Establishment of Material Properties Database for Irradiated Core Structural Components for Continued Safe Operation and Lifetime Extension of Ageing Research Reactors

To obtain the data on relevant material properties and operating experience from research reactors; 2. To collect and revise materials’ data through comprehensive literature reviews;3. To evaluate and identify the data gaps;4. To compile an evaluated, reviewed and assessed database that can be used for sharing relevant information among interested Member States, that will establish a rational basis for research reactor material evaluation, and that will provide a structure for future incorporation of new data as it becomes available;5.   To specify further activities needed to address the identified data gaps of the database for potential follow-on activities by the IAEA;6.   To produce an IAEA publication that provides relevant information to users of the database.

The specific objectives of the CRP were
To obtain the data on relevant material properties from operating experience of research reactors;
To collect and collate materials data through comprehensive literature survey;
To evaluate and identify the data gaps;
To compile an evaluated, reviewed and assessed database that can be used for sharing relevant information among interested Member States, that will establish a rational basis for research reactor material evaluation, and that will provide a structure for future incorporation of new data as it becomes available;
To specify further activities needed to address the identified data gaps of the database for potential follow-on activities by the IAEA;
To produce an IAEA publication that provides relevant information to users of the database.