Irradiation Effects and Irradiation Resistance Modification of Glasses

With the development of aerospace science and technology, nuclear medicine, nuclear power industry and green architecture, more rigorous requirements on glasses used in radioactive environment have been put forward. Irradiation may cause variations in glass microstructure and in glass macroscopic properties, and irradiation resistant glass should specifically possess stabilized physicochemical performances with little drop in visible light transmittance. This paper introduces the current research status on glass irradiation effects. Furthermore, progress and challenges of irradiation-resistant modification on glasses are reviewed with some notable new trends proposed.