Lectures

*Week*	*Dates*	*Topic*	*Notes* *Handouts*
1	Aug 26, 2009	Section 1: Introduction to materials degradation in nuclear environments	Section 1 lecture notes Reader: Introduction to Light-water Core Materials
2	Aug 31 - Sept 4, 2009	Section 2: Atomic collisions, stopping of ions and defect production	Section 2 lecture notes Chapter 17 of Olander, Fundamental Aspects of Nuclear Reactor Fuel Elements, NTIS (1976)
2 - 4	4 - 18 Sept, 2009	Section 3: Crystal structures, atomic defects and extended defects	Section 3 lecture notes Chapter 2 (Crystal Structures) Chapter 3 (Point Defects)
5, 6	23 - 30 Sept, 2009	Section 4: Diffusion in Solids	Section 4 lecture notes Chapter 4 (Diffusion)
	2 October 2009	"Virtual" Laboratory 1: Measurement of point defect properties	Experiment Overview lecture notes
	October 14, 2009	Exam 1
	5 - 12 October, 2009	Section 5: Thermodynamics	Section 5 lecture notes Sample phase diagrams Reader Chapter (Thermodynamics)
	12 - 28 October, 2009	Section 6: Mechanical Properties	Section 6 lecture notes Reader Chapter (Elasticity) Reader Chapter (Dislocations)
	28 Oct - 4 Nov, 2009	Section 7: Nuclear Fuel Behavior and Performance Analysis	Section 7 lecture notes Chapters 12, 13 & 15 of Olander
	November 18, 2009	Exam 2
	6 - 16 November, 2009	Section 8: Reactor Pressure Vessel Embrittlement "Virtual" Laboratory 2: Reactor pressure vessel embrittlement	Section 8 lecture notes NRC Reg Guide 1.99, rev 2
	23 - 30 Nov, 2009	Section 9: Point defect balance equations, swelling and stress corrosion cracking	Section 9 lecture notes
		Section 10: Irradiation hardening and fusion reactor materials challenges	Section 10 lecture notes Supplemental lecture notes (Irradiation growth)