About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES) 2025
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| Symposium
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Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES) 2025
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| Presentation Title |
Reproducibility in Studies of Metal Behavior in Gen-IV Irradiation-Corrosion Environments |
| Author(s) |
Franziska Schmidt, Matthew Chancey, Hyosim Kim, Peter Hosemann, Blas Uberuaga, Yongqiang Wang |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Franziska Schmidt |
| Abstract Scope |
Understanding the evolution of materials exposed to corrosive Gen-IV reactor coolants under simultaneous irradiation is crucial to designing durable and safe reactor materials. Given the relative lack of operating experience with most Gen-IV coolants, such as heavy liquid metals or molten salts, laboratory experiments are required to generate data, both for basic science studies on model alloys and to test engineering materials. However, the effort and beam time required for each experiment makes it tempting to conduct "one-offs" under the assumption that results will at least point in the right direction. While this is often true, historical experience and our own results indicate that the magnitude of the irradiation-induced change of corrosion can vary widely, depending on a variety of experimental parameters.
This talk will focus on showcasing some of these reproducibility issues in irradiation-corrosion experiments and discussing potential solution paths. We will also provide an update about the current status of our projects with the simultaneous irradiation-corrosion experiment (ICE) III at Los Alamos National Laboratory. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Undecided |