Accelerating the development, qualification, demonstration, and deployment of advanced materials and manufacturing technologies to enable reliable and economical nuclear energy

The Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies (AMMT) program will provide the nuclear industry with next-generation high-performance materials and novel fabrication methods for expanded supply chains and demonstrate new technologies within the next decade.

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Argonne’s advanced manufacturing proposal paves way for high-temperature, next-gen reactor components
Argonne research, conducted with multiple U.S. national laboratories, leads to proposed methods that will speed up material approval and expand applications of reactor materials, helping to make nuclear energy safer, more reliable, and economical

Qualifying 3D-printed nuclear materials accelerates reactor innovation
A Q&A with ORNL’s Caleb Massey on how additive manufacturing could fast-track the future of nuclear energy

Argonne scientists investigate 3D-printed steels for use in next-generation nuclear reactors
From composition to performance, two recent studies show how additively manufactured steels measure up to their conventionally produced counterparts

Argonne researcher honored for advancing nuclear reactor design
Mark Messner receives award for his pivotal role in updating design rules for high-temperature nuclear reactors, enhancing safety and efficiency

New Super Alloy Could Reduce U.S. Dependence on China-Sourced Cobalt
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory create new super alloy that swaps out cobalt for manganese

Relating Process Anomalies from Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Ni282 to Creep Deformation
This examination of the spatter particle process in a nickel superalloy using x-ray computed tomography and optical microscopy studies possible causes for the formation of lack of fusion voids and other variations during laser powder bed fusion
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