Engineering Materials for Nuclear Application

MANE-4460

Materials selection for nuclear applications in current and next generation nuclear systems. specific topics include: crystal structure; atomic bonds; defects in solids; thermodynamics; phase diagrams; kinetic processes in materials diffusion; phase transformation; mechanical properties of materials; thermal transport behavior of nuclear materials; corrosion in nuclear systems; radiation interaction of materials with neutron and charged particles; microstructural evolution of materials; properties of fuel clad; fuel chemistry; high burn-up and accident tolerant fuels; and nuclear waste management.

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