Name: 16th International Workshop on Spallation Materials Technology (IWSMT16)
Start: 2024-10-28T08:30:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-01T17:20:00+00:00
Location: The Cosener's house

16th International Workshop on Spallation Materials Technology (IWSMT16)

from Monday, 28 October 2024 (08:30) to Friday, 1 November 2024 (17:20)

Monday, 28 October 2024

09:00 Registration
Registration
09:00 - 10:00

Welcome tea, coffee & pastries
Welcome tea, coffee & pastries
09:00 - 10:00

10:00 Chris Densham (Technology department group leader, on behalf of the organising committee)
Chris Densham (Technology department group leader, on behalf of the organising committee)
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 (Conveners: Chris Densham & Wen Yin)
(Conveners: Chris Densham & Wen Yin)
10:30 - 12:00
Contributions

10:30 40 years of ISIS targets - Stephen Gallimore (STFC)

11:00 Challenges of FRIB Facility and Current Status - Jei WEI (FRIB, MSU)

11:30 Status of the Second Target Station Project with Target Systems Highlight - Peter Rosenblad (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA)
12:00 Buffet Lunch
Buffet Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 (Conveners: Chris Densham & Wen Yin)
(Conveners: Chris Densham & Wen Yin)
13:30 - 14:20
Contributions

13:30 Operation status of CSNS Target Station - Ruiqiang Zhang (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS))

13:55 Proton beam window replacement in CSNS - Yuanguang Xia (Spallation Neutron Source Science Center)
14:20 5 -Spallation neutron/muon source
5 -Spallation neutron/muon source
14:20 - 15:10
Contributions

14:20 APT characterization of irradiation-induced evolution of nano-particles in ODS steels - Minyi Zhang

14:45 Structural Optimization Design and Manufacturing Technology Development of Moderator Reflector System at CSNS-II - CHAOJU YU
15:10 Tea/Coffee Break
Tea/Coffee Break
15:10 - 15:30
15:30 (Conveners: Tariq Saleh & Rui Franqueira Ximenes)
(Conveners: Tariq Saleh & Rui Franqueira Ximenes)
15:30 - 17:10
Contributions

15:30 Preparation of Zr-4 Alloy Coated W target plates by HIP Diffusion Welding - Shaohong WEI (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

15:55 Suitability of TZM as an ISIS Target Cladding Material - Alan Prothero (STFC)

16:20 Status of the STS Target Assembly Design - Aaron Jacques (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA)
18:30 Drinks and Canapé Reception
Drinks and Canapé Reception
18:30 - 19:30
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
09:00 (Conveners: Tariq Saleh & Rui Franqueira Ximenes)
(Conveners: Tariq Saleh & Rui Franqueira Ximenes)
09:00 - 10:15
Contributions

09:00 Status of the STS Target Segment Manufacturing R&D - Justin Mach (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

09:25 Alternative designs for the Beam Dump Facility (BDF) production target and in-beam test plans at CERN - Mike Parkin (CERN)

09:50 Applying a Pressure System Safety Code to Spallation Target Design - Joseph B. Tipton (1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA)
10:15 Tea/Coffee Break
Tea/Coffee Break
10:15 - 10:35
10:35 (Conveners: Marco Calviani & Wei Lu)
(Conveners: Marco Calviani & Wei Lu)
10:35 - 12:15
Contributions

10:35 Radiation damage assessment of the seventh SINQ target irradiation program based on MCNPX simulation - Wei Jiang (Paul Scherrer Institute)

11:00 Monte Carlo-Driven Analysis of Key Nuclear Parameters in Target Design for Optimised Neutron Yield: Insights from ISIS-TS1 and Notional Design Evaluation - Lina Quintieri (STFC)

11:25 Gas Production in the Proton Beam Window and Target Vessel at SNS - Wei Lu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

11:50 Operating Experience of ISIS Targets - Dan Wilcox (STFC)
12:15 Hot Lunch
Hot Lunch
12:15 - 13:10

13:10 Group photo
Group photo
13:10 - 13:20
13:20 (Conveners: Marco Calviani & Wei Lu)
(Conveners: Marco Calviani & Wei Lu)
13:20 - 15:00
Contributions

13:20 Investigation of some operational properties of the new-style ISIS TS-1 target - David Findlay (ISIS/RAL/STFC/UKRI)

13:45 ISIS-II Target Concept Development - Dan Wilcox (STFC)

14:10 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL ANALYSIS OF A MINI-CHANNEL BEAM DUMP - Samuel Miller (MSU-FRIB)

14:35 Feasibility Study of Diffusion Bonding of Zirconium to Tungsten Using Vanadium Interlayer and Its Implication on Decay Heat Driven Power Limit of a Water-Cooled Tungsten Target - Yongjoong Lee (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA)
15:00 Tea/Coffee break
Tea/Coffee break
15:00 - 15:20
15:20 (Conveners: Marino Alessandro & Takashi Naoe)
(Conveners: Marino Alessandro & Takashi Naoe)
15:20 - 17:00
Contributions

15:20 Damage inspection of mercury target vessel operated at 1 MW in J-PARC neutron source - Takashi Naoe (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)

15:45 Comparison of simulated and observed cavitation-induced erosion damage in Spallation Neutron Source target vessels - Hao Jiang (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

16:10 Conceptual development of beamstrahlung photon absorber for FCCee - Marco Calviani (CERN)

16:35 Long term fuel assembly material and hydraulic behavior in HLM systems - Alessandro Marino (SCK CEN)
17:30 International Organising Committee meeting
International Organising Committee meeting
17:30 - 18:30

18:30 Delegates are expected to organise their own evening meals
Delegates are expected to organise their own evening meals
18:30 - 20:00
Wednesday, 30 October 2024

09:00 Group A (GREEN): Transport to RAL / Group B (BLUE): Transport to Culham (Please remember to bring your ID)
Group A (GREEN): Transport to RAL / Group B (BLUE): Transport to Culham (Please remember to bring your ID)
09:00 - 09:45

09:45 Group A: Tour of ISIS @ Rutherford Appleton Lab
Group A: Tour of ISIS @ Rutherford Appleton Lab
09:45 - 12:30

Group B: Tour of RACE, Materials Irradiation Facility (MRF) & JET @ Culham
Group B: Tour of RACE, Materials Irradiation Facility (MRF) & JET @ Culham
09:45 - 12:00

12:00 Group B (BLUE): Transport Culham to RAL
Group B (BLUE): Transport Culham to RAL
12:00 - 12:30

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
Room: RAL Visitors Centre

13:30 Group A (GREEN): Transport from RAL to Culham
Group A (GREEN): Transport from RAL to Culham
13:30 - 14:00

Group B: Tour of ISIS @ Rutherford Appleton Lab
Group B: Tour of ISIS @ Rutherford Appleton Lab
13:30 - 16:15

14:15 Group A: Tour of RACE, Materials Irradiation Facility (MRF) & JET @ Culham
Group A: Tour of RACE, Materials Irradiation Facility (MRF) & JET @ Culham
14:15 - 16:30

16:30 ALL: Transport to Oxford
ALL: Transport to Oxford
16:30 - 17:15

17:30 Out of Hours Tour of Pitt Rivers Museum (time TBC)
Out of Hours Tour of Pitt Rivers Museum (time TBC)
17:30 - 19:00

19:00 Informal dinner in Oxford to be organised by RAL delegates
Informal dinner in Oxford to be organised by RAL delegates
19:00 - 20:00
Thursday, 31 October 2024
09:00 (Conveners: Marino Alessandro & Takashi Naoe)
(Conveners: Marino Alessandro & Takashi Naoe)
09:00 - 10:40
Contributions

09:00 Experimental Activities in SCK CEN on Corrosion of Structural Materials in Static and Dynamic Liquid Pb-Bi Eutectic - Overview - Valentyn Tsisar (SCK CEN, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre)

09:25 Study on Electromigration Effect in High-temperature Liquid Metal Pool - Humam - (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

09:50 Excellent corrosion resistance of self-healing Al-rich oxide layer on FeCrAl alloy in flowing lead bismuth eutectic - Yoshiki Kitamura (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

10:15 Embrittlement effect of liquid lead-bismuth eutectic on irradiated ferritic/martensitic steels - Yong Dai (Paul Scherrer Institut)
10:40 Tea/Coffee break
Tea/Coffee break
10:40 - 11:00
11:00 (Conveners: Kavin Ammigan & Eiichi Wakai)
(Conveners: Kavin Ammigan & Eiichi Wakai)
11:00 - 12:40
Contributions

11:00 Outcome of the Post-Irradiation Examination of the baseline design prototype target and Nb-cladding R&D for the Beam Dump Facility (BDF) at CERN - Rui Franqueira Ximenes (CERN)

11:25 Autopsy of the n_TOF spallation target at CERN - Oliver Aberle (CERN)

11:50 An overview of STIP results − lifetime assessment of components in spallation targets - Yong Dai (Paul Scherrer Institut)

12:15 Post-irradiation examinations of solution annealed and cold worked Inconel 718 - Peng Bi (Paul Scherrer Institut)
12:40 Ploughman's Lunch
Ploughman's Lunch
12:40 - 13:40
13:40 (Conveners: Kavin Ammigan & Eiichi Wakai)
(Conveners: Kavin Ammigan & Eiichi Wakai)
13:40 - 15:20
Contributions

13:40 Post irradiation examination and lifetime limits of highly irradiated components at the Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor - David McClintock (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

14:05 Multimodal characterization of samples from Spallation Neutron Source components exposed to extreme radiation and transmutation-inducing environments - Timothy Lach (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

14:30 Irradiation Effect of SIMP Steel as Candidate Structural Materials for Accelerator Driven System - Tielong Shen (Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China)

14:55 Irradiation response of SIMP steel in STIP - Yushan YANG (Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
15:20 Tea/Coffee break
Tea/Coffee break
15:20 - 15:40
15:40 (Conveners: David McClintock & Yong Dai)
(Conveners: David McClintock & Yong Dai)
15:40 - 17:20
Contributions

15:40 Applicability of Ferritic/Martensitic Steels for Spallation Applications: Comparison of Performance in Fission, Fusion to Spallation Systems - James Stubbins (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

16:05 Hydrogen and tritium in various materials irradiated in STIP - Yong Dai (Paul Scherrer Institut)

16:30 Understanding the fracture of nuclear grade graphite with radiation damage and thermal heating - Dong (Lilly) Liu (University of Oxford)

16:55 High-Entropy Alloy R&D for Accelerator Beam Window Applications - Abe Burleigh (Fermilab)
18:30 Meet in the bar before dinner
Meet in the bar before dinner
18:30 - 19:00

19:00 Three Course Banquet Dinner
Three Course Banquet Dinner
19:00 - 21:00
Friday, 1 November 2024
09:00 (Conveners: David McClintock & Yong Dai)
(Conveners: David McClintock & Yong Dai)
09:00 - 09:25
Contributions

09:00 Status and Plan of Materials and the Radiation Damage Analysis in FRIB - Eiichi WAKAI (FRIB, MSU)
09:25 (Conveners: Ste Gallimore)
(Conveners: Ste Gallimore)
09:25 - 10:15
Contributions

09:25 CSNS remote handling system and PIE plan - Zhiduo Li (IHEP/CSNS)

09:50 Capacity building and PIE research on CSNS remote handling sample preparation and mechanical property testing - 崇光赵 (中国科学院高能物理研究所)
10:15 Tea/Coffee break
Tea/Coffee break
10:15 - 10:35
10:35 (Conveners: Ste Gallimore)
(Conveners: Ste Gallimore)
10:35 - 11:25
Contributions

10:35 Conceptual Study of Post Irradiation Examination (PIE) Facility at J-PARC - Shigeru Saito (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)

11:00 Collaborations and opportunities for materials development, manufacturing and irradiations at University of Birmingham - Biao Cai (School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom)
11:25

11:25 - 12:15

12:15 Hot Lunch
Hot Lunch
12:15 - 13:15