FEDERAL AGENCY FOR ATOMIC ENERGYOF RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Nanomaterials and

nanotechnologies in Support of

Nuclear Power

Production Development

Olga S. Vorontsova Deputy Director of Centre for

International Relations VNIIEF , Russia

Thematic International Conference on Bio-, Nano- and Space Technologies

EU @ Science Centre Collaboration, Ljubljana, Slovenia, March 10-12 2008

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Rosatom

Atomic cluster of the Russian national nanotechnology

network

Rosatom Centre for Rosatom Centre for Nanotechnologies and Nanotechnologies and

Nanomaterials Nanomaterials

Established by the Established by the Rosatom order of 25 Rosatom order of 25

October 2006October 2006

All-Russian Bochvar Research Institute of Inorganic Materials - coordinatorAll-Russian Bochvar Research Institute of Inorganic Materials - coordinator;;

RF State Research Centre – Leipunsky Institute of Physics and Power Engineering RF State Research Centre – Leipunsky Institute of Physics and Power Engineering ;;

All-Russian Research Institute of Chemical EngineeringAll-Russian Research Institute of Chemical Engineering

““Ehleron” Special Research and Production AssociationEhleron” Special Research and Production Association

Russian-Federal Nuclear Centre – All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental

Physics

RF State Research Centre – Troitsk Institute of Innovative and Thermonuclear Research

“Start” Production Association

“Luch” Research and Production Association

“Krasnaya Zvezda” enterprise

RF State Research Center – “Giredmet” Institute

Participating organizationsParticipating organizations

Coordinate research, development and process engineering activities to support Coordinate research, development and process engineering activities to support

nanotechnology advancement, streamline engineering and analytical nanotechnology advancement, streamline engineering and analytical

instrumentation capabilities for nanomaterials R&Dinstrumentation capabilities for nanomaterials R&D;

Bring R&D institutions of other industries, universities, scientists and engineers in Bring R&D institutions of other industries, universities, scientists and engineers in

on nanoindustry development cooperationon nanoindustry development cooperation;;

Develop nanoindustry programs and large investment projectsDevelop nanoindustry programs and large investment projects;;

Commercialize nanotechnology and nanomaterial projects of the Centre Commercialize nanotechnology and nanomaterial projects of the Centre

participants and related organizationsparticipants and related organizations;;

Advertise accomplishments of the Centre participating organizations through Advertise accomplishments of the Centre participating organizations through

specialty publications and mass media, and hosting or attending exhibits, specialty publications and mass media, and hosting or attending exhibits,

conferences and workshops.conferences and workshops.

Mission of the CentreMission of the Centre

Rosatom Centre for Rosatom Centre for Nanotechnologies and Nanotechnologies and

NanomaterialsNanomaterials

The results to date

CONTENTCONTENT

• Technology support of nuclear power operations

• Radiation safety of nuclear power operations

• Nanotechnologies and nanomaterials for related industries

• Instruments and equipment

TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT OF NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONSPOWER OPERATIONS

Microstructure of a pellet using standard gas-flame powder

Microstructure of a pellet using nanostructured gas-flame

powder

Use of nanoadditives to activate

ceramic material sintering process

Use of nanooxides for enhanced performance of

reactor core structural materials:

• high heat resistance

• low irradiation-induced swelling

• ductility preserved at high damaging

dose values

TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT OF NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONSPOWER OPERATIONS

Ni-Cr-Mo alloys are used in nuclear engineering

Fe-Cr and V-Ti-Cr alloys are in research phase

Irradiation self-organized alloys:

get more strength and keep ductility under high-dose

irradiation

Ni-Cr-Mo alloy structure

TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT OF NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONSPOWER OPERATIONS

Nanocatalysis provides a hundreds of degrees lower

temperature of chemical reactions

• safe burning of hydrogen produced in operation

of a nuclear power plant

• less energy-consuming production of hydrogen

from hydrocarbons for hydrogen energy

applications

TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT OF NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONSPOWER OPERATIONS

Superconducting materials for

thermonuclear power

Nb-Ti superconductor produced quantity is over 100 tons

Conductor diameter – 0.85 mm, Filament size – 6 m,

Segregate titanium in filaments - 10-50 nm.

TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT OF NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONSPOWER OPERATIONS

Nanocarcass materials for thermonuclear power and

specialized techniques

Nanoberyllium

TECHNOOGY SUPPORT OF NUCLEAR TECHNOOGY SUPPORT OF NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONSPOWER OPERATIONS

RADIATION SAFETY OF NUCLEAR RADIATION SAFETY OF NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONSPOWER OPERATIONS

Radiation protection materials

Nanometer-scale particles of metals or compounds as fillers added into solid and polymeric matrices can provide:

·40-60% increased attenuation factor for 60 and 660 keV X-rays

·higher neutron absorption efficiency

·1.5 or 2 times smaller thickness or mass of materials used

А – a workpiece for overpack, Б – bearing bushing

Nanostructure of aluminum with boron nitride

А

Б

Radiation protection materials

Boron steels

With the use of nanostructured boron-containing segregates (5 to 100 nm), boron content can be 3 or 4 times increased (up to 4%) while preserving ductility and weldability of steel

Structure of steel produced by powder metallurgy techniques

Products of boron steel

RADIATION SAFETY OF NUCLEAR RADIATION SAFETY OF NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONSPOWER OPERATIONS

• Ceramics

• Printing inks

• Permanent magnets

NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND NANOMATERIALS FOR RELATED NANOMATERIALS FOR RELATED

INDUSTRIESINDUSTRIES

Magnetic nanocomposites

Superstrength conductors in electric engineeringSuperstrength conductors in electric engineering

Thickness of Nb filaments in Cu-matrice - ~10 нм

NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND NANOMATERIALS FOR RELATED NANOMATERIALS FOR RELATED

INDUSTRIESINDUSTRIES

High-value capacitor-grade powders of Ta and Nb High-value capacitor-grade powders of Ta and Nb

Range of capacitor products

NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND NANOMATERIALS FOR RELATED NANOMATERIALS FOR RELATED

INDUSTRIESINDUSTRIES

INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT

A REMOTELY CONTROLLED MINIATURE SCANNING TUNNEL MICROSCOPE

SIMULTANEOUS FINDING THE POSITION AND IDENTIFICTION OF INDIVIDUAL ATOMS –

TOMOGRAPHIC ATOM PROBE

Experimental equipment for pilot production of nanomaterials

INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENTINSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT

All about activities of the Rosatom Centre for nanotechnologies and nanomaterials is

at websitewww.nanoportal.ruwww.nanoportal.ru

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