In this episode we discuss...

• Technical challenges of scaling up high temperature nuclear power plant designs
• The relationship between nuclear power generation efficiency and reaction temperature
• The effects of oxidation and carbonization on turbine blades in different nuclear reactors
• How nuclear reactor designs plan for long-term material degradation in critical components
• Modern methods of analyzing effects of radiation on metal alloys
• How the impacts of neutrons on metal lattice structures drive material design
• Performance criteria for critical components of nuclear plant materials
• How today’s nuclear industry is reinvesting in nuclear-related education and research