Publications

Journal Articles

• Hydrogen Solubility in V-4Cr-4Ti Alloy
  R. E. Buxbaum, D. L. Smith and J.-H. Park
  Journal of Nuclear Materials 307-311 (2002) 576-579.
• Investigation of Metal Dusting Mechanism in Fe-Base Alloys Using Raman Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction, and Electron Microscopy
  Z. Zeng, K. Natesan and V. A. Maroni
  Oxidation of Metals, Vol. 58, Nos. 1/2, August 2002.
• Performance of an Iron Aluminide Metal Filter in a Reducing Environment
  V. J. Novick, R. K. Ahluwalia, K. Natesan, W. K. Soppet, and B. E. Spencer
  J. of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 10(3) June 2001, 349-361.
• Oxygen Diffusion Behavior During Internal Oxidation of Mg in Ag/1.12 at.% Mg
  B. C. Prorok, J.-H. Park, K. C. Goretta, U. Balachandran; and M. M. McNallan (U. of Illinois at Chicago)
  Physica C 370 (2002) 31-38.
• Internally Oxidized Ag/1.2 at.% Mg Sheaths for Bi-2223 Tapes
  B. C. Prorok, J.-H. Park, K. C. Goretta, R. E. Koritala, U. Balachandran; and M. J. McNallan (U. of Illinois)
  IEEE Trans. on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 11, No. 1, March 2001, pp. 3273-3276.
• In Situ Formation of CaO Insulator Coatings on Vanadium Alloys
  D. L. Smith, J.-H. Park and K. Natesan
  Journal of Nuclear Materials 307-311 (2002) 1405-1410.
• Relationship Between the Growth of Carbon Nano-Filaments and Metal Dusting
  Z. Zeng and K. Natesan
  Submitted to Chemistry of Materials (Jan. 2004).
• Corrosion of Metallic Interconnects for SOFC in Fuel Gases
  Z. Zeng and K. Natesan
  Solid State Ionics 167, 9 (2004).
• Effect of Oxide Scale Compositions on Metal Dusting Corrosion of Fe-Base Alloys
  Z. Zeng, K. Natesan, and M. Grimsditch
  Accepted for publication in Corrosion (November 2003).
• Fabrication of CaO Insulator Coatings by MOCVD for Application in Vanadium/Lithium Blankets
  Z. Zeng and K. Natesan
  Submitted to Fusion Engineering and Design (2003).
• Relationship of Carbon Crystallization to the Metal-Dusting Mechanism of Nickel
  Z. Zeng and K. Natesan
  Chem. Mater. 2003, 15, 872-878.

Conference Papers

• Crack Growth Behavior of Irradiated Austenitic Stainless Steels in BWR Environments
  O. K. Chopra, E. E. Gruber, W. J. Shack, and J. Muscara (NRC)
  Paper presented at the 17th Intl. Conf. on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, Prague, Czech Republic, Aug. 17-22, 2003; to be published in SMiRT 17 Trans.
• Mechanism of Fatigue Crack Initiation in Austenitic Stainless Steels in Light Water Reactor Environments
  O. K. Chopra, W. J. Shack and J. Muscara (NRC)
  Paper presented at the 17th Intl. Conf. on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, Prague, Czech Republic, Aug. 17-22, 2003; to be published in SMiRT 17 Trans.
• Margins for ASME Code Fatigue Design Curve - Effects of Surface Finish and Material Variability
  O. K. Chopra and W. J. Shack
  Paper presented at the 2003 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conf., Cleveland, July 20-24, 2003; PVP-Vol. 453, PV&P Codes and Standards, pp. 71-85, ed. G. S. Chakrabarti.
• Methods for Incorporating the Effects of LWR Coolant Environments in Pressure Vessel and Piping Fatigue Evaluations
  O. K. Chopra and W. J. Shack
  Invited paper presented at the Second Intl. Conf. on Fatigue of Reactor Components, Snowbird, UT, July 29-31, 2002.
• Environmentally Assisted Cracking of Alloys 600 and 690 in Simulated LWR Water
  O. K. Chopra and W. J. Shack
  PVP Vol. 419, Pressure Vessel and Piping Codes and Standards, Eds. M. D. Rana, Y. Hari, M. Higuchi, D. P. Jones, A. Kalnins, and S. Yukawa, pp. 121-133.
• The Effects of Aliovalent Elements on Nodular Oxidation of Zr-Base Alloys
  H. M. Chung
  Proc. Nuclear Safety Research Conf., Wash., DC, Oct. 21-24, 2003.
• Irradiation-Assisted Cracking of Austenitic Stainless Steels in Water and in Inert Environment
  H. M. Chung, R. V. Strain, D. L. Perry, and W. J. Shack
  Proc. 11th Intl. Conf. on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems - Water Reactors, Stevenson, WA, Aug. 10-14, 2003.
• Sulfur in Austenitic Stainless Steel and Irradiation-Assisted Stress Corrosion Cracking
  H. M. Chung, D. L. Perry and W. J. Shack
  Paper presented at Corrosion 2003, San Diego, March 16-20, 2003; published as Paper 3662.
• Characteristics of Hydride Precipitation and Reorientation in Spent-Fuel Cladding
  H. M. Chung, R. Daum, J. M. Hiller, and M. C. Billone
  Proc. 13th Intl. Symp. on Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry, Annecy, France, June 10-14, 2001; ASTM STP 1423, G. D. Moan and P. Rudling, eds., ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2002, pp. 557-578.
• Irradiation-Assisted Stress Corrosion Cracking of Model Austenitic Stainless Steel Alloys
  H. M. Chung, R. V. Strain, W. J. Shack, and T. M. Karlsen (OECD Halden Reactor Project)
  Proc. 10th Intl. Conf. on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems - Water Reactors, Lake Tahoe, NV, Aug. 5-9, 2001; published as a CD-ROM.
• Characterization of Hydride Precipitation and Reorientation in Spent-Fuel Cladding
  H. M. Chung, R. S. Daum, T. S. Bray, and M. C. Billone
  Paper presented at 13th Intl. Symp. of Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry, Annecy, France, June 2001; to be published in ASTM Special Technical Publication 1423.
• Millimeter-Wave/Terahertz Detection Applied to Chemical and Biological Defense
  N. Gopalsami, A. C. Raptis and A. B. Hull
  Paper presented at the Second Joint Conf. on Point Detection for Chemical and Biological Defense, Williamsburg, VA, March 1-5, 2004.
• Electromagnetic Shock Absorbers
  A. Gupta, T. M. Mulcahy and J. R. Hull
  Paper presented at IMAC XXI: Conf. on Structural Dynamics, Kissimmee, FL, Feb. 3-6, 2003.
• The History of LOCA Embrittlement Criteria
  G. Hache (IPSN) and H. M. Chung
  Proc. 28th Water Reactor Safety Information Mtg., NRC, Bethesda, MD, Oct. 23-25, 2000; NUREG/CP-0172, pp. 205-237 (2001).
• The History of LOCA Embrittlement Criteria
  G. Hache (Institut de Protection et de Surete Nucleaire) and H. M. Chung
  Proc. 28th Water Reactor Safety Information Mtg., NUREG/CP-0172, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, March 2001, pp. 205-237.
• Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Internally Oxidized Ag/1.12 at.% Mg
  R. E. Koritala, B. C. Prorok, K. C. Goretta, J.-H. Park, U. Balachandran; and M. J. McNallan (U. of IL at Chicago)
  Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol. 48B, pp. 768-774, eds. U. Balachandran, D. Gubser, and K. T. Hartwig.
• Eddy Current Analysis Round Robin Using the NRC Steam Generator Mockup
  D. S. Kupperman, J. Muscara (USNRC), S. Bakhtiari, J. Y. Park, and W. J. Shack
  Proc. of the 4th Intl. Steam Generator Conf., Toronto, Canada, May 5-8, 2002.
• NdFeB Magnets Aligned in a 9-T Superconducting Solenoid
  T. M. Mulcahy, J. R. Hull; E. Rozendaal, and J. H. Wise (Magnequench UG)
  Paper presented at the Rare Earth Magnets and Their Applications, 17th Intl. Workshop, Newark, DE, Aug. 18-22, 2002
• Analysis of Metal Dusting in Waste Heat Boiler
  K. Natesan, A. Purohit, D. L. Rink, and W. J. Salot (Honeywell Intl.)
  Proc. Intl. Workshop on Metal Dusting, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, Sept. 26-28, 2001.
• Metal Dusting
  K. Natesan
  Proc. Intl. Workshop on Metal Dusting, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, Sept. 26-28, 2001, ed. K. Natesan.
• Coal-ash Corrosion of Alloys for Combustion Power Plants
  K. Natesan, A. Purohit and D. L. Rink
  Invited paper presented at the 17th Ann. Conf. on Fossil Energy Materials, Baltimore, April 22-24, 2003; to be published in the conf. proceedings.
• Development of CaO Coatings by Thermal and Chemical Vapor Deposition
  K. Natesan, M. Uz and D. L. Smith
  Proc. 10th Intl. Conf. on Fusion Reactor Materials, Baden-Baden, Germany, Oct. 14-19, 2001
• Metal Dusting Behavior of Coatings
  K. Natesan, Z. Zeng, W. K. Soppet, and D. L. Rink
  Proc. of the Intl. Workshop on Metal Dusting, Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 26-28, 2001.
• Metal Dusting Research at Argonne National Laboratory
  K. Natesan, Z. Zeng, V. A. Maroni, W. K. Soppet, and D. L. Rink
  Proc. Intl. Workshop on Metal Dusting, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, Sept. 26-28, 2001.
• Fireside Corrosion of Alloys for Combustion Power Plants
  K. Natesan, A. Purohit and D. L. Rink
  Invited paper presented at the 16th Ann. Conf. on Fossil Energy Materials, Baltimore, April 22-24, 2002.
• Fabrication and Properties of a Tin-Lithium Alloy
  K. Natesan and W. E. Ruther
  Proc. of 10th Intl. Conf. on Fusion Reactor Materials, Baden-Baden, Germany, Oct. 14-19, 2001.
• Corrosion Performance of Structural Alloys and Coatings in the Presence of Deposits
  K. Natesan and C. Kraus
  Invited paper presented at 15th Ann. Conf. on Fossil Energy Materials, Knoxville, TN, April 30-May 2, 2001.
• In-situ Formation of CaO Insulator Coatings on Vanadium Alloys
  D. L. Smith, J.-H. Park and K. Natesan
  Paper presented at the 10th Intl. Coinf. on Fusion Reactor Materials, ICFRM-10, Baden-Baden, Germany, Oct. 14-19, 2001.
• Effect of Thin Y-O and Si-O Films on In-Situ Formed CaO Coatings on V-4%Cr-4%Ti in Liquid 2.8 at.% Ca-Li
  J.-H. Park, A. Sawada, B. Kestel, D. Rink, K. Natesan, and R. F. Mattas
  Proc. Materials Research Society Surface Engineering 2002 Symposium on Synthesis, Characterization, and Application, Boston, Dec. 2-6, 2002; in Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 751, pp. 85-89 (2003).
• Calcium Oxide Coating on Vanadium Alloys in Liquid Lithium
  J.-H. Park, K. Natesan and D. L. Smith
  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 697 (2002), pp. 141-146.
• Oxidation of Hastelloy C276
  J.-H. Park, L. Chen, K. C. Goretta, R. E. Koritala, and U. Balachandran
  Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol. 48B, pp. 495-502, eds. U. Balachandran, D. Gubser, and K. T. Hartwig.
• Study of Metal Dusting Mechanism in Iron Using Raman Spectroscopy and X-Ray Diffraction
  Z. Zeng, K. Natesan and V. A. Maroni
  Proc. of Intl. Workshop on Metal Dusting, Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 26-28, 2001, Argonne, IL
• Fabrication of CaO Insulator Coatings by MOCVD for Application in Fusion Reactor Blankets
  Z. Zeng and K. Natesan
  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 697 (2002), pp. 127-132.

Book Chapters

• Chapter 27 - Coating Technology
  P. K. Datta, J. S. Burnell-Gray (U. of Northumbria at New Castle) and K. Natesan
  Invited chapter in Intermetallic Compounds - Principles and Practice, Vol. 3 - Progress, ,eds. J. H. Westbrook and R. L. Fleischer, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Sussex, England.
• Chapter 33 - Sulfidation Behavior
  K. Natesan and P. K. Datta (U. of Northumbria at Newcastle)
  Invited chapter in Intermetallic Compounds - Principles and Practice, Vol. 3 - Progress, eds. J. H. Westbrook and R. L. Fleischer, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Sussex, England.
• CVD Films for Corrosion Protection Coatings
  J.-H. Park and W. D. Cho
  Chapter 13 in Chemical Vapor Deposition, Surface Engineering Series, Vol. 2, pp. 421-434, eds. J.-H. Park and T. S. Sudarshan, ASM Intl.
• CVD Films for Electrical Insulation
  J.-H. Park and W. D. Cho (U. of Utah)
  Chapter 12 in Chemical Vapor Deposition, Surface Engineering Series, Vol. 2, pp. 379-400, eds. J.-H. Park and T. S. Sudarshan, ASM Intl.

Annual Reports

• Environmentally Assisted Cracking in Light Water Reactors - Annual Report, January-December 2001
  O. K. Chopra, H. M. Chung, R. W. Clark, E. E. Gruber, R. W. Hiller, W. J. Shack, W. K. Soppet, and R. V. Strain
  NUREG/CR-4667, Vol. 32, ANL-02/33.
• Study of Metal Dusting Phenomenon and Development of Materials Resistant to Metal Dusting: Annual Report for the Period January to December 2001
  K. Natesan
  ANL-02/05

Semiannual Reports

• Environmentally Assisted Cracking in Light Water Reactors, Semiannual Report - July 2000-December 2000
  O. K. Chopra, H. M. Chung, E. E. Gruber, W. J. Shack, W. K. Soppet, and R. V. Strain
  NUREG/CR-4667, Vol. 31, ANL-01/09.
• Environmentally Assisted Cracking in Light Water Reactors - Semiannual Report, January 2000-June 2000
  O. K. Chopra, H. M. Chung, E. E. Gruber, D. R. Perkins, W. J. Shack, W. K. Soppet, and R. V. Strain
  NUREG/CR-4667, Vol. 30, ANL-01/08, June 2001.
• Development, Characterization, and Li Compatibility of an Electrically Insulating CaO Coating on V-4Cr-4Ti Alloy
  K. Natesan, M. Uz, D. L. Rink, and D. L. Smith
  Fusion Materials Semiannual Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2001 (DOE/ER-0313/30), pp.186-195.
• Development and Characterization of Electrically Insulating CaO Coatings
  K. Natesan, M. Uz, D. L. Rink, and D. L. Smith
  Fusion Materials Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending December 31, 2000 (DOE/ER-0313/29), pp. 9-18.
• Uniaxial Creep Behavior of V-4Cr-4Ti Alloy
  K. Natesan, W. K. Soppet and D. L. Rink
  Fusion Materials Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending December 31, 2000 (DOE/ER-0313/29), pp. 37-40.
• Microstructures of Y-O, Si-O, and In-Situ Formed CaO Coatings on V-4%Cr-4%Ti in Liquid 2.8 at.% Ca-Li
  J.-H. Park and K. Natesan
  Fusion Materials Semiannual Progress Report for the Period Ending Dec. 31, 2002, DOE/ER-0313/33.
• Progress on Development of In-Situ Coatings for V-4Cr-4Ti
  J.-H. Park, A. Sawada, D. L. Rink, K. Natesan, and R. F. Mattas
  Fusion Materials Semiannual Progress Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2002, DOE/ER-0313/32, pp. 96-100.
• Preliminary Investigation on the Deposition of Y-O and Si-O Films on V-4%Cr-4%Ti for the In-Situ Forming of CaO Coatings
  J.-H. Park, A. Sawada, B. J. Kestel, D. L. Rink, K. Natesan, and R. F. Mattas
  Fusion Materials Semiannual Progress Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2002, DOE/ER-0313/32, pp. 91-95.
• In-Situ Formation of CaO Insulator Coatings on Vanadium Alloys
  D. L. Smith, J.-H. Park and K. Natesan
  Fusion Materials Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending June 30, 2001, DOE/ER-0313/30, pp. 178-185.
• Development of Electrically Insulating Coatings by MOCVD Technique
  Z. Zeng and K. Natesan
  Fusion Materials Semiannual Report for the Period Ending June 30, 2001 (DOE/ER-0313/30), pp. 196-203.

Topical Reports

• Review of the Margins for ASME Code Fatigue Design Curve - Effects of Surface Roughness and Material Variability
  O. K. Chopra and W. J. Shack
  NUREG/CR-, ANL-02/39.
• Effects of Alloy Chemistry, Cold Work, and Water Chemistry on Corrosion Fatigue and Stress Corrosion Cracking of Nickel Alloys and Welds
  O. K. Chopra, W. K. Soppet and W. J. Shack
  NUREG/CR-6721, ANL-01/07, April 2001.
• Materials Behavior in HTGR Environments
  K. Natesan, A. Purohit and S. W. Tam
  ANL-02/37.
• Study of Metal Dusting Phenomenon and Development of Materials Resistant to Metal Dusting
  K. Natesan
  ANL-02/05.
• Review and Assessment of Codes and Procedures for HTGR Components
  V. N. Shah, S. Majumdar and K. Natesan
  NUREG/CR-, ANL-02/36.

Other Published Reports

• Standard Review Plan for the Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants
  O. K. Chopra, D. R. Diercks, D. C. Ma, A. B. Hull, R. R. Fabian, R. Schmitt, R. W. Seidensticker, W. J. Shack, V. L. Shah, B. Shelton, S. W. Tam, A. Rothman, J. Kavalas, and Y. Y. Liu
  NUREG-1800 prepared for NRC, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, by ANL (April 2001).
• Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report
  O. K. Chopra, D. R. Diercks, D. C. Ma, S. Choi, D. R. Henley, A. B. Hull, K. E. Kasza, R. R. Fabian, R. C. Schmitt, R. W. Seidensticker, W. J. Shack, V. L. Shah, B. Shelton, B. R. T. Frost, S. W. Tam, A. Rothman, J. Kavalas, and Y. Y. Liu
  NUREG-1801, Vols. 1&2, prepared for NRC, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, by ANL (April 2001).