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A webinar, and a new opportunity to take ANS’s CNP Exam
Applications are now open for the fall 2025 testing period for the American Nuclear Society’s Certified Nuclear Professional (CNP) exam. Applications are being accepted through October 14, and only three testing sessions are offered per year, so it is important to apply soon. The test will be administered from November 12 through December 16. To check eligibility and schedule your exam, click here.
In addition, taking place tomorrow (September 19) from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. (CDT), ANS will host a new webinar, “How to Become a Certified Nuclear Professional.” More information is available below in this article.
Kensho Sahira, Toshiki Takeiri, Tatsuo Kondo
Nuclear Technology | Volume 66 | Number 1 | July 1984 | Pages 25-34
A. Selection, Production, and Development of Alloys for HTGR Component | Status of Metallic Materials Development for Application in Advanced High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT84-A33451
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A method of manufacturing a nuclear grade nickel-base heat-resistant alloy in application to helium-cooled reactor primary circuit components has been developed. The Hastelloy-XR alloy, a version of Hastelloy-X, was made available by combining the basic studies of the oxidation behavior of Hastelloy-X and the improvement of manufacturing techniques. In the primary and remelting steps, the choice of appropriate processes was made by performing numerical analyses of the statistical deviation of both chemical composition and the products’ mechanical properties. The feasibility of making larger electroslag remelting ingots with reasonable control of macrosegregation was examined by the calculation of a molten metal pool shape during melting. The hot workability of Hastelloy-XR was confirmed to be equivalent to that of Hastelloy-X and the importance of controlling the thermal and mechanical processes more closely was stressed in obtaining a higher level of quality assurance for the nuclear applications. The possibility of enhancing the high-temperature mechanical performance of Hastelloy-XR was suggested based on the preliminary test results with the heats manufactured with controlled boron content.