Tag Archives: Embrittlement
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Material Property Assessment and Data Gap Analysis for the Prospective Materials for Molten Salt Reactors—Research and Development
This review of the scientific literature characterized the designs of proposed concepts for molten salt nuclear reactors and the material degradation processes associated with each design.
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Nonlinear Ultrasonic Characterization of Radiation Damage in Ferritic Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel
As many U.S. nuclear plants enter extended operations, radiation damage is a critical concern. This research investigates the ability of a nondestructive evaluation technique called nonlinear ultrasound to characterize radiation damage in reactor pressure vessel steels over a range of fluence levels (a measure of neutron exposure), irradiation temperatures, and material composition.
