Study of hydride blisters in Zr-alloy using neutron tomography

► We have established neutron tomography as a potential tool for the study of blister formation. ► Location, size and hydride distribution in the vicinity of blisters has been imaged. ► Hydrogen concentration up to 25 wppm in the reconstructed images has been detected. ► Linear relation between mode of image histogram and hydrogen concentration has been found. ► Spatial in-homogeneity of hydride distribution has also been identified in tomographic images.