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A day in the life of the nuclear community
The November issue of Nuclear News is focused on the individuals who make up our nuclear community.
We invited a small group of those individuals to tell us about their day-to-day work in some of the many occupations and applications of nuclear science and technology, and they responded generously. They were ready to tell us about the part they play, together with colleagues and team members, in supplying clean energy, advancing technology, protecting safety and health, and exploring fundamental science.
In these pages, we see a community that can celebrate both those workdays that record progress moving at a steady pace and the exceptional days when a goal is reached, a briefing is delivered, a contract goes through, a discovery is made, or an unforeseen challenge is overcome.
The Nuclear News staff hopes that you enjoy meeting these members of our community—or maybe get reacquainted with friends—through their words and photos.
H. Jin, Y. Wu, J. Qin, F. Liu, F. Long, M. Yu, Q. Han, C. Huang
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 74 | Number 3 | October 2018 | Pages 211-218
Technical Note | dx.doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2017.1421365
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Modified stainless steel 316LN is selected as a candidate material for the China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) central solenoid model coil (CSMC) because of the high strength combined with good ductility at cryogenic temperature. The tensile properties, fatigue crack growth rate, and fracture toughness of the SS316LN tube in solution-annealed and aged (575°C/100 h and 650°C/100 h) conditions were evaluated at 4.2 K. The fatigue crack growth and tensile properties for the solution-annealed conduit were high enough to satisfy the design requirements for CFETR CSMC. However, the fracture toughness of the aged conduit is not satisfied, since there was a significant decline from 280 to 110 MPa·m1/2 after cold working and aging treatments. The chemical compositions and fractures have been analyzed to assess the reason and recommend modifications that could improve fracture toughness and fatigue crack growth properties.
