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STRUMAT-LTO – Workshop 2023

October 4-5, 2023, HZDR, Dresden, Germany

The running EU project STRUMAT-LTO is dedicated to structural materials research on parameters influencing the material properties of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels for safe long term operation of light-water reactor nuclear power plants. The first workshop of the project was held at HZDR as hybrid event with 53 participants (32 in person and 21 online) from 18 institutes in 10 nations. The division of Structural Materials of IRE stepped in as host because the meeting could not take place in Ukraine as originally planned in the project.

Lectures from leading experts were accompanied by presentations of young researchers about the topics of

  • Surveillance testing and high fluence embrittlement data for LTO > 60 years
  • Miniature test methods for RPV integrity assessment: experiments and models
  • Advanced microstructural characterization techniques including SEM/EBSD, TEM, APT, SANS, PAS
  • Embrittlement trend curves for LTO: challenges and new developments
  • Master curve versus Charpy testing for RPV integrity assessment
  • Remaining issues and advanced strategies for LTO

The event was supported by the EU under Grant Agreement No. 945272.

Foto: Teilnehmer des STRUMAT-LTO Workshop 2023 ©Copyright: Dr. Cornelia Kaden

Participants of the STRUMAT-LTO Workshop 2023