Timothy Lach

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

0000-0002-4745-4179

Projects

Thermal Aging Degradation Mechanisms

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Timothy Lach

The objective of this research is to continue the investigation on the microstructural and chemical evolution of cast stainless steels subjected to accelerated thermal aging conditions relevant to…

Unravelling atomic-scale mechanisms influencing metal degradation in corrosion and irradiation environments

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Daniel Schreiber

A multitude of extreme and harsh conditions exist simultaneously within nuclear reactors, including irradiation, high temperatures, stress, and corrosive conditions that act together to degrade…

Novel Analyses of Hanford Plutonium Particles

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Dallas Reilly

Understanding the chemical speciation of plutonium particles currently in the ground at the Hanford site has major implications for nuclear forensics (looking back in time at which processes produced…

Resolving the structural and chemical evolution in materials exposed to extreme environments at the nano-scale

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Sandra Taylor

The objective of this work is to elucidate atomic- to nano-scale mechanisms driving the evolution of materials in extreme environments, relevant to energy applications. Current understanding of the…

Thermal Aging Degradation Mechanisms of Cast Austenitic Stainless Steels

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Thak Sang Byun

Cast austenitic stainless steels (CASSs) have been extensively used for the large components of light water reactor (LWR) power plants such as primary coolant piping and pump casing. Since a large…

Thermal Aging Degradation Mechanisms of Cast Austenitic Stainless Steels

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Thak Sang Byun

Cast austenitic stainless steels (CASSs) have been extensively used for the large components of light water reactor (LWR) power plants such as primary coolant piping and pump casing. Since a large…

Advanced Techniques for Nuclear Materials Characterization

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Dallas Reilly

PNNL is home to state of the art research capabilities, which are often underutilized on radioactive samples due to non-dispersion requirements and limits on sample quantity that can enter workspaces…

Thermal Aging Degradation Mechanisms of Cast Austenitic Stainless Steels

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Thak Sang Byun

Cast austenitic stainless steels (CASSs) have been extensively used for the large components of light water reactor (LWR) power plants such as primary coolant piping and pump casing. Since a large…