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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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ARPA-E announces $40 million to develop transmutation technologies for UNF
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) announced $40 million in funding to develop cutting-edge technologies to enable the transmutation of used nuclear fuel into less-radioactive substances. According to ARPA-E, the new initiative addresses one of the agency’s core goals as outlined by Congress: to provide transformative solutions to improve the management, cleanup, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
Chaoliang Xu, Xiangbing Liu, Yuanfei Li, Wangjie Qian, Wenqing Jia, Qiwei Quan, Jian Yin
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 196 | Number 10 | October 2022 | Pages 1247-1254
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2076484
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
In order to investigate the correlation between irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking (IASCC) susceptibility and the magnetic properties of austenitic stainless steel after ion irradiation, the magnetic properties and phase transformation were studied using a vibrating sample magnetometer and synchrotron radiation grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) on an irradiated specimen up to 25 displacements per atom. GIXRD indicated that the body-centered-cubic (BCC) phase was introduced in austenitic stainless steel by ion irradiation. Then, magnetic hysteresis loop analysis was conducted to give a quantitative analysis on the BCC magnetic phase under different irradiation damage and annealing temperature conditions. Based on the fact that postirradiation annealing will eliminate IASCC susceptibility at 550°C for 1 h, a correlation between IASCC susceptibility and magnetic properties was discussed, and a corresponding IASCC evaluation method was developed.