The AMMT program consists of four core technical areas, namely, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Rapid Qualification, Environmental Effects, and Technology Maturation. These technical areas are strategically aligned with the program’s major goals to achieve the overall mission and vision of the program. Integration of the four technical areas through collaboration is essential to the program’s success.
The vision of the AMMT program is to develop materials as an integrated part of advanced manufacturing. An application-based materials design and development approach is used, integrating functional requirements, characterization, manufacturing data, AI/ML and modeling and simulation.
R&D in this technical area includes:
Rapid qualification is the primary focus of the program. Qualification in the AMMT program includes assessing materials under conditions of temperature, stress, radiation, and corrosion. Accelerated qualification is achieved through the use of innovative testing techniques, advanced characterization, modeling and simulation, and AI/ML.
R&D in this area focus on:
Material evolution and lifetime in harsh advanced reactor environments must be part of a reactor material development and qualification program. The Environmental Effects technical area covers materials degradation for topics of concern to the NRC that are not covered by ASME, including corrosion and irradiation effects on mechanical properties.
R&D in this area includes:
To connect the development and qualification efforts to applications and deployment, the AMMT program incorporates technology maturation as a core technical area. The goal is to advance a technology by increasing its TRLs, moving it from concept through technology demonstration and validation to a reliable and scalable solution ready for real-world applications.
This technical area addresses:
