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The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) provides world-class capabilities for irradiation testing and post-irradiation examination (PIE) to accelerate the development of nuclear materials for current and future reactors. This symposium highlights scientific advances, user-facility innovations, and awarded research projects enabled through NSUF capabilities. This session is directly associated with the annual NSUF Users Organization meeting and includes primarily invited presentations and panelists, as well as posters. It welcomes topics that demonstrate how NSUF access advances fundamental understanding and qualification of nuclear materials for extreme environments, including high radiation, elevated temperature, corrosive coolants, and long-term operational lifetimes. Posters on advanced AI tools are encouraged. The symposium will also showcase successful NSUF-supported projects and promote cross-institutional collaboration to accelerate nuclear materials innovation. This symposium is by invitation only. Submissions must clearly highlight the use of NSUF facilities and should not duplicate scientific content submitted to other NMC-sponsored symposia.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Neutron & ion irradiation capabilities
• Post-irradiation examination, advanced microstructural characterization, mechanical testing and corrosion resistance of irradiated materials
• AI/ML for microstructure analysis and performance prediction
• NSUF-enabled research results & facility capability development
• International collaboration on user-facility access and nuclear materials R & D
• Workforce development & training through NSUF resources |