Jóhan is a PhD student that started in 2019 in the design of high temperature zirconium alloys for nuclear fusion and fission applications, in collaboration with Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) and the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL).
Project: Novel high temperature zirconium alloys for nuclear fusion
Zirconium is valuable in nuclear applications for its low neutron cross section, but most commercial alloys have insufficient strength at high temperatures. This project investigates new zirconium alloys strengthened by intermetallic precipitates for improved high temperature performance.
Techniques employed: SEM, EBSD, XRD, others