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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)
February 6–9, 2023
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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A review of workforce trends in the nuclear community
The nuclear community is undergoing a moment of unprecedented interest and growth not seen in decades. The passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act are providing a multitude of new funding opportunities for the nuclear community, and not just the current fleet. A mix of technologies and reactor types are being evaluated and deployed, with Vogtle Units 3 and 4 coming on line later this year, the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Projects of X-energy and TerraPower, and NuScale’s work with Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems to build a first-of-a-kind small modular reactor, making this is an exciting time to join the nuclear workforce.
Yang-Il Jung, Hyun-Gil Kim, Dong-Won Lee, Yoon-Soo Lim, Seungyon Cho
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 72 | Number 3 | October 2017 | Pages 523-529
Technical Note | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2017.1330610
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Tungsten was joined to ferritic-martensitic steel (FMS) for application in a plasma facing component. Zirconium foil was investigated as an interlayer material for the joining of W to FMS. Repeated hot isostatic pressing (HIP) was conducted for the fabrication of W/FMS joints. The first HIP was performed at 950°C under 100 MPa for 1.5 h (diffusion joining stage), and the second HIP was executed at 750°C under 70 MPa for 2 h (tempering stage). The Zr interlayer formed a sound interface between W and FMS with no observable pores and cracks. The joining strength of W/FMS measured by a shear test was about 54 MPa. Elemental diffusion was observed along the hetero-interfaces of W/Zr and Zr/FMS. At the W/Zr interface, a thin layer of W–Zr inter-phase was observed. At the Zr/FMS interface, no intermetallic compound was formed, however, fine Zr grains featuring body-centered tetragonal lattice structures were formed near the interface.