Los Alamos National Laboratory to lead study of molten-salt nuclear reactor materials

Los Alamos National Laboratory has been selected by the Department of Energy as the lead on a $9.25 million, five-year collaborative project in nuclear energy research. The Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) program aims to advance modeling the behavior and properties of structural materials under molten salt conditions by using high-performance computing.

How it’s made: Instant film

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One Minute Mentor: Salt Bath Furnaces

Molten salts of various compositions are well adapted to all operations in the heat treatment of tool steels. For tools that cannot be ground after hardening or for tools that require an excellent surface condition and the maintenance of sharp edges, salt bath heating provides excellent results.