MIT researchers have developed a technique that allows scientists to watch, in real time, how materials corrode and crack inside a nuclear reactor environment. The method, powered by high-intensity ...
The safety of nuclear reactors is paramount for both environmental protection and human safety. Technological advancements, most notably the development of real-time 3D monitoring of reactor corrosion ...
Anticipating a boom in nuclear energy, the US Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is using 3D-printing to speed up the building of power ...
ORNL researchers used a laser powder-bed system at the lab’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility to 3D print 316H stainless steel capsules for use in irradiation experiments. The capsule provides a ...
The Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant will house a 50 megawatt luoride salt–cooled, high-temperature reactor plus a turbine for ...