Following the brief review of the R&D of low activation ferritic steel
s in Japanese universities, the status of 9Cr-2W type ferritic steels
development is presented. The main emphasis is on mechanical property
changes by fast neutron irradiation in FFTF. Bend test, tensile test,
CVN test and in-reactor creep results are provided including some data
about low activation ferritic steels with Or variation from 2.25 to 1
2%. The 9Cr-2W ferritic steel, denoted as JLF-1, showed excellent mech
anical properties under fast neutron irradiation as high as 60 dpa. As
potential materials for DEMO and beyond, innovative oxide dispersion
strengthened (ODS) quasi-amorphous low activation ferritic steels are
introduced. The baseline properties, microstructural evolution under i
on irradiation and the recent progress of new processes are provided.