34 datasets found

The objective of this study is to understand the effect of Phosphorous (P) on precipitation and segregation behavior in neutron irradiated Reactor Pressure Vessel steels in the...

Primary Coolant Apparatus Test (PCAT) for the Microreactor Applications Research Validation (MARVEL) project. The PCAT replicates the MARVEL reactor’s primary loop . PCAT uses...

Radiation-Induced Surface Activation is an inherent phenomenon where surfaces that are exposed to gamma irradiation are observed to undergo an increase in wettability. This...

A thorough understanding of oxidation is important when considering the health and integrity of graphite components in graphite reactors. For the next generation of graphite...

Ultrasonic technologies offer the potential for high accuracy and resolution in-pile measurement of a range of parameters, including geometry changes, temperature, crack...

Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloys are promising candidate materials for the next generation advanced nuclear reactors due to their superior irradiation resistance and...

What determines precipitate morphologies in co-precipitating alloy systems? We focus on alloys of two precipitating phases, with the fast-precipitating phase acting as...

Several Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) programs, such as the Fuel Cycle Research and Development (FCRD), Advanced Reactor Concepts (ARC), Light Water...

Particles comprised of a thermal neutron absorbing material (HfAl3) are dispersed in a metal matrix material with high thermal conductivity (aluminum) to conduct the heat...

Given a growing interest in uranium salts for pyrochemical processing of used fuel and uranium-fueled molten salt reactors, the synthesis of uranium trichloride in alkali-metal...

The effects of neutron irradiation on microstructural evolution and the resultant changes in physical and mechanical properties are of critical importance for the development of...

Current generation light water reactors (LWRs), sodium cooled fast reactors (SFRs), small modular reactors (SMRs), and next generation nuclear plants (NGNPs) produce harsh...

This is the mechanical testing data archive from a neutron irradiation campaign of nuclear structural alloys fabricated by powder metallurgy with hot isostatic pressing (PM-...

Monday, May 20 – Thursday, May 23, 2024 at Center for Advanced Energy Studies at Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho. This pilot workshop was hosted to expand the NSUF...

Ultrasonic technologies offer the potential for high accuracy and resolution in-pile measurement of numerous parameters, including geometry changes, temperature, crack...

The radiation-induced amorphization of U3Si2 was investigated by in-situ transmission electron microscopy ion irradiation. Both arc-melted and sintered U3Si2 specimens were...

The effects of neutron irradiation temperature and dose on thermal diffusivity are compared between non-irradiated and in-pile irradiated MgO samples. MgO pellets were...

ANS Virtual Winter Meeting Presentation on Impact of Ionizing Irradiation on Surface Wettability: Fundamentals and Application in Engineering Superhydrophobic Surfaces

Radiation-enhanced precipitation of Cr-rich α’ in irradiated Fe-Cr alloys, which results in hardening and embrittlement, depends on the irradiating particle and the displacement...

Growth of wurtzite ScxAl1−xN (x < 0.23) by plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy on cplane GaN at high temperatures significantly alters the extracted lattice constants of...