Abstract
The effects of helium on void swelling in V–5Fe were investigated with natural boron-doping techniques during FFTF/MOTA (Fast Flux Test Facility/Materials Open Test Assembly) irradiation. Microstructural observation was carried out to understand the swelling behavior obtained from density measurements. The cavity size distribution in V–5Fe– xB ( x=0, 100, and 500 appm) irradiated at temperatures lower than 713 K indicates a suppressant effect of helium on void growth, and an enhancing effect on cavity nucleation. Since the chemical effect of boron addition is competitive with the transmutation effect, the results have been compared with that of the dual ion irradiation experiments to allow separation of the effect of helium from the effect of boron.
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