To realize long-term energy production without increased global carbon burden, nuclear plant is a safe and efficient choice. Materials science and technology is a key foundation upon which the nuclear technology of today prospers and the technology of tomorrow will succeed. Within today’s nuclear power plant operation, materials degradation caused by extreme environments occupies a significant part of materials related problems. To realize extended lifetimes up to 60 years or even potentially longer, it is critical to understand the mechanisms of material degradation for the sake of both economic and safety reasons. It is also critical for the development of nuclear power plants with a good understanding of today’s materials problems.
The purpose of this section is to provide a platform for the communication of ideas about such problems and their solutions in nuclear power plants of today and the future. Both metallic and non-metallic corrosion are included in traditional or advanced nuclear reactors. Pressure vessel & piping steels, zirconium alloys, nickel base alloys, stainless steels, and other materials subjected to the nuclear environments will be in the spotlight between materials scientists, metallurgists and all investigators of degradation phenomena.
The content includes but not is limited to:
• Fretting wear/corrosion
• Flow accelerated corrosion
• Simultaneous irradiation and corrosion
• Measurement of material properties during irradiation
• Synergistic effects of corrosion and hydrogen absorption
• Corrosive degradation on coatings
To realize long-term energy production without increased global carbon burden, nuclear plant is a safe and efficient choice. Materials science and technology is a key foundation upon which the nuclear technology of today prospers and the technology of tomorrow will succeed. Within today’s nuclear power plant operation, materials degradation caused by extreme environments occupies a significant part of materials related problems. To realize extended lifetimes up to 60 years or even potentially longer, it is critical to understand the mechanisms of material degradation for the sake of both economic and safety reasons. It is also critical for the development of nuclear power plants with a good understanding of today’s materials problems.
The purpose of this section is to provide a platform for the communication of ideas about such problems and their solutions in nuclear power plants of today and the future. Both metallic and non-metallic corrosion are included in traditional or advanced nuclear reactors. Pressure vessel & piping steels, zirconium alloys, nickel base alloys, stainless steels, and other materials subjected to the nuclear environments will be in the spotlight between materials scientists, metallurgists and all investigators of degradation phenomena.
The content includes but not is limited to:
• Fretting wear/corrosion
• Flow accelerated corrosion
• Simultaneous irradiation and corrosion
• Measurement of material properties during irradiation
• Synergistic effects of corrosion and hydrogen absorption
• Corrosive degradation on coatings
