Ep. 147 - James Stubbins, University of Illinois
In this episode we discuss...
- Technical challenges of scaling up high temperature nuclear power plant designs
- The relationship between nuclear power generation efficiency and reaction temperature
- The effects of oxidation and carbonization on turbine blades in different nuclear reactors
- How nuclear reactor designs plan for long-term material degradation in critical components
- Modern methods of analyzing effects of radiation on metal alloys
- How the impacts of neutrons on metal lattice structures drive material design
- Performance criteria for critical components of nuclear plant materials
- How today’s nuclear industry is reinvesting in nuclear-related education and research