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WM2026: Leveraging advanced technology and innovation
The noticeable exuberance within the nuclear community as a whole appears to have spilled over into the waste management sphere as well, judging from the 2026 Waste Management Conference, held March 8–12 in Phoenix, Ariz., and sponsored by Waste Management Symposia.
The theme of this year’s conference was “Efficient and Innovative Nuclear Materials and Technology Solutions,” and many of the scheduled panels and technical sessions revolved around how nuclear growth and technological advancements are affecting the back end of the fuel cycle, as well as how the cleanup of legacy sites is enabling new nuclear development.
M.C. Perrin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 1 | July 1985 | Pages 531-535
Material Engineering — Behavior | Proceedings of the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (San Francisco, California, March 3-7, 1985) | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A40093
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A materials testing scenario was developed to determine the effects of irradiation on five key material properties needed for fusion reactor design. These properties, tensile strength, fracture toughness, irradiation creep, fatigue, and swelling, were selected after consideration of the most likely failure modes to occur in a fusion reactor. Three structural materials were chosen for investigation: PCA, HT-9, and V-15Cr-5Ti. A total of 10,104 specimens were specified for irradiation, but initially only 1246 specimens would be tested. The entire testing scenario can be completed in 5-1/2 years in existing facilities.