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, October 28, 2024 (8:30 AM) to Friday, November 1, 2024 (5:20 PM)

Monday, October 28, 2024

9:00 AM Registration
Registration
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Welcome tea, coffee & pastries
Welcome tea, coffee & pastries
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM 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 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM (Conveners: Chris Densham & Wen Yin)
(Conveners: Chris Densham & Wen Yin)
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Contributions

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

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

11:30 AM Status of the Second Target Station Project with Target Systems Highlight - Peter Rosenblad (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA)
12:00 PM Buffet Lunch
Buffet Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM (Conveners: Chris Densham & Wen Yin)
(Conveners: Chris Densham & Wen Yin)
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Contributions

1:30 PM Operation status of CSNS Target Station - Ruiqiang Zhang (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS))

1:55 PM Proton beam window replacement in CSNS - Yuanguang Xia (Spallation Neutron Source Science Center)
2:20 PM 5 -Spallation neutron/muon source
5 -Spallation neutron/muon source
2:20 PM - 3:10 PM
Contributions

2:20 PM APT characterization of irradiation-induced evolution of nano-particles in ODS steels - Minyi Zhang

2:45 PM Structural Optimization Design and Manufacturing Technology Development of Moderator Reflector System at CSNS-II - CHAOJU YU
3:10 PM Tea/Coffee Break
Tea/Coffee Break
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM (Conveners: Tariq Saleh & Rui Franqueira Ximenes)
(Conveners: Tariq Saleh & Rui Franqueira Ximenes)
3:30 PM - 5:10 PM
Contributions

3:30 PM Preparation of Zr-4 Alloy Coated W target plates by HIP Diffusion Welding - Shaohong WEI (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

3:55 PM Suitability of TZM as an ISIS Target Cladding Material - Alan Prothero (STFC)

4:20 PM Status of the STS Target Assembly Design - Aaron Jacques (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA)
6:30 PM Drinks and Canapé Reception
Drinks and Canapé Reception
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
9:00 AM (Conveners: Tariq Saleh & Rui Franqueira Ximenes)
(Conveners: Tariq Saleh & Rui Franqueira Ximenes)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM Status of the STS Target Segment Manufacturing R&D - Justin Mach (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

9:25 AM Alternative designs for the Beam Dump Facility (BDF) production target and in-beam test plans at CERN - Mike Parkin (CERN)

9:50 AM Applying a Pressure System Safety Code to Spallation Target Design - Joseph B. Tipton (1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA)
10:15 AM Tea/Coffee Break
Tea/Coffee Break
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM
10:35 AM (Conveners: Marco Calviani & Wei Lu)
(Conveners: Marco Calviani & Wei Lu)
10:35 AM - 12:15 PM
Contributions

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

11:00 AM 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 AM Gas Production in the Proton Beam Window and Target Vessel at SNS - Wei Lu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

11:50 AM Operating Experience of ISIS Targets - Dan Wilcox (STFC)
12:15 PM Hot Lunch
Hot Lunch
12:15 PM - 1:10 PM

1:10 PM Group photo
Group photo
1:10 PM - 1:20 PM
1:20 PM (Conveners: Marco Calviani & Wei Lu)
(Conveners: Marco Calviani & Wei Lu)
1:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Contributions

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

1:45 PM ISIS-II Target Concept Development - Dan Wilcox (STFC)

2:10 PM BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL ANALYSIS OF A MINI-CHANNEL BEAM DUMP - Samuel Miller (MSU-FRIB)

2:35 PM 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)
3:00 PM Tea/Coffee break
Tea/Coffee break
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM (Conveners: Marino Alessandro & Takashi Naoe)
(Conveners: Marino Alessandro & Takashi Naoe)
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Contributions

3:20 PM Damage inspection of mercury target vessel operated at 1 MW in J-PARC neutron source - Takashi Naoe (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)

3:45 PM Comparison of simulated and observed cavitation-induced erosion damage in Spallation Neutron Source target vessels - Hao Jiang (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

4:10 PM Conceptual development of beamstrahlung photon absorber for FCCee - Marco Calviani (CERN)

4:35 PM Long term fuel assembly material and hydraulic behavior in HLM systems - Alessandro Marino (SCK CEN)
5:30 PM International Organising Committee meeting
International Organising Committee meeting
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

6:30 PM Delegates are expected to organise their own evening meals
Delegates are expected to organise their own evening meals
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday, October 30, 2024

9:00 AM 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)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

9:45 AM Group A: Tour of ISIS @ Rutherford Appleton Lab
Group A: Tour of ISIS @ Rutherford Appleton Lab
9:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Group B: Tour of RACE, Materials Irradiation Facility (MRF) & JET @ Culham
Group B: Tour of RACE, Materials Irradiation Facility (MRF) & JET @ Culham
9:45 AM - 12:00 PM

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

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: RAL Visitors Centre

1:30 PM Group A (GREEN): Transport from RAL to Culham
Group A (GREEN): Transport from RAL to Culham
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Group B: Tour of ISIS @ Rutherford Appleton Lab
Group B: Tour of ISIS @ Rutherford Appleton Lab
1:30 PM - 4:15 PM

2:15 PM Group A: Tour of RACE, Materials Irradiation Facility (MRF) & JET @ Culham
Group A: Tour of RACE, Materials Irradiation Facility (MRF) & JET @ Culham
2:15 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM ALL: Transport to Oxford
ALL: Transport to Oxford
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM

5:30 PM Out of Hours Tour of Pitt Rivers Museum (time TBC)
Out of Hours Tour of Pitt Rivers Museum (time TBC)
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

7:00 PM Informal dinner in Oxford to be organised by RAL delegates
Informal dinner in Oxford to be organised by RAL delegates
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday, October 31, 2024
9:00 AM (Conveners: Marino Alessandro & Takashi Naoe)
(Conveners: Marino Alessandro & Takashi Naoe)
9:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM 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)

9:25 AM Study on Electromigration Effect in High-temperature Liquid Metal Pool - Humam - (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

9:50 AM 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 AM Embrittlement effect of liquid lead-bismuth eutectic on irradiated ferritic/martensitic steels - Yong Dai (Paul Scherrer Institut)
10:40 AM Tea/Coffee break
Tea/Coffee break
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM (Conveners: Kavin Ammigan & Eiichi Wakai)
(Conveners: Kavin Ammigan & Eiichi Wakai)
11:00 AM - 12:40 PM
Contributions

11:00 AM 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 AM Autopsy of the n_TOF spallation target at CERN - Oliver Aberle (CERN)

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

12:15 PM Post-irradiation examinations of solution annealed and cold worked Inconel 718 - Peng Bi (Paul Scherrer Institut)
12:40 PM Ploughman's Lunch
Ploughman's Lunch
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
1:40 PM (Conveners: Kavin Ammigan & Eiichi Wakai)
(Conveners: Kavin Ammigan & Eiichi Wakai)
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM
Contributions

1:40 PM 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)

2:05 PM Multimodal characterization of samples from Spallation Neutron Source components exposed to extreme radiation and transmutation-inducing environments - Timothy Lach (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

2:30 PM 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)

2:55 PM Irradiation response of SIMP steel in STIP - Yushan YANG (Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
3:20 PM Tea/Coffee break
Tea/Coffee break
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
3:40 PM (Conveners: David McClintock & Yong Dai)
(Conveners: David McClintock & Yong Dai)
3:40 PM - 5:20 PM
Contributions

3:40 PM 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)

4:05 PM Hydrogen and tritium in various materials irradiated in STIP - Yong Dai (Paul Scherrer Institut)

4:30 PM Understanding the fracture of nuclear grade graphite with radiation damage and thermal heating - Dong (Lilly) Liu (University of Oxford)

4:55 PM High-Entropy Alloy R&D for Accelerator Beam Window Applications - Abe Burleigh (Fermilab)
6:30 PM Meet in the bar before dinner
Meet in the bar before dinner
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

7:00 PM Three Course Banquet Dinner
Three Course Banquet Dinner
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday, November 1, 2024
9:00 AM (Conveners: David McClintock & Yong Dai)
(Conveners: David McClintock & Yong Dai)
9:00 AM - 9:25 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM Status and Plan of Materials and the Radiation Damage Analysis in FRIB - Eiichi WAKAI (FRIB, MSU)
9:25 AM (Conveners: Ste Gallimore)
(Conveners: Ste Gallimore)
9:25 AM - 10:15 AM
Contributions

9:25 AM CSNS remote handling system and PIE plan - Zhiduo Li (IHEP/CSNS)

9:50 AM 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 AM Tea/Coffee break
Tea/Coffee break
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM
10:35 AM (Conveners: Ste Gallimore)
(Conveners: Ste Gallimore)
10:35 AM - 11:25 AM
Contributions

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

11:00 AM 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 AM

11:25 AM - 12:15 PM

12:15 PM Hot Lunch
Hot Lunch
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM