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High Fidelity Ion Beam Simulation of High Dose Neutron Irradiation

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(208) 526-6918
Experiment Details:
Experiment Title:
High Fidelity Ion Beam Simulation of High Dose Neutron Irradiation)
Project Summary
The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the capability to predict the evolution of microstructure and properties of structural materials in-reactor and at high doses, using ion irradiation as a surrogate for reactor irradiations. “Properties” includes both physical properties (irradiated microstructure) and the mechanical properties of the material. Demonstration of the capability to predict properties has two components. One is ion irradiation of a set of alloys to yield an irradiated microstructure and corresponding mechanical behavior that are substantially the same as results from neutron exposure in the appropriate reactor environment. Second is the capability to predict the irradiated microstructure and corresponding mechanical behavior on the basis of improved models, validated against both ion and reactor irradiations and verified against ion irradiations. Taken together, achievement of these objectives will yield an enhanced capability for simulating the behavior of materials in reactor irradiations.
Book / Journal Publications

"Microstructure evolution of T91 irradiated in the BOR60 fast reactor" Zhijie Jiao, Stephen Taller, Kevin Field, G. Yeli, M.P. Moody, Gary Was, Journal of Nuclear Materials 504 2018 122-134 Link

"High Fidelity Ion Beam Simulation of High Dose Neutron Irradiation" Gary Was, OSTI.gov, Technical Report 2018 Link

"Radiation induced segregation and precipitation behavior in self-ion irradiated Ferritic/Martensitic HT9 steel" Maria A Auger, Djamel Kaoumi, Ce ZHENG, Michael Moody, Journal of Nuclear Materials 491 2017 162-176 Link

"Application of NSUF Capabilities Towards Understanding the Emulation of High Dose Neutron Irradiations with Ion Beams" Kevin Field, Stephen Taller, Christopher Ulmer, Zhijie Jiao, Tarik Saleh, Arthur Motta, Gary Was, Transactions of the American Nuclear Society 116 2017 Link

"Microchemical evolution of irradiated additive-manufactured HT9" Pengyuan Xiu, Caleb Massey, T.M. Kelsey Green, Stephen Taller, dieter Isheim, Niyanth Sridharan, JNM 559 2022 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 217 2022 Link

"Characterisation of nano-scale precipitates in BOR60 irradiated T91 steel using atom probe tomography" Maria A Auger, Moody Michael, Guma Yeli, Victoria Strutt, Paul Bagot, Journal of Nuclear Materials 543 2021 Link

"Emulation of neutron-irradiated microstructure of austenitic 21Cr32Ni model alloy using dual-ion irradiation" Muhammet Ayanoglu, Arthur Motta, Journal of Nuclear Materials 570 2022 Link

"Effect of dose rate on the phase stability of a CrFeNiMn alloy" Anshul Kamboj, Emmanuelle Marquis, Scripta Materialia 215 2022 Link

"Solute segregation and precipitation across damage rates in dual-ion–irradiated T91 steel" Stephen Taller, Valentin Pauly, Zhijie Jiao, Rigel Hanbury, Gary Was, JNM 563 2022 Link

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The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) is the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy's only designated nuclear energy user facility. Through peer-reviewed proposal processes, the NSUF provides researchers access to neutron, ion, and gamma irradiations, post-irradiation examination and beamline capabilities at Idaho National Laboratory and a diverse mix of university, national laboratory and industry partner institutions.

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