Status Report on Structural Materials for Advanced Nuclear Systems
Materials performance is critical to the safe and economic operation of any nuclear
system. As the international community pursues the development of Generation IV reactor
concepts and accelerator driven transmutation systems, it will be increasingly necessary
to develop advanced materials capable of tolerating the more challenging environments
of these new systems. The international community supports numerous materials research
programmes, with each country determining its individual focus on a case-by-case basis.
In many instances, similar alloys of materials systems are being studied in several
countries, providing the opportunity for collaborative and cross-cutting research
that benefits different systems.
This report is a snapshot of the current materials programmes supporting the development
of advanced concepts. The descriptions of the research are grouped by concept, and
national programmes
are described within each concept. The report provides an overall sense of the importance
of materials research worldwide and the opportunities for synergy among the countries
represented in this overview.
Published on January 07, 2014
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