Upcoming ANS EWS Webinar

On March 16 @ 1800 PST, I’ll be presenting a webinar on the new insights we’re achieving into the lifetime and behavior of nuclear materials using advanced electron microscopy and simulations, as part of the American Nuclear Society Eastern Washington Section’s monthly meeting!

From the abstract:

The development of new technologies for the nuclear fuel cycle depends on a rich and detailed understanding of intricate atomic-scale materials processes. Everything from the prediction of reactor lifetimes and spent fuel reprocessing to the design of robust waste forms and in-core sensors depends on our ability to make, measure, and model materials in extremes. However, complex irradiation environments can lead to degradation at length and time scales that are challenging to both simulate and probe experimentally, motivating the need for new approaches. Here I will describe our laboratory’s efforts to map and control irradiation pathways, using insights from state-of-the-art electron microscopy and atomistic modeling. We will show how this powerful set of tools is helping to fundamentally reshape our understanding of nuclear materials processes.

Click here to learn more about the ANS Eastern Washington Section.