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This symposium will provide a forum for researchers engaged in experimental or theoretical investigations of the mechanical behavior of materials in nuclear reactors. In particular, this symposium is intended to accelerate the development and acceptance of materials and materials measurement techniques that may allow extended operating lives for current nuclear power plants, and facilitate increases in safety, reliability, and efficiency in the next generation of nuclear power plants.
Experimental, theoretical and computational studies are sought in the areas of (but not limited to):
Advances in non-destructive flaw detection, residual stress measurement, and corrosion monitoring
Hybrid and novel mechanical testing techniques, such as in-situtesting in reactors or simulated aggressive environments
High-throughput and small-scale mechanical testing techniques
Accelerated testing, e.g. to investigate late-blooming phases or hydrogen embrittlement
Micromechanical investigations of materials subjected to reactor-specific harsh environments such as very-high-temperature fluids or fast neutrons
Our confirmed Invited Speakers are:
Gene Carpenter, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Jeffrey Henry, Energy Solutions Group
Stuart Maloy, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Randy Nanstad, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Robert Odette, University of California – Santa Barbara
Mikhail Sokolov, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ralph Spolenak, ETH-Zurich
Makuteswara Srinivasan, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Brian Wirth, University of California - Berkeley |