CINEMa Publications

Selected nuclear energy materials publications and reports representing the multidisciplinary, cross-cutting collaboration that are at the heart of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s (PNNL’s) Center for Innovation of Nuclear Energy Materials (CINEMa)

2025

  • Mahmud, A., S. Meher, P. Renner, A. Rieffer, C. Silva, J. Snitzer, Q. Zhang, X. Lou, and I. Van Rooyen. 2025. “Optimizing laser powder directed energy deposition for Grade-91 and Grade-92 ferritic/martensitic steels for nuclear applications: linking process parameters to microstructure.” Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnuen.2025.1655503.
  • Nartu, M. S. K. K. Y., D. Garcia, S. Meher, T. Wang, J. F. Dos Santos, and I. Van Rooyen. 2025. “Friction surface layer deposition of triple-phase Al10Cr12Fe35Mn23Ni20 high entropy alloy: Process optimization and microstructural evolution.” Materials Science and Engineering: A 927. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2025.148019.
  • Roy, A., C. Burns, S. Livers, B. Lund, S. Meher, M. S. K. K. Y. Nartu, A. Mahmud, T. Wang, D. Garcia, J. D. Santos, P. Meher, C. M. Silva, T. Hartmann, and I. J. Van Rooyen. 2025. “Critical mineral substitutions in IN617: A combined computational and experimental approach to performance evaluation and feasibility.” Materialia 39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2024.102319.
  • Shin, S. H. R., T. Hartmann, I. J. van Rooyen, and P. K. Thallapally. 2025. “Fast extraction of nickel from aqueous media by using ionic metal-organic frameworks.” Journal of Coordination Chemistry 77 (22-24): 2818–2829. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958972.2024.2445208.
  • Silva, C. M., S. Tripathi, M. Komarasamy, J. D. Escobar, R. Prabhakaran, Q. R. S. Miller, T. A. Ajantiwalay, M. J. Olszta, and I. J. Van Rooyen. 2025. “Manufacturing of oxide dispersion strengthened Fe-Cr-Al alloy using a nonconventional extrusion process.” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-025-12216-z.
  • Yoon, D., M. S. K. K. Y. Nartu, A. M. Rogers, and I. J. van Rooyen. 2025. “An innovative radial gradient material design using hot isostatic pressing for applications in extreme environments.” Journal of Manufacturing Processes 151: 696–707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2025.07.059.

2024

  • Fu, Z., L. He, I. J. van Rooyen, and Y. Yang. 2024. “Comparison of microstructural and micro-chemical evolutions in the irradiated fuel kernels of AGR-1 and AGR-2 TRISO fuel particles.” Progress in Nuclear Energy 176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2024.105361.
  • Meher, S., D. Garcia, M. S. K. K. Y. Nartu, T. Wang, Irving, Brown, J. F. dos Santos, and I. van Rooyen. 2024. “Friction stir layer deposition of a high entropy alloy for nuclear applications.” Advances in Materials, Manufacturing, and Repair for Power Plants: Proceedings from the Tenth International Conference. https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.cp.am-epri-2024p0690.
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