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Senate EPW Committee to hold Nieh nomination hearing
Nieh
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a nomination hearing Wednesday for Ho Nieh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as commission at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Trump nominated Nieh on July 30 to serve as NRC commissioner the remainder of a term that will expire June 30, 2029, as Nuclear NewsWire previously reported.
Nieh has been vice president of regulatory affairs at Southern Nuclear since 2021, though since June 2024 he has been at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations as a loaned executive.
A return to the NRC: If confirmed by the Senate, Nieh would be returning to the NRC after three previous stints totaling nearly 20 years.
Z. Miles, A. Balodhi, T. Seuaciuc-Osorio, J. J. Wall, M. Guimaraes, A. Zevalkink, S. K. Chakrapani
Nuclear Technology | Volume 210 | Number 8 | August 2024 | Pages 1279-1294
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2023.2291602
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Grade 91 steel has been used in nuclear and fossil power plants since the 1970s. Manufacturing variabilities resulting from manufacturing, repair, and management activities have been attributed to lowered creep and fatigue life. This paper characterizes the elastic, thermal, and anelastic properties of P91 steel with different microstructures. Eight different microstructural conditions were identified as acceptable, gross, and gradual degradations. Ultrasonic testing was used to measure velocities, and resonant ultrasound spectroscopy was used to measure internal friction. The thermal diffusivity was measured along with Vicker’s hardness and grain size. A model for internal friction was used to combine the measured elastic and thermal properties. The results suggest that the current understanding of internal friction and its sources may be incomplete for complex microstructures like grade 91. From an nondestructive evaluation perspective, the results suggest that the internal friction has the highest sensitivity to microstructure changes, compared to elastic and thermal properties.