"A Challenge to Multivariate Statistical Analysis: Spent Nuclear Fuel" Philip Edmondson, Tyler Gerczak, Chad Parish, Kurt Terrani, Microscopy & Microanalysis Vol. 22 2016 Link | ||
"A combined APT and SANS investigation of a' phase precipitation in neutron-irradiated model FeCrAl alloys" Philip Edmondson, Kevin Field, Kumar Sridharan, Kurt Terrani, Samuel A. Briggs, Kenneth Littrell, Yukinori Yamamoto, Richard Howard, Charles Daily, Acta Materialia Vol. 129 2017 217-228 Link | ||
"An Atom Probe Tomography Study of the Through Wall Attenuation Effect on Cu-rich Precipitate Formation in a Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel" Philip Edmondson, Caleb Massey, Mikhail Sokolov, Thomas Rosseel, Journal of Nuclear Materials Vol. 543 2021 Link | ||
"An Atom Probe Tomography Study of the Through Wall Attenuation Effect on Cu-rich Precipitate Formation in a Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel"
Philip Edmondson, Caleb Massey, Thomas Rosseel,
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Vol. 545
2021
Link
High-Cu weld material harvested from an ex service reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steel from Unit 1 of the decommissioned Zion Nuclear Generating Station has been characterized using atom probe tomography. Samples taken from 4 different positions through the thicknesses of the pressure vessel wall from the water-side to the air-side were characterized, along with an unirradiated baseline material. In the baseline material, no precipitates were found and the Cu was observed to be fully in solid solution; however, scanning transmission electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive spectroscopy (STEM-EDS) revealed the presence of -Cu that form during processing of the material and results in the concomitant decrease of matrix Cu. Following irradiation, a high number density of nano-scale Cu-rich precipitates (CRPs) were observed, uniformly distributed throughout the matrix. The Cu content within the CRPs was found to be 30-35 at.% regardless of location in the wall. No statistically significant variation in the compositions, mean radius, number density, or volume fraction as a function of location within the wall was observed. The measured matrix Cu level excluding CRPs contribution was found to be 90 appm higher than the solubility limit suggesting that further nucleation and growth of the CRPs under continued operations would have occurred. These results clearly demonstrate that the neutron energy attenuation has no significant effect on the precipitation kinetics of CRPs regardless of location in the wall in high-Cu RPV steels under irradiation. |
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"Applications of Combined Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction and STEM-SDD X-Ray Analysis in Irradiated Materials" Chad Parish, Kun Wang, Philip Edmondson, David Hoelzer, Microscopy and Microanalysis Vol. 24 2018 736-737 Link | ||
"Characterisation of the spatial variability of material properties of Gilsocarbon and NBG-18 using random fields"
Jose Arregui-Mena, Philip Edmondson, Lee Margetts, DV Griffiths, William Windes, Mark Carroll, Paul Mummery,
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Vol. 511
2018
91-108
Link
Graphite is a candidate material for Generation IV concepts and is used as a moderator in Advanced Gascooled
Reactors (AGR) in the UK. Spatial material variability is present within billets causing different
material property values between different components. Variations in material properties and irradiation
effects can produce stress concentrations and diverse mechanical responses in a nuclear reactor graphite
core. In order to characterise the material variability, geostatistical techniques called variography and
random field theory were adapted for studying the density and Young's modulus of a billet of Gilsocarbon
and NBG-18 graphite grades. Variography is a technique for estimating the distance over which
material property values have significant spatial correlation, known as the scale of fluctuation or spatial
correlation length. The paper uses random field theory to create models that mimic the original spatial
and statistical distributions of the original data set. This study found different values of correlation length
for density and Young's modulus around the edges of a Gilsocarbon billet, while in the case of NBG-18,
similar correlation lengths where found across the billet. Examples of several random fields are given to
reproduce the spatial patterns and values found in the original data. |
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"Combining Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction and Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy for Irradiated Materials Studies" Philip Edmondson, Chad Parish, Kurt Terrani, Kun Wang, Xunxiang Hu, Rachel Seibert, Yutai Katoh, Microscopy & Microanalysis Vol. 23 2017 2218-2219 Link | ||
"Complementary Techniques for Quantification of a' Phase Precipitation in Neutron-Irradiated Fe-Cr-Al Model Alloys" Samuel A. Briggs, Philip Edmondson, Kevin Field, Kumar Sridharan, Yukinori Yamamoto, Kenneth Littrell, Charles Daily, Microscopy & Microanalysis Vol. 22 2016 1470-1471 Link | ||
"Corrigendum to “Atom probe tomography characterization of neutron irradiated surveillance samples from the R.E. Ginna reactor pressure vessel”" Philip Edmondson, Journal of Nuclear Materials Vol. 489 2017 236-237 Link | ||
"Dependencies of a' embrittlement in neutron-irradiated model Fe-Cr-Al alloys" Samuel A. Briggs, Philip Edmondson, Kevin Field, Kumar Sridharan, ANS Transactions Vol. 114 2016 1046-1047 Link | ||
"Development of mesopores in superfine grain graphite neutronirradiated at high fluence"
Cristian Contescu, Jose Arregui-Mena, Philip Edmondson,
Carbon
Vol. 141
2019
663-675
Link
Microstructural changes induced by neutron irradiation of superfine grain graphite G347A (Tokai Carbon,
Japan) were examined by nitrogen adsorption at 77 K and by three microscopy techniques (SEM, TEM
and FIB-SEM tomography). The specimens were irradiated at doses of up to 30 dpa, covering stages
before and after the turnaround fluence at three temperatures (300, 450, 750 C) of their irradiation
envelope. The initial graphite densification at low fluences did not produce any detectable effect in the
pore size range (<350 nm) measured by gas adsorption. However, graphite irradiated at high fluences,
after turnaround, showed severe structural changes. At all three temperatures and high irradiation fluences,
gas adsorption revealed significant increase of the volume of narrow mesopores (<5e20 nm) and
up to five times increase of BET surface area, both in linear relationship with the relative volume
expansion. Analysis of microscopy images showed multiplication of fine macropores (>50 nm) at high
irradiation fluences and more structural changes on multiple scales, from nanometers to microns. This
work demonstrates the unique ability of gas adsorption techniques to analyze open pores with sizes
between sub-nanometer and sub-micron in bulk nuclear graphite, with supporting microscopy results. |
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"Development of mesopores in superfine grain graphite neutron-irradiated at high fluence"
Cristian Contescu, Jose Arregui-Mena, Anne Campbell, Philip Edmondson,
Carbon
Vol. 141
2018
663-675
Link
Microstructural changes induced by neutron irradiation of superfine grain graphite G347A (Tokai Carbon, Japan) were examined by nitrogen adsorption at 77 K and by three microscopy techniques (SEM, TEM and FIB-SEM tomography). The specimens were irradiated at doses of up to 30 dpa, covering stages before and after the turnaround fluence at three temperatures (300, 450, 750 °C) of their irradiation envelope. The initial graphite densification at low fluences did not produce any detectable effect in the pore size range (<350 nm) measured by gas adsorption. However, graphite irradiated at high fluences, after turnaround, showed severe structural changes. At all three temperatures and high irradiation fluences, gas adsorption revealed significant increase of the volume of narrow mesopores (<5–20 nm) and up to five times increase of BET surface area, both in linear relationship with the relative volume expansion. Analysis of microscopy images showed multiplication of fine macropores (>50 nm) at high irradiation fluences and more structural changes on multiple scales, from nanometers to microns. This work demonstrates the unique ability of gas adsorption techniques to analyze open pores with sizes between sub-nanometer and sub-micron in bulk nuclear graphite, with supporting microscopy results. |
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"Dislocation loop evolution during in-situ ion irradiation of model FeCrAl alloys"
Philip Edmondson, Kevin Field, Jack Haley, Steve Roberts, Kumar Sridharan, Samuel A. Briggs, Sergio Lozano-Perez,
Acta Materialia
Vol. 136
2017
390-401
Link
Model FeCrAl alloys of Fe-10%Cr-5%Al, Fe-12%Cr-4.5%Al, Fe-15%Cr-4%Al, and Fe-18%Cr-3%Al (in wt %) were irradiated with 1 MeV Kr++ ions in-situ with transmission electron microscopy to a dose of 2.5 displacements per atom (dpa) at 320 °C. In all cases, the microstructural damage consisted of dislocation loops with ½<111> and <100> Burgers vectors. The proportion of ½<111> dislocation loops varied from ~50% in the Fe-10%Cr-5%Al model alloy and the Fe-18Cr%-3%Al model alloy to a peak of ~80% in the model Fe-15%Cr-4.5%Al alloy. The dislocation loop volume density increased with dose for all alloys and showed signs of approaching an upper limit. The total loop populations at 2.5 dpa had a slight (and possibly insignificant) decline as the chromium content was increased from 10 to 15 wt %, but the Fe-18%Cr-3%Al alloy had a dislocation loop population ~50% smaller than the other model alloys. The largest dislocation loops in each alloy had image sizes of close to 20 nm in the micrographs, and the median diameters for all alloys ranged from 6 to 8 nm. Nature analysis by the inside-outside method indicated most dislocation loops were interstitial type. |
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"Electron tomography of unirradiated and irradiated nuclear graphite"
Michael Ward, Chad Parish, Yutai Katoh, Philip Edmondson, Jose Arregui-Mena,
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Vol. 545
2021
Link
Graphite is the moderator material of several Generation IV nuclear reactor concepts, as well as the British Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors (AGR). Porosity can heavily influence the material properties, me- chanical irradiation response, and neutron induced shrinkage or swelling of nuclear-grade graphite. Due to the sub-micron size of several types of pores found in graphite, only a high-resolution imaging tech- nique such as electron tomography are capable of visualizing these features in three dimensions. In this research, we used electron tomography to characterize as-received and neutron irradiated samples of IG-110 nuclear-grade graphite to show for the first time the 3D structure of both native and irradiation- induced nano-cracks. This technique also reveals unique characteristics of graphite such as the structure that surrounds pores and could be used to inform molecular dynamic simulations of irradiated graphite and experimental techniques such as gas-absorption. This research also shows the utility of this technique for the study of other nuclear porous carbon-based materials. |
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"Energetic particle irradiation study of TiN coatings: are these films appropriate for accident tolerant fuels?" Philip Edmondson, Journal of Nuclear Materials Vol. 512 2018 239-245 Link | ||
"Influence of mechanical alloying and extrusion conditions on the microstructure and tensile properties of Low-Cr ODS FeCrAl alloys" Caleb Massey, Sebastien Dryepondt, Philip Edmondson, Kurt Terrani, Steven Zinkle, Journal of Nuclear Materials Vol. 512 2018 227-238 Link | ||
"Irradiation-enhanced a' precipitation in model FeCrAl alloys"
Philip Edmondson, Kevin Field, Kumar Sridharan, Samuel A. Briggs, Yukinori Yamamoto, Richard Howard, Kurt Terrani,
Scripta Materialia
Vol. 116
2016
112-116
Link
Model FeCrAl alloys with varying compositions (Fe(10–18)Cr(10–6)Al at.%) have been neutron irradiated at ~ 320 to damage levels of ~ 7 displacements per atom (dpa) to investigate the compositional influence on the formation of irradiation-induced Cr-rich a' precipitates using atom probe tomography. In all alloys, significant number densities of these precipitates were observed. Cluster compositions were investigated and it was found that the average cluster Cr content ranged between 51.1 and 62.5 at.% dependent on initial compositions. This is significantly lower than the Cr-content of a' in binary FeCr alloys. Significant partitioning of the Al from the a' precipitates was also observed. |
