From the Periodic Table to New Nuclear Energy Materials

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From the Periodic Table to New Nuclear Energy Materials

https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/periodic-table-new-nuclear-energy-materials

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory materials scientists Mohan Nartu (left) and Osman El Atwani (right) stand beside an arc melter inside in the Materials Science and Technology Laboratory, where they are fabricating a new alloy called V555 using an approach called robust alloy design (RAD) developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed a computational method called robust alloy design to identify new materials for advanced reactors. The team used this system to create and test an experimental alloy named V555, which demonstrated strong initial mechanical properties in laboratory evaluations.

Advanced reactor designs require specialized materials capable of withstanding extreme temperatures, mechanical stress, and radiation environments. This computational screening framework helps laboratories narrow down thousands of potential elemental combinations before physical fabrication, improving efficiency for the development of next-generation nuclear components and reactor infrastructure.

Nuclear reactors need tough alloys that can withstand extreme conditions. PNNL researchers developed a computational approach called robust alloy design (RAD) to search for materials that meet multiple nuclear requirements.

PNNL researchers are helping design new materials that can withstand the extreme conditions inside advanced nuclear reactors

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory materials scientists Mohan Nartu (left) and Osman El Atwani (right) stand beside an arc melter inside the Materials Science and Technology Laboratory, where they are fabricating a new alloy called V555 using an approach called robust alloy design (RAD) developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Read the full article at PNNL:
https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/periodic-table-new-nuclear-energy-materials