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The Department of Energy’s Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear has recently awarded four third-round fiscal year 2026 vouchers to support the development of innovative nuclear technologies. Each company will get access to specific capabilities and expertise in the DOE’s national laboratory complex—in this round of awards Idaho National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories are named—and will be responsible for a minimum 20 percent cost share, which can be an in-kind contribution.
Margaret L. Hamilton, Frank A. Garner, Walter J. S. Yang
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 10 | Number 3 | November 1986 | Pages 405-410
Technical Paper | Materials Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST86-A24780
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Since the microstructural origins of radiation-induced toughness degradation are presumed to be identical to those that cause changes in tensile properties, it appears possible to make predictions of residual fracture toughness based on changes in the tensile behavior and the associated microstructural evolution of the steel. A model for tensile-toughness correlations is presented that appears to be valid for radiation-hardened stainless steels. Tensile data from both ducts and cladding tubes of 20% cold-worked American Iron and Steel Institute Type 316 stainless steel irradiated in Experimental Breeder Reactor-II are used to make the prediction that sufficient toughness is retained in this steel for both fast reactor and fusion reactor applications.