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"Multiscale characterization and comparison of historical and modern nuclear graphite grades"
Jose Arregui-Mena, Robert Worth, William Bodel, Benjamin Maerz, wenjing li, Anne Campbell, Erkan Cakmak, Nidia Gallego, Cristian Contescu, Philip Edmondson,
Materials Characterization
Vol. 190
2024
112047
Link
Beginning with Chicago Pile I, graphite has been used as a moderator material in nuclear power stations and is considered a potential material for use in future Generation IV advanced reactors. The microstructure of graphite is responsible for much of its mechanical and thermo-physical properties, and how it responds to irradiation. To understand graphite microstructure, it is necessary to understand its porosity at the macro- and micro-scales; and to understand its porosity, it is necessary to characterize the morphological connectivity of the void content and the two main phases of graphite: filler and binder. Here, using several microscopy and analytical techniques, a detailed examination of the heterogeneity, microstructure and pore structure of different graphite grades and their binder and filler phases is presented. Significant differences were found between coarser and finer nuclear grades. Coarse grades have a more diverse range of filler particles, pores and thermal cracks. Finer grades have a more well-defined pore size distribution, fewer variations of filler particles sizes and do not contain as many large thermal cracks. Fine grades tend to have a well-connected network of pores whereas coarser grades contain a larger content of closed porosity. The framework developed within this work can be applied and used to assess the various graphite grades that would down-select materials for specific use in graphite moderated reactor designs. |
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"Nitrogen adsorption data,FIB-SEM tomography and TEM micrographs of neutron-irradiated superfine graingraphite" Jose Arregui-Mena, Cristian Contescu, Philip Edmondson, Data in brief Vol. 21 2018 2643-2650 Link | ||
"Phase instabilities in austenitic steels during particle bombardment at high and low dose rates" Samara Levine, C. Pareige, Philip Edmondson, Gary Was, Steven Zinkle, Arunodaya Bhattacharya, Materials & Design Vol. 217 2022 Link | ||
"Phase stability of single phase Al0.12CrNiFeCo high entropy alloy upon irradiation" Boopathy Kombaiah, Philip Edmondson, Yanliang Zhang, Materials & Design Vol. 160 2018 1208-1216 Link | ||
"Post irradiation examination of nanoprecipitate stability and α′ precipitation in an oxide dispersion strengthened Fe-12Cr-5Al alloy" Caleb Massey, Philip Edmondson, Kevin Field, David Hoelzer, Kurt Terrani, Steven Zinkle, Scripta Materialia Vol. 162 2018 94-98 Link | ||
"Probing the Damage Recovery Mechanism in Irradiated Stainless Steels Using In-Situ Microcantilever Bending Test" Keyou Mao, Hao Wang, Haozheng Qu, Kayla Yano, Philip Edmondson, Cheng Sun, Janelle Wharry, Frontiers in Materials Vol. 2022 Link | ||
"Restructuring in high burnup UO2 studied using modern electron microscopy"
Tyler Gerczak, Chad Parish, Philip Edmondson, Kurt Terrani,
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Vol. 509
2018
245-259
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Modern electron microscopy techniques were used to conduct a thorough study of an irradiated urania fuel pellet microstructure to attempt at an understanding of high burnup structure formation in this material. The fuel was irradiated at low power to high burnups in a light water reactor, proving ideal for this purpose. Examination of grain size and orientation with strict spatial selectivity across the fuel pellet radius allowed for capturing the progression of the restructuring process, from its onset to full completion. Based on this information, the polygonization mechanism was shown to be responsible for restructuring, involving formation of low-angle grain boundaries with their initiation occurring at the original high-angle grain boundaries of the as-fabricated pellet and at the gas bubble-matrix interfaces. The low-angle character of boundaries between the subdivided grains disappeared in the fully developed high burnup structure, likely due to creep deformation in the pellet. |
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"SEM and TEM data of nuclear graphite and glassy carbon microstructures"
Jose Arregui-Mena, Robert Worth, William Bodel, Benjamin Maerz, wenjing li, Aaron Selby, Anne Campbell, Cristian Contescu, Philip Edmondson, Nidia Gallego,
Data in Brief
Vol. 46
2023
108808
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Micrographs of multiple nuclear graphite grades were captured using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), complementing the data contained in the related manuscript, “A multi-technique image library of nuclear graphite microstructures of historical and modern grades.” The SEM micrographs show the differences among filler particles, binder, and thermal cracks contained in nuclear graphite. This library of microstructures serves as a baseline of as-received material and enables understanding the phases and differences between nuclear grades. TEM micrographs included in this manuscript elucidate the content of a common material contained in the binder phase known as quinoline insoluble (QI) particles. These particles are a phase of graphite that can be used as a forensic fingerprint of the neutron irradiation effects in graphite. The manuscript also contains some data of glassy carbon, an allotrope of carbon that shares similarities with some of the chaotic structures in nuclear graphite. Combined, these micrographs provide a detailed overview of the microstructures of various graphite grades prior to neutron irradiation. |
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"Thermodynamic and kinetic modeling of Mn-Ni-Si precipitates in low-Cu reactor pressure vessel steels"
Nathan Almirall, Philip Edmondson, G. Robert Odette, Peter Wells, Huibin Ke, Leland Barnard, Dane Morgan,
Acta Materialia
Vol. 138
2017
10-26
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Formation of large volume fractions of Mn-Ni-Si precipitates (MNSPs) causes excess irradiation embrittlement of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels at high, extended-life fluences. Thus, a new and unique, semi-empirical cluster dynamics model was developed to study the evolution of MNSPs in low-Cu RPV steels. The model is based on CALPHAD thermodynamics and radiation enhanced diffusion kinetics. The thermodynamics dictates the compositional and temperature dependence of the free energy reductions that drive precipitation. The model treats both homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation, where the latter occurs on cascade damage, like dislocation loops. The model has only four adjustable parameters that were fit to an atom probe tomography (APT) database. The model predictions are in semi-quantitative agreement with systematic Mn, Ni and Si composition variations in alloys characterized by APT, including a sensitivity to local tip-to-tip variations even in the same steel. The model predicts that heterogeneous nucleation plays a critical role in MNSP formation in lower alloy Ni contents. Single variable assessments of compositional effects show that Ni plays a dominant role, while even small variations in irradiation temperature can have a large effect on the MNSP evolution. Within typical RPV steel ranges, Mn and Si have smaller effects. The delayed but then rapid growth of MNSPs to large volume fractions at high fluence is well predicted by the model. For purposes of illustration, the effect of MNSPs on transition temperature shifts are presented based on well-established microstructure-property and property-property models. |
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"Using complimentary microscopy methods to examine Ni-Mn-Si-precipitates in highly-irradiated reactor pressure vessel steels"
Philip Edmondson, Chad Parish,
Acta Materialia
Vol. 134
2017
31-39
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Nano-scale Ni-Mn-Si-rich precipitates formed in a reactor pressure vessel steel under high neutron fluence have been characterized using highly complimentary atom probe tomography (APT) and scanning transmission electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy (STEM-EDS) combined with STEM-EDS modeling. Using these techniques in a synergistic manner to overcome the well-known trajectory aberrations in APT data, the average upper limit Fe concentration within the precipitates was found to be ~6 at.%. Using this knowledge, accurate compositions of the precipitates was determined and it was found that the spread of precipitate compositions was large, but mostly centered around the G2-and G-phases. The use of STEM-EDS also allowed for larger areas to be examined, and segregation of minor solutes was observed to occur on grain boundaries, along with Ni-Mn-Si-rich precipitates that were smaller in size than those in the matrix. Solute segregation at the grain boundaries is proposed to occur through a radiation induced segregation or radiation enhanced diffusion mechanism due to the presence of a denuded zone about the grain boundary. It is also proposed that the reduced precipitate size at the grain boundaries is due to the structure of the grain boundary. The lack of Ni-Mn-Si precipitates observed in larger Mo-rich precipitates is also discussed, and the absence of the minor solutes required to form the Ni-Mn-Si precipitates results in the lack of nucleation. This is in contrast to cementite phases in which Ni-Mn-Si precipitates have been observed to have formed. It was also determined through this work that the exclusion of all the Fe ions during atom probe analysis is a reasonable approximation. |
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"Viewpoint: Nanoscale chemistry and crystallography are both the obstacle and pathway to advanced radiation-tolerant materials"
Philip Edmondson, Chad Parish, Kun Wang,
Scripta Materialia
Vol. 143
2017
169-175
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New candidate materials for GenIV or fusion nuclear energy systems, e.g., nanostructured ferritic alloys, are distinguished from older-generation nuclear materials by much smaller feature sizes and complex local nanochemistry and crystallography. Established and perspective nuclear materials, e.g. reactor pressure vessel steels or plasma-facing tungsten, also form small nanoscale structures under in-reactor service. Here, we discuss recent advances in materials characterization – high-efficiency X-ray mapping combined with datamining; transmission Kikuchi diffraction; and atom probe tomography – that make it possible to quantitatively characterize these nanoscale structures in unprecedented detail, which enables advances in understanding and modelling of radiation service and degradation. |
"Complementary techniques for quantification of a' phase precipitation in neutron-irradiated Fe-Cr-Al model alloys" Philip Edmondson, Kevin Field, Kumar Sridharan, Microscopy & Microanalysis 2016 July 24-28, (2016) Link | |
"Dependencies of a' Embrittlement in Neutron-Irradiated Model Fe-Cr-Al Alloys" Philip Edmondson, Kevin Field, Kumar Sridharan, 2016 ANS Annual Meeting June 12-16, (2016) Link | |
"Hydride Microstructure at the Metal-Oxide Interface of a Zircaloy-4 Fuel Clad from the H. B. Robinson Nuclear Reactor" Mahmut Cinbiz, Philip Edmondson, Kurt Terrani, American Nuclear Society June 11-15, (2017) Link | |
"Hydride Microstructure at the Metal-Oxide Interface of a Zircaloy-4 Fuel Clad from the H.B. Robinson Nuclear Reactor" Mahmut Cinbiz, Philip Edmondson, Kurt Terrani, 2017 ANS Annual Meeting June 11-15, (2017) | |
"Microstructural characterization of nuclear graphite: from microscale to nanoscale" Jose Arregui-Mena, Cristian Contescu, Philip Edmondson, ORPA Research Symposium August 8-8, (2018) | |
"Neutron irradiation effects on the microstructure of nuclear graphite" Jose Arregui-Mena, Benjamin Maerz, Cristian Contescu, Anne Campbell, Philip Edmondson, Yutai Katoh, NuMat 2018 October 14-18, (2018) | |
"Radiation Effects in Binary Carbides" Karl Whittle, Philip Edmondson, MRS 2018 November 25-30, (2018) | |
"Radiation Effects in Binary Carbides" Karl Whittle, Philip Edmondson, MS&T 2018 October 14-18, (2018) |
U.S. DOE Nuclear Science User Facilities Awards 35 Rapid Turnaround Experiment Research Proposals - Awards total approximately $1.3 million These projects will continue to advance the understanding of irradiation effects in nuclear fuels and materials in support of the mission of the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy. Wednesday, September 20, 2017 - Calls and Awards |
DOE Awards 33 Rapid Turnaround Experiment Research Proposals - Projects total approximately $1.2 million These projects will continue to advance the understanding of irradiation effects in nuclear fuels and materials in support of the mission of the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy. Monday, June 18, 2018 - Calls and Awards |
RTE 1st Call Awards Announced - Projects total approximately $1.4 million These projects will continue to advance the understanding of irradiation effects in nuclear fuels and materials in support of the mission of the DOE-NE. Friday, February 8, 2019 - Calls and Awards |
DOE Awards 37 RTE Proposals - Awarded projects total nearly $1.4M in access awards Tuesday, July 14, 2020 - News Release, Calls and Awards |
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Atom probe tomography evaluation of irradiated and annealed RPV surveillance specimens from the R. E. Ginna reactor - FY 2015 RTE 2nd Call, #565
Correlative Atom Probe and Electron Microscopy Study of Radiation Induced Segregation at Low and High Angle Grain Boundaries in Steels - FY 2016 CINR, #3041
In situ amorphization studies of forsterite, diopside and quartz under ion irradiation - FY 2017 RTE 3rd Call, #1090
Micro-structural and -chemical Investigations of the Short-Term Annealing of Irradiation-Induced Late Blooming Phase Precipitates in a High-Ni Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel Weld - FY 2017 RTE 1st Call, #782
TEM Characterization of Highly Irradiated Stainless Steel - FY 2019 RTE 1st Call, #1695
Understanding the effect of neutron attenuation on Cu-rich precipitate formation in reactor pressure vessel steels using STEM-EDS - FY 2020 RTE 2nd Call, #4189
Understanding the local atomic structure in variable composition, irradiated perovskites - FY 2018 RTE 3rd Call, #1584
3D Microstructural Assessment of Irradiated and Control U-10Zr Fuels - FY 2018 RTE 3rd Call, #1590
BET and TEM characterization of nuclear graphite irradiated at temperatures below 230°C - FY 2019 RTE 2nd Call, #1773
EBSD characterization of neutron irradiated mineral concrete aggregates - FY 2019 RTE 1st Call, #1693
Effects of Welding on Radiation-Enhanced Precipitation in FeCrAl Alloys - FY 2018 RTE 2nd Call, #1441
Hydride Microstructure at the Metal-Oxide Interface of Zircaloy-4 from H.B. Robinson Nuclear Reactor - FY 2017 RTE 1st Call, #840
Hydrogen Analysis and Oxide Characterization of Reactor Irradiated Zr-Nb Alloy - FY 2017 RTE 2nd Call, #955
In situ TEM Study of the Ion Irradiation Damage on Hydrides in a Zirconium Alloy for Nuclear Fuel Cladding - FY 2017 RTE 2nd Call, #974
In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Study of Radiation Damage Effects on the d-Hydride Microstructure in Irradiated Zircaloy-4 - FY 2017 RTE 3rd Call, #1099
In-situ irradiation study of carbides/nitrides/carbo-nitrides in additively manufactured ferritic-martensitic steels. - FY 2019 RTE 1st Call, #1694
Interfacial Effects, Damage and Recovery in Binary Carbides - FY 2018 RTE 1st Call, #1277
Investigation of the effects of neutron irradiation on minerals of concrete aggregates - FY 2020 RTE 2nd Call, #4206
Investigation of the irradiation induced porosity in concrete aggregates with x-ray computed tomography and helium pycnometry - FY 2019 RTE 3rd Call, #2904
Mechanical property and microstructural characterization of irradiated stainless steel via in situ SEM-EBSD mechanical testing. - FY 2019 RTE 1st Call, #1698
Microstructural characterization of neutron irradiated C-C composites - FY 2023 RTE 1st Call, #4600
Micro-structural investigation of the pore structure of uncrept and crept irradiated PCEA graphite specimens with SEM and FIB tomography - FY 2018 RTE 3rd Call, #1596
Nano-precipitate Response to Neutron Irradiation in Model ODS FeCrAl Alloy 125YF - FY 2017 RTE 2nd Call, #961
Nano-precipitate Stability and a'-Precipitation in ODS and Wrought FeCrAl Alloys - FY 2019 RTE 2nd Call, #1747
Parametric study of factors affecting precipitation in model FeCrAl alloys - FY 2016 RTE 3rd Call, #687
Study of nanocluster stability in neutron- and ion-irradiated ODS FeCrAl alloys - FY 2017 RTE 2nd Call, #954
TEM investigation of irradiation, irradiation creep and thermal annealing effects in nuclear graphite - FY 2018 RTE 2nd Call, #1495
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