International Conference on Advances in Materials, Manufacturing & Repair for Power Plants

Join industry leaders and innovators at the 11th International Conference on Advances in Materials, Manufacturing & Repair for Power Plants, taking place June 8–10, 2027, at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona.

As the global energy sector undergoes transformation, the demand for safe, reliable, efficient, and environmentally responsible power generation has never been greater. The safe and affordable operation of today’s and tomorrow’s power infrastructure depends on continued advancement in materials and manufacturing technologies, which serve as key enabling technologies for the development of high-efficiency power conversion systems.

Organized jointly by EPRI and ASM International, this conference builds on a distinguished legacy dating back to EPRI’s inaugural event in 1987. Since then, the conference has rotated internationally across Europe, the United Kingdom, North America, and the Pacific with the most recent conference held in California (2025), bringing together experts from industry, research institutions, and academia. The 2027 conference will continue this tradition by providing a premier forum for sharing the latest technical developments, operational experience, and research advancements in materials technology for power generation.

Technical Focus & Conference Themes

The conference will highlight advancements in materials, manufacturing, performance, and repair technologies for both conventional and emerging power systems, including steam power systems (HRSGs, boilers, and steam turbines), gas turbines, concentrating solar power (CSP), geothermal energy, small modular reactors (SMRs) and advanced nuclear technologies, sCO₂ power cycles, advanced ultra-supercritical (A-USC) steam systems, and hydrogen and bulk thermal energy storage technologies.

The technical program will focus on key areas including:

• Advanced Manufacturing: additive manufacturing (PBF, DED), powder metallurgy hot isostatic pressing (PM-HIP), advanced welding, cladding, and fabrication processes.

• Codes and Standards: improved design approaches, material and welding qualification, standards development, and emerging regulatory challenges.

• Component-Specific Challenges: castings, forgings, blades, rotors, valves, and fabrication processes.

• Damage Mechanisms and Material Behavior: creep, creep-fatigue interaction, stress relaxation cracking, oxidation, corrosion, wear, erosion, and synergistic degradation mechanisms.

• High-Temperature Materials: superalloys, creep-strength-enhanced ferritic (CSEF) steels, stainless steels, intermetallics, coatings, claddings, and advanced material systems.

• Performance and Life Management: field experience, failure analysis, modeling and validation, feature testing, integrated life management, and fitness-for-service (FFS) methodologies.

• Repair and Refurbishment Technologies: weld repair, rejuvenation heat treatment, surface engineering, and emerging repair solutions.

WRTC TAC Meeting & Supply Chain Workshop

Monday Pre-Conference Sessions
Kick off the week with focused, in-depth sessions before the main conference begins.

• Nuclear WRTC TAC Meeting (No cost to EPRI members, signup required)

• 5th EPRI Supply Chain Workshop for Structural Components in Advanced Energy Systems 
  (open to registered attendees, Additional fee to attend)

Post-Conference Workshops

Friday, June 11, 2027
Extend your EPRI experience with these post-conference meetings and workshops.

EPRI Member Meetings
No cost to EPRI members; signup required.

• Generation Materials Technology Transfer
  Invitation or request only
  
• Advanced Reactor Materials Advisory Group
  Invitation or request only
• Nuclear Welding and Repair Technology Center (WRTC)
  Invitation or request only

Who Should Attend

The conference attracts a global audience of professionals involved in power generation, materials engineering, and high-temperature component technologies, including utilities and power producers, OEMs and equipment suppliers, materials manufacturers, advanced manufacturing companies, national laboratories, universities, and engineering and consulting organizations.

Attendees will have the opportunity to exchange technical knowledge, share operational experience, build collaborations, and engage with leading experts shaping the future of materials technology for power generation.

Plan now to join us June 8–10, 2027, at Loews Ventana Canyon in Tucson, Arizona.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
All accepted papers for this conference undergo a rigorous peer-review process and are assigned a DOI (Digital Object Identifier), ensuring they remain permanently accessible and easily discoverable through major academic and research platforms. This significantly enhances the visibility and impact of the work presented.

We encourage you to explore past conference proceedings to gain insight into the breadth, quality, and scholarly contributions shared in previous years. These archives offer valuable context and inspiration for the current event.