Mechanistic studies of Stress Corrosion Cracking

• Effects of localized strain from prior cold work on crack initiation
• Characterizing pitting and intergranular corrosion properties of nickel based alloys used in nuclear steam generators
• Cracking of storage tanks and transportation pipelines for fuel-grade ethanol made of carbon steel

Generation IV Super-Critical Water Reactors (SCWR)

• Oxidation mechanism of ferritic-martensitic steels exposed to supercritical water
• New alloys for advanced nuclear power systems

Atomistic simulation of alloy corrosion

Monitoring of nuclear waste storage systems

• Electrochemical material selection for use in deep geological nuclear waste disposal
• Investigating the chemistry and potential corrosion effects of the high-density concrete for storing low level nuclear fuel