This paper presents a partial review of radiation damage effects on hyperfine interaction (HFI) experiments, based on the Discussion Meeting on Radiation Damage and Hyperfine Interactions held at Dieppe (France) prior to the Uppsala Conference. This presentation is complementary to that of H. de Waard's contribution to this volume. The emphasis here is on the relevance of information obtained from heavy-ion stopping theory and standard radiation damage annealing studies to the understanding of recent HFI experiments. Damage cascade evolution, annealing behaviour, dose effects and impurity evolution are discussed.