FY 2019 Advanced Methods for Manufacturing Program Review Meeting

The Advanced Methods for Manufacturing (AMM) program held its annual review meeting December 17-18, 2019 via webinar.

May 4, 2020

The Advanced Methods for Manufacturing (AMM) program held its annual review meeting December 17-18, 2019 via webinar. The purpose of this meeting was to review the currently funded projects encompassing additive manufacturing, welding and joining technologies, concrete materials and rebar innovations, and surface modification and cladding processes.

The presentations are available here:

3D Printing of Nuclear Fuel Assembly Nozzles and End Spacer Grids (2.59 MB)

AMM Technical Review Meeting Webinar, December 17-18, 2019. Presented By George Pabis. Posted on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy website.
Additive Manufacturing of BWR Lower Tie Plates (4.83 MB)

AMM Technical Review Meeting Webinar, December 17-18, 2019. Presented by Lauren Perhala Gramlich. Posted on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy website.
All-Position Cladding by Friction Stir Additive Manufacturing (FSAM) (18.57 MB)

All-position cladding by friction stir additive manufacturing (FSAM), a presentation by Zhili Feng (PI), David Frederick, Wei Tang, Xue Wang, David Gandy, and Greg Frederick; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Electric Power Research Institute. DOE NE AMM Annual Review, December 17-18, 2019. Posted on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy website.
DOE Funding Opportunity DOE FOA-0001817 (1.68 MB)

DOE Funding Opportunity DE-FOA-0001817, December 18, 2019, a presentation posted on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy website.
Enhancing Irradiation Tolerance of Steels via Nanostructuring by Innovative Manufacturing Techniques (7.55 MB)
Establishing Modular In-Chamber EB Welding (MIC-EBW) Capability in USA (4.07 MB)

Establishing Modular In-Chamber EB Welding (MIC-EBW) Capability in USA, a presentation by David Gandy, sr. technical executive, davgandy@epri.com, DOE AMM Technical Review Webinar, December 18, 2019. Posted on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy website.
Integrated Computational Materials Engineering and In-Situ Process Monitoring for Rapid Qualification of LPB-AM Nuclear Components (3.49 MB)

A presentation by D. Gandy, sr. technical executive, DOE AMM Technical Review Webinar, December 18, 2019. Posted on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy website.
Intelligent System Development (3.21 MB)

Intelligent System Development, a presentation by Jian Liu, PolarOnyx Inc., 12/17/2019, Small Modular Reactor (SMR), AMM Technical Review Meeting. Posted on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy website.
Laser Additive Manufacturing of Grade 91 Steel for Affordable Nuclear Reactor Components (14.81 MB)

Laser Additive Manufacturing of Grade 91 Steel for Affordable Nuclear Reactor Components, a presentation by Stuart A. Maloy, Los Alamos National Laboratory, December 17, 2019. Posted on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy website.
Pulsed Thermal Tomography Nondestructive Examination of Additively Manufactured Reactor Materials and Components (3.43 MB)

Pulsed Thermal Tomography Nondestructive Examination of Additively Manufactured Reactor Materials and Components, a presentation by Alexander Heifetz, Argonne National Lab, Advanced Methods in Manufacturing Annual Webinar, December 2019. Posted on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy website.
Real Time Non-Destructive Evaluation During 3D Manufacturing of Metal Parts (1.94 MB)

Real Time Non-Destructive Evaluation During 3D Manufacturing of Metal Parts, a presentation by Araz Yacoubian, president and CTO, Ler Technologies Inc., December 17-18, 2019, DOE SBIR Phase II Award - DE-SC0018743. Posted on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy website.
SMR Pressure Vessel Manufacturing and Fabrication (12.14 MB)

SMR Pressure Vessel Manufacturing and Fabrication, a presentation by D. Gandy, sr. technical executive, M. Albert, sr. technical leader, DOE AMM Technical Review Webinar, December 18, 2019. Posted on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy website.