Project 161: Microscale Simulation for Life Extension of Reactor Pressure Vessels

Contact Information:

Assoc. Prof. Liang Chen

Project Description and Objectives:

The radiation embrittlement of reactor pressure vessel steels is of critical concern for the integrity and safety in long-life operation of light water reactors. To understand the mechanisms behind irradiation embrittlement for reliable margin-reducing prediction, it is imperative to understand the microstructural features formed under irradiation and their role in hardening and accompanying embrittlement. The main purpose of this project is to employ simulation method in the light of experimental evidence to investigate the microstructural evolution during irradiation.

Eligibility Requirements:

Interested students should have basic knowledge of programming, and material science or nuclear engineering.

Main Tasks:

Literature review, microscale simulation, research report.

Website:

Lab: https://speit.sjtu.edu.cn/faculty/team-50.html

School: https://speit.sjtu.edu.cn