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Results showed that during early irradiation stages, in the absence of matrix defects, particle spacing had minimal influence on the distribution of the maximum principal stress. However, when residual pore was present in the SiC matrix, significant stress concentration occurred at the porosity sites, where the maximum principal stress was localized. Smaller particle spacing promoted crack initiation in the SiC matrix between adjacent particles and led to a higher number of cracks under the same fast neutron fluence. 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