CX-270186: Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) and In-site Process Monitoring for Rapid Qualification of Components Made by Laser-Based Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing (AM) Processes

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) proposes to develop an innovative qualification strategy for complex nuclear components produced by laser powder bed additive manufacturing which will be developed and demonstrated by leveraging relevant technology from recent welding developments, as well as, emerging process analytics, high-performance computation models, in-situ monitoring and big-data mining. Components will be made in typical laser powder bed machines.