SYMPOSIUM 13: Advanced Ceramics and Composites for Nuclear Fission and Fusion Energy Systems
The future safety and sustainability of nuclear energy systems based on fission and fusion technologies are strongly correlated to the development and application of advanced materials capable of withstanding the increasingly harsh environments of a nuclear reactor core. This international symposium will bring together scientists and engineers to discuss opportunities and needs in key enabling materials for application in nuclear energy systems. This will include the most up-to-date science and state-of-the-art technologies, ranging from materials design and development to processing and performance under relevant nuclear environments. The symposium will also include discussions on prospects and perspectives related to commercial development, qualification, and licensing requirements.
Proposed Session Topics
- Material technologies for core structures of light water reactors and advanced reactors
- Ceramic fuel materials, technologies, and characterization
- Graphite and carbon materials for nuclear applications
- High-temperature ceramics for space reactors
- New materials and containment for neutron moderators, reflectors, and shielding
- Processing and characterization of novel ceramics and composites for nuclear systems
- Structural and function materials for nuclear fusion: ceramic breeders, corrosion barriers, and advanced plasma-facing materials
- Joining and coating technologies for reactor components
- Chemical compatibility and corrosion
- Radiation damage, defect production, evolutions, and interactions
- Advanced characterization techniques and methods
- Fuel, cladding, assembly, and core evolutions and performance modeling
- Test methods, codes and standards, design methodology, and material qualification
Symposium Organizers
- Takaaki Koyanagi, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
- Dong (Lilly) Liu, University of Oxford, UK
- Monica Ferraris, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Tatsuya Hinoki, Kyoto University, Japan
- Samuel Humphry-Baker, Imperial College London, UK
- Gyanender Singh, Idaho National Laboratory, USA
- David Sprouster, Stony Brook University, USA
Points of Contact
- Takaaki Koyanagi: koyanagit@ornl.gov
- Dong (Lilly) Liu: dong.liu@eng.ox.ac.uk