ML24137A054
| ML24137A054 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/21/2024 |
| From: | Raj Iyengar NRC/RES/DE |
| To: | Michele Sampson NRC/RES/DE |
| Christopher Nellis 3014155973 | |
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May 21, 2024
MEMORANDUM TO: Michele Sampson, Director Division of Engineering Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
FROM: Raj Iyengar, Chief/RA/
Reactor Engineering Branch Division of Engineering Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
SUBJECT:
CLOSE -OUT OF THE FUTURE -FOCUSED RESEARCH PROJECT ON REVIEW OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES FOR FUSION REACTOR MATERIALS AND ISSUANCE OF A TECHNICAL LETTER REPORT
The purpose of this memorandum is to document the close-out of the future-focused research (FFR) project on Review of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Fusion Reactor Materials. This project was one of the research proposals selected for the FY202 2 FFR program. The program was initiated because n ovel materials and advanced manufacturing technologies offer a potentially transformational advance for fusion energy by improving fusion plasma and engineering subsystems.
Included in the close-out memorandum, RES/DE/REB is pleased to issue a technical letter report (TLR) entitled Review of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Fusion Reactor Materials (ADAMS Accession No. ML24137A054). This report aim s to increase knowledge, enhance communication, and build common understanding of fusion reactor materials for future applications. TLR -RES/DE/REB-2024 -06 was developed under contract NOIS2 -116-RFTP -001 with NASA. This report examines the issues of materials choices and advanced fabrication opportunities for dealing with the extreme operating conditions anticipated for fusion power systems. The report provides insight into the issues involved in these choices and pr ovides a representative summary of the significant number of experimental and modeling efforts, which have continued for several decades, to characterize and deal with these challenges.
The report provides the context for consideration of materials and component qualification for the intense operating environments in advanced fusion power systems. This context is based on an abundance of relevant experimental and modeling studies which were conducted to quantify the impact of the various operational effects anticipated for service.
CONTACT: Brian Bettes, NRR/DANU/UAL1 301-415-3762
M. Sampson 2
The evolution of advanced manufacturing (AM) technologies is a major element in the ability to fabricate components to withstand anticipated service environments, which are out of the reach of more conventional technologies. AM provides the opportunity to produce materials and components in complex formats, which were previously not available.
Enclosures:
1.TLR -RES/DE/REB -2024-06 Review of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Fusion Reactor Materials