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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Radiation damage to materials

Radiation damage to materials

Nature

Changes to the properties of liquids, gases and solids are caused by interaction with nuclear radiation; such damage to inanimate materials being limited at present to those used structurally or otherwise within the radiation field of a nuclear reactor.

Broader

Failure of materials
Presentable

Aggravates

Nuclear reactor accidents
Presentable
Corrosion
Presentable

Aggravated by

Radioactive contamination
Excellent
Unethical practice of radiology
Unpresentable

Strategy

Reducing radiation effects
Unpresentable
Using radiation
Yet to rate

Value

Damage
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Fundamental sciences » Material
  • Fundamental sciences » Radiation
  • Societal problems » Destruction
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D1206
    DOCID
    11412060
    D7NID
    157197
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020