To efficiently capture the energy of the nuclear bond, advanced nuclear reactor concepts
seek solid fuels that must withstand unprecedented temperature and radiation extremes. In …

Experimental results from the literature on the evolution of deuterium retention in
displacementdamaged tungsten as a function of damaging dose are presented. Except for a …

Prediction of material performance in fusion reactor environments relies on computational
modelling, and will continue to do so until the first generation of fusion power plants come on …

Tungsten has been chosen as the plasma-facing wall material in fusion reactors, due to its
high density and melting point. The wall material will not only be sputtered at the surface, but …

Hydrogen isotopes are retained in plasma-facing fusion materials, triggering hydrogen
embrittlement and changing tritium inventory as a function of exposure to neutron irradiation …

Radiation-induced defect production in tungsten was studied by a combination of
experimental and simulation methods. The analysis of structural defects was performed …

Combining spatially resolved x-ray Laue diffraction with atomic-scale simulations, we
observe how ion-irradiated tungsten undergoes a series of nonlinear structural …

Tungsten is the primary candidate materials for the high neutron flux, high temperature
components of a future demonstration fusion reactor. Despite this, there is a lack of data on …

Tungsten is a promising candidate material in fusion energy facilities. Molecular dynamics
(MD) simulations reveal the atomistic scale mechanisms, so they are crucial for the …

Ferritic/martensitic steels will be used as structural components in next generation nuclear
reactors. Their successful operation relies on an understanding of irradiation-induced defect …