Capability Summary
