A collection of papers is presented which ha * s the purpose of providing an introductory survey of properties involved in the choice and use of ceramic materials in nuclear technology.Topics include:Radiation fields present in nuclear reactors and the features of these fields most important to the development of nuclear materials; Principle physical effects induced in materials by reactor radiation; Solid state effects of radiation damage processes, with examples drawn partially from ceramics; Physical properties of irradiated ceramic materials; Thermodynamics of nonstoichiometry and its applications to nuclear fuels; Problems encountered in the development of nuclear fuels, reactor moderators, and structural materials.

Excerpt from Nuclear Science and Technology for Ceramists: Proceedings of a Symposium, April 7-12, 1966; Held Under the Auspices of the Ceramic Educational Council of the American Ceramic Society, With the Cooperation of the National Bureau of Standards, and Under the Sponsorship of the Office of Naval Research Our rapidly advancing technology continually presents demands to the materials scientist and engineer to make present materials do new things or to devise new materials. To meet these ever expanding challenges, the ceramist must be able to bring to bear in his field the most advanced and sophisticated ideas and techniques available from other fields. To assist in this task, a series of Symposia was established through the joint efforts of the National Bureau of Standards, the American Ceramic Society, and the Office of Naval Research. Additional support for the first two in the series was also provided by the Edward Orton, Jr. Ceramic Foundation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.