US Fusion Materials Sciences ProgramStrategic Planning Meeting, University of California at Santa Barbara, August 26-30, 2002
| Time | Topic | Responsible Persons |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | ||
| 8:00 | Welcome | G. Lucas |
| 8:05 | Overview and Charge | S. Berk |
| 8:25 | Meeting Objectives, Current Program Structure and Organization, and Summary of Recent Reviews | S. Zinkle |
| Session—IA Irradiation Hardening and Embrittlement—R. Odette & S. Zinkle | ||
| 9:00 | Introduction & Objectives | R. Odette |
| 9:05 | An Overview of Low to Intermediate Temperature Microstructural Evolution Processes in V-4Cr-4Ti and RAMS | S. Zinkle |
| 9:45 | Break | |
| 9:55 | Deformation and Fracture Research on Fusion Reactor Alloy Systems -Status and Future Directions | R. Odette |
| 10:50 | Small Specimen Fracture and Small Specimen Fracture and Deformation Testing | G. Lucas |
| 11:15 | General observations on fatigue: Fatigue life decreases with increasing temperature.Vanadium alloys are superior to 316 SS. | M. Grossbeck |
| 11:40 | Lunch | |
| 12:40 | Summary of US-JAERI and US-Japan Jupiter Experiments | R. Odette & S. Zinkle |
| Session—IB Constitutive Laws, Ductility and Flow Localization—S. Zinkle & R. Odette | ||
| 2:00 | Introduction & Objectives | S. Zinkle |
| 2:05 | Constitutive Behavior Constitutive Behavior Modeling Modeling | G. Lucas |
| 2:30 | Defect Obstacle Interactions and Microstructure-Hardening Models | B. Wirth |
| 2:55 | Some Thoughts on Flow Localization in Irradiated Alloys -What Are the Consequences? | R. Odette |
| 3:20 | Recent Observations of Localized Deformationin Neutron Irradiated Cu | S. Zinkle & D. Edwards |
| 4:00 | Break | |
| 4:10 | Dislocation Dynamics: Progress and Challenges
Stochastic Dislocation Dynamics: Dislocation Dislocation-Defect Interaction |
N. Ghoniem & H. Zbib |
| 4:35 | Summary and Discussion - Deformation in US-JAERI and ALiVE experiments, critical overview and synopsis of where we stand and where we go next? | S. Zinkle & R. Odette |
| 6:00 | Adjourn | |
| Tuesday | ||
| Session II—Advanced & Innovative Materials—S. Zinkle | ||
| 8:00 | Introduction & Objectives | S. Zinkle |
| 8:05 | Evolution of Ferritic/Martensitic Steels for Elevated-Temperature Service | R. Klueh |
| 8:25 | Advanced & Innovative Materials:Advanced Nanocompositedand Precipitation Strengthened Alloys | D. Hoelzer |
| 8:55 | Refractory Alloys(collaboration with Naval Reactor Program) | L. Snead |
| 9:20 | Exploration of the Radiation Resistance ofNear-Theoretical Strength Nanolayered Composites | R. Kurtz |
| 9:40 | Ductile Phase Toughened, Microlaminate Composites and Functionally Graded High Heat Flux Alloys | R. Odette |
| 10:00 | Break | |
| 10:15 | Radiation Stability of Multilayer Structures | G. Was |
| 10:40 | Modelling Issues for Innovative Materials | N. Ghoniem |
| 10:50 | Modeling Issues | B. Wirth |
| 11:00 | Summary and Discussion - critical overview and synopsis of where we stand and where we go next? | S. Zinkle |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| Session III—Ceramic Composites—L. Snead & R. Jones | ||
| 1:00 | Introduction & Objectives | L. Snead |
| 1:05 | Summary of Planned Ceramic Composite Program | L. Snead, R. Jones, N. Ghoniem, G. Lucas, D. White |
| 3:15 | What experiments/modeling are ongoing? | |
| 4:00 | Summary and Discussion - critical overview and synopsis of where we stand and where we go next? | L. Snead & R. Jones |
| 5:30 | Adjourn | |
| Wednesday | ||
| Session IV—Processing, Fabrication & Joining—D. Hoelzer | ||
| 8:00 | Introduction & Objectives | D. Hoelzer |
| 8:05 | Three welding methods are being studied for vanadium alloy welding | M. Grossbeck |
| 8:35 | Joining and Processing Issues for Ferritic/Martensitic Steels | R. Klueh |
| 9:05 | Processing and Fabricationof V-4Cr-4Ti | D. Hoelzer |
| 10:00 | Break | |
| Session V—Materials Issues with IFE—N. Ghoniem & L. Snead | ||
| 10:15 | Overview Of Materials R&D In Laser Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) | N. Ghoniem |
| 10:45 | Ongoing Experimental Activities | L. Snead |
| 11:15 | Summary and Discussion | N. Ghoniem & L. Snead |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| Session VI—Materials Design Interface—N. Ghoniem & R. Mattas | ||
| 1:00 | Introduction & Objectives | N. Ghoniem |
| 1:05 | A Development Strategy for Fusion FW&B Materials and Structures | S. Zinkle |
| 1:30 | Progress on Materials Engineer Function | R. Mattas |
| 2:00 | Integrated Design:APEX-Solid Wall FW-Blanket | N, Ghoniem |
| 2:30 | Need for Chamber/Material/PFC Communities to have Interactive Discussion on Required R&D and Development Pathways to Successful DEMO | M. Abdou |
| 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:15 | A View on the Material Design Interface "From Europe"" | E. Diegele |
| 3:45 | Summary and Discussion - critical overview and synopsis of where we stand and where we go next? | N. Ghoniem & R. Mattas |
| 5:00 | Adjourn | |
| Thursday | ||
| Session VII—Effect of Stress, Temperature, Irradiation & Helium on Microstructural Evolution, Dimensional Stability and Creep Rupture—R. Kurtz & R. Stoller | ||
| 8:00 | Introduction & Objectives | R. Kurtz |
| 8:05 | Role of Kinetic Microstructural Models: Rate Theory and Monte Carlo | R. Stoller & H. Heinisch |
| 8:40 | Multiscale Microstructural - Microchemical Processes | B. Wirth & D. Srolovitz |
| 9:05 | Thermal & Irradiation Creep of Vanadium Alloys & RAFM Steels | R. Kurtz & M. Grossbeck |
| 9:35 | Helium Embrittlement: Progress and Future Research | N. Ghoniem & R. Odette |
| 10:05 | Break | |
| 10:20 | Stability of Structures in Nanocomposited Ferritics(NCF) | D. Hoelzer |
| 10:40 | Fundamental Microstructural and Helium Effects Studies in the US-JAERI and ALiVE Experiments and New Techniques | R. Odette |
| 11:00 | Experimental characterization techniques | D. Gelles, D. Edwards, D. Hoelzer & B. Wirth |
| 11:30 | Lunch | |
| 12:30 | Summary and Discussion - critical overview and synopsis of where we stand and where we go next? | R. Kurtz & R. Stoller |
| Session VIII—Coatings, Corrosion and Compatibility—R. Jones | ||
| 2:00 | Introduction & Objectives | R. Jones |
| 2:05 | Insulator Coatings | R. Mattas & K. Natesan |
| 2:35 | Alternative Objectives, Rationale and Status of Other Coatings | B. Pint |
| 3:05 | Other FW and Blanket Coating Issues | R. Mattas, D.K. Sze |
| 3:30 | Break | |
| 3:45 | Summary and Discussion - critical overview and synopsis of where we stand and where we go next? | R. Jones |
| 4:45 | Corrosion and Compatibility of V-4Cr-4Ti and RAMS Issues and Temperature Limits | R. Jones |
| 5:20 | MHD Coating, Corrosion Research Needs | R. Jones |
| 5:45 | Adjourn | |
| 6:45 | Dinner—MASCO Executive Session | S. Berk |
| 9:00 | Adjourn | |
| Friday | ||
| Session IX—Summary & Action Plans—S. Zinkle | ||
| 8:00 | Discussion of Peer Review Action Plan and Other Key Issues (including IFMIF and Spallationn-sources) | S. Zinkle |
| 9:30 | Additional Issues on the Experiment Modeling Interface | N. Ghoniem |
| 10:15 | Break | |
| 10:30 | Action Plan Reports: Deformation (Zinkle), Fracture (Lucas), Microstructure (Kurtz), Coatings and Compatibility (Jones), Processing, Fabrication and Joining (Hoelzer), Materials/Design Interface (Ghoniem), Ceramic Composites (Snead), Advanced Materials (Zinkle) | R. Odette |
| 12:30 | Wrap-up | S. Zinkle |
| 12:45 | Adjourn | |