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Capabilities

• Corrosion & Mechanics of Materials
• Irradiation Performance
• International Programs
• System/Component Design, Engineering and Drafting
• Decontamination and Decommissioning
• Systems/Component Testing
• Facility Safety Assessment

Programs

• Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI)
• Generation IV (Gen IV) Nuclear Energy Program
• Decontamination and Decommissioning
• Nuclear Regulatory Research

Facilities

• Engineering Development Laboratory (EDL)
• Environmentally Assisted Cracking (EAC) Laboratory
• High Temperature Corrosion Test Facilities and High Pressure Test Facilities for Metal Dusting
• Irradiated Materials Laboratory (IML)
• Prototype Cathode Processor (PCP)
• Sodium Plugging Test Loop
• Steam Generator Tube Integrity Facilities
• Supercritical CO₂ Experiment Loop
• Transmission Electron Microscope and Scanning Electron Microscopes

Other Resources / News Items

News Releases / In the  Press

• Coming Back To Nuclear Energy
  A resurgence of interest in new power plants is driving discovery of advanced materials
  Chemical & Engineering News (Aug. 24, 2009)
• Corrosion-resistant alloys add luster to Argonne research
  Chicago Tribune (Sep. 15, 2008)
• Argonne scientists discover networks of metal nanoparticles are culprits in alloy corrosion New alloy composition could cut costs for petrochemical industry - Argonne News Releases (08/04/08)
• Nuclear super-fuel gets too hot to handle
  by Rob Edwards (Apr. 14, 2008) - full article on Rob Edwards website