Science Highlights

High-Energy X-Rays Open a New View of Degradation in Potential Fusion Reactor Material

State-of-the-art X-ray techniques found hidden damage in neutron irradiated silicon carbide, a possible structural material for future fusion reactors.

Nuclear Physics from Rocks to Reactors

New measurements provide insights for geochronology and reactor design.

AI Helps Scientists Quantify Irradiation Effects

Novel Convolutional Neural Network combined with advanced microscopy offers a path to automated and reliable radiation defect analysis.

AI Helps Scientists Quantify Irradiation Effects

Novel Convolutional Neural Network combined with advanced microscopy offers a path to automated and reliable radiation defect analysis.

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High-Fidelity Multiphysics Simulations to Improve Nuclear Reactor Safety and Economics

Engineers can model heat distribution in reactor designs with fewer or no approximations.

Simulating Turbulent Bubbly Flows in Nuclear Reactors - two particle chambers and a spectrum on top of a heat like flow with a green background

Simulating Turbulent Bubbly Flows in Nuclear Reactors

With a better understanding of bubbly flows, researchers can improve the safety and operation of our nuclear reactors.

Understanding Tungsten “Fuzz”

New work seeks to explain a strange phenomenon occurring in fusion reactor materials.

The Modular Caustic Side Solvent Extraction (CSSX) Unit nearing completion at the Savannah River Site.

Improved Method to Clean-Up Legacy Radioactive Waste

Chemistry provides a route to selective binding and extraction of radioactive cesium.

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