Preface

Advancements in nuclear technology are inherently linked to advancements in related materials development, manufacturing, and availability. This book offers readers the opportunity to explore contemporary and emerging frontiers in nuclear materials, showcasing technologies and presenting reasons behind engineering solutions.

This book is not meant to be a comprehensive resource on the subject but a collection of select contributions on topics of interest within the nuclear engineering community. The spectrum of covered topics ranges from fundamentals to such applied topics as accident-tolerant nuclear fuels and materials performance in various radiation environments to nuclear materials management.

Articles on materials compatibility, corrosion, and radiation damage survey developments of paramount importance for current and novel nuclear systems and applications. Manufacturing options and performance evaluation metrics and methods are included.

Readers are expected to gain insights into the status of nuclear materials, underlying challenges, paradigm-shifting breakthroughs, and trailblazers. The discussion of nuclear materials goes beyond nuclear energy to everyday nuclear material uses.

Let's look into the art of nuclear materials, fundamentals, and applications to create and design new nuclear energy systems and enhance contemporary technologies!

> **Pavel V. Tsvetkov** Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA

Section 1 Introduction
