Calculation of radiation damage using PHITS and nuclear data and verification experiments

Iwamoto, Yosuke   

The number of displacements per atom (dpa) derived from the NRT model is used as an index of irradiation damage in structural materials of nuclear facilities. On the other hand, in 2018, Nordlund reported the results of a non-thermal recombination correction (arc) of defects derived by molecular dynamics calculations. In order to enable irradiation damage estimation (NRT-dpa and arc-dpa) of materials, we have developed a method to evaluate the irradiation damage of materials over a wide energy range using the PHITS and the nuclear data library. In order to validate the calculation method, a cryogenic irradiation apparatus was developed, and measurements of the displacement damage cross sections related to dpa for proton irradiation were performed. This report presents a presentation report at the joint session of the Nuclear Data Division and the Materials Division of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan.