Manfred Puls is a consultant, working through MPP Consulting with Kinectrics Inc. in support of research conducted for the Canadian nuclear industry.  He holds a PhD degree in Physics from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and has engineering degrees from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.  He has been working in the nuclear industry since 1971. Before moving into his present consulting role, Dr Puls had a long career with AECL, working as Research Scientist, Section Head, Manager and Program Manager during his 35 year stay with this organization.

• Preface.- 1.Introduction.- 2.Properties of Bulk Zirconium Hydrides.- 3. Hydride Phases, Orientation Relationships, Habit Planes and Morphologies.- 4. Solubility of Hydrogen.- 5. Diffusion of Hydrogen- 6. Characteristics of the Solvus.- 7. Theories of Coherent Phase Equilibrium.- 8. Experimental Results and Theoretical Interpretations of Solvus Relationships in the Zr-H System.- 9. Fracture Strength of Embedded Hydride Precipitates in Zirconium and its Alloys.- 10 Delayed Hydride Cracking – Theory and Experiment.- 11 DHC Initiation at Volumetric Flaws.- 12. Applications to CANDU Reactors

Manfred Puls is a consultant, working through MPP Consulting with Kinectrics Inc. in support of research conducted for the Canadian nuclear industry.  He holds a PhD degree in Physics from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and has engineering degrees from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.  He has been working in the nuclear industry since 1971. Before moving into his present consulting role, Dr Puls had a long career with AECL, working as Research Scientist, Section Head, Manager and Program Manager during his 35 year stay with this organization.

• Preface.- 1.Introduction.- 2.Properties of Bulk Zirconium Hydrides.- 3. Hydride Phases, Orientation Relationships, Habit Planes and Morphologies.- 4. Solubility of Hydrogen.- 5. Diffusion of Hydrogen- 6. Characteristics of the Solvus.- 7. Theories of Coherent Phase Equilibrium.- 8. Experimental Results and Theoretical Interpretations of Solvus Relationships in the Zr-H System.- 9. Fracture Strength of Embedded Hydride Precipitates in Zirconium and its Alloys.- 10 Delayed Hydride Cracking – Theory and Experiment.- 11 DHC Initiation at Volumetric Flaws.- 12. Applications to CANDU Reactors