| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Additive Manufacturing for Energy Applications II
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| Presentation Title |
Printing In-pile Instrumentations for Nuclear Test Reactors |
| Author(s) |
Kunal Mondal, David Estrada, Kiyo Fujimoto, Yanliang Zhang, Troy Unruh, Michael Mcmurtrey |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Kunal Mondal |
| Abstract Scope |
Additive manufacturing represents a valuable alternative to traditional fabrication techniques in many industries, however, printed sensors have remained a relatively underexplored in the nuclear industry. There is a demand for novel tools to monitor the behavior of fuels and materials within test reactors. Real time data will improved experiments and is key to operate safe and efficient reactors, however, the harsh environment within a reactor core makes it challenging. To overcome these challenges, novel micro/nano designs are being developed to allow for use of sensors within the reactor core, along with their miniaturization in size (and reduction of footprint on the nuclear fuel/cladding). The ultimate goal is to provide accurate, spatially resolved information of fuels and performance of materials during irradiation in-pile, rather than the current method of relying on post irradiation ex-situ examination. Additive manufacturing is key in facilitating these novel sensor designs and deploying them in test reactors. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |