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BOOK REVIEWS chemists many

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concerned

with the mechanisms

of bond dissociations,

and

use

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properties.

of

neutrons

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materials

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Kingdom; could

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materials

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papers,

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on the “History

Power”)

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lectures were

with

discussions.

collabo-

on “Fracture” by

Problems

47 research

of the record

The language

is English

of the

through-

out. The

research

papers

and

discussions

under the following

headings

Flux

Displacement

and Spectra;

Direct

Observation

of Defects Growth

; Radiation

Hardening

Caused by Thermal

of Damage;

Indirect

Observation

; Fracture;

Corrosion;

and Irradiation;

Swelling. Apart

from

particular USSR

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numerous

; American

on this occasion. Conference mission the

from

contributions A particularly

there France

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use

of

microscopy

striking

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feature

technique

in the

damage. Buckley

of the

use of trans-

as an everyday

of radiation

were and

less numerous

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electron

the investigation by

contributions, papers

readers and

Damage

with

A perusal

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on

“The

as ceramicists;

and fourth

chapters

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interest

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review

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on

W.

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Conductivity

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(855 times,

radiation produce ally

damage

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damage

Scientifically,

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second to those while

Primak

all quoted

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with titles)

The skill with in the

field

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in the text

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of the principal

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the

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a concise survey

established

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to plasticity

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Thermal

of the titles

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of Glasses

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“Radiation

working

Crystals

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Crystallisation

Practice”

standard

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main

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impressive.

Stookey and Maurer’s article is extremely

stimulating;

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crystallisation

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are grouped

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of Defects;

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of Materials

followed

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Dielectrics”.

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countries

an occasion

in Non-metallic

Ceramic

BEVINGTON

maintains

S. D. Stookey

notes

experts as any since the last nuclear jamboree

in 1958. Introductory of

many

Pits

volume

of a metallurgical

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Properties of Reactor Materials and the Efjects of Radiation Damage (Proceedings of the International Conference held under the auspices of the Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories, UK, in May-June 1961) (London, Butterworths, xvi -1 562 pages. 1962. 126s.) book

second

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1962. 80s.)

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vii+ 245 pages.

molecular

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techniques.

There

typographical

Melbourne

of

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may not be robust

significant

study

studies will undoubtedly

to be used a great

that

for

prepare

the papers

J. E. BURKE (General Editor) Progress in Ceramic Science (Volume 2) (Pergamon Press,

For

tool

in

instance,

(paper

39)

appears to have solved the long-standing problem the nature of irradiation growth in uranium.

of

Altogether this is a volume all workers in the field.

to

to be recommended

B. PRAKASH, S. R. KANTAN and N. K. RAO, Metallurgy of Thor&urn Production (Vienna, International Atomic Energy Agency, Review Series - No. 22. 56 pages. 1962. $1 .OO, 6s., NF 4, DM 3.20, Austr. Sch. 21) This

short

centration,

review pyrolytic

metal and refining, and testing review fuel.

covers and

ore

treatment

electrolytic

casting, fabrication,

for purity.

of the present

In conclusion status

and con-

reduction

to

health hazards there is a short

of thorium

as a reactor R.

W.

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