MS&T '08 Workshop

Materials for Nuclear Power Workshop
October 5 • 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Location:         David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Fee:                 $100 Member; $125 Nonmember; $25 Student*
Instructors:      
Todd Allen, University of Wisconsin
Mike Burke, Westinghouse Electric Company  
Randy Lott, Westinghouse Electric Company  
John E. Marra, Savannah River National Laboratory
Gary Was, University of Michigan
Dennis Weakland, First Energy Corporation

Workshop Overview
“It is only a paper reactor until the metallurgist tells us whether it can be built and from what.”  - Norman Hillbery

The “Nuclear Renaissance” is at hand, and the materials community is integral to its success. Materials are the enablers for future nuclear technologies. Increased reliability of current nuclear components and the construction of the next generation of nuclear reactors depend on advancements in materials knowledge. New alloys, improved predictive models and new component quality specifications are needed. 

This workshop will introduce the critical role materials play in the nuclear power industry, covering the fundamentals of radiation materials science and real-world reactor issues. Planned topics include:

• Materials for nuclear power
• Material degradation in nuclear reactors
• Materials and nuclear waste
• Materials and next generation nuclear reactors
• Extending the life of current reactors: the “Life After 60” initiative
• Utility company perspectives: materials and nuclear reactor operations

*The first 15 student registrants receive free admission to the workshop and a free download of the TMS webcast “Radiation Materials Science: an Introduction to Materials Processes Under Irradiation” by Gary Was.

Workshop Sponsors

• First Energy Corporation
• Nuclear Energy Institute
• Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
• The American Ceramic Society
• The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
• Westinghouse Electric Company