plastic cross-linking, and in the fields of adhesive and electrical insulations. The advantages of this technology are well known. Radiation treatment on fabric and garments can add value in coloration, antifelting, printing, and coating. In this chapt...

Radiation Effects in Nuclear Waste Materials

Estimating radiation dose from building materials

Background: Natural radioactivity in materials under certain conditions can reach the hazardous radiological levels. So, it becomes necessary to study the natural radioactivity in different materials to assess the dose for the population in order to know the health risks and to have a baseline for future changes in the environmental radioactivity due to human activities. Materials and ...

Methods for Assessing Degrading Effects of Uv Radiation on Materials

UV radiation is one of the key factors ageing materials and thus limiting their service life time. Damages induced by UV radiation may be observed as changes in the properties of the material. Various types of weathering experiments are used to study the chemical and physical mechanisms behind the degradation process. Material samples are exposed to UV radiation and other environmental stress a...

Advanced Evaluation of Radiation Effects on Fusion Materials

59 IMR KINKEN Research Highlights 2012 IMR KINKEN Research Highlights 2012 A new framework of bidirectional collaborative research program has been started in 2010 for the study of nuclear fusion reactor materials. By utilizing the environment of the research center at each university, joint research is conducted interactively between the centers and the National Institute of Fusion Science (NI...