About this Symposium

Meeting

2027 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition

Symposium

Materials and Chemistry for Molten Salt Systems

Sponsorship

TMS Structural Materials Division
TMS: Corrosion and Environmental Effects Committee

Organizer(s)

Stephen Raiman, University of Michigan
Yu-Chen Karen Chen-Wiegart, Stony Brook University/ Brookhaven National Lab.
Amanda Leong, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Guiqiu T. Zheng, Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Weiyue Zhou, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kumar Sridharan, University of Wisconsin-Madison
James C. Earthman, University of California-Irvine
Sangtae Kim, Hanyang University

Scope

The use of molten salts as a coolant in molten salt reactors (MSR) and concentrating solar power (CSP) systems offers many advantages including low operating pressures, high temperatures, and favorable heat transfer. Molten salts are also widely used in the metal processing and nuclear fuels reprocessing industries. Despite the advantages, the highly aggressive molten salts present a challenging environment for salt facing materials.

This symposium covers all aspects of materials science, chemistry, and electrochemistry in molten salt systems for diverse purposes such as energy transfer, energy storage, metallurgical processing, and actinide recovery.

Abstracts are solicited in, but not limited to, the following topics:

Corrosion of salt-facing materials
Salt effects in graphite and moderator materials
Radiation effects in structural, moderator, and fuel materials
Alloy selection and design for molten salt applications
Interaction of fission products with materials
Novel materials for use in molten salt systems
Mechanical and creep properties
Electrochemistry for metal processing and actinide recovery
Salt chemistry effects on materials including radiolysis
Heat exchanger design
Welding and cladding issues
Waste handling and actinide recovery
Electrochemistry in molten salts
Salt property evaluation and calculation

Abstracts Due

07/15/2026

Proceedings Plan

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