Comprehensive look at the latest research on how radiationeffects metal and non-metal materials, with emphasis on fundamentalmechanisms of damage and applications to nuclear systems.

Over 80 peer-review papers in 15 sections. The diversity of theselections cover a complete range of topics, including:

• The importance of research on radiation embrittlement as apredictor of safety margins

• General aspects of radiation damage

• Research covering reactor pressure vessels (RPV) steels andthe various properties and microstructures

• Results of studies of ferritic and ferritic-martensiticsteels

• Areas of research involving austentic alloys, copper andcopper alloys, as well as alloys of zirconium, aluminum andvanadium

• Irradiation of nonmetallics, including one paper on fastreactor nuclear fuel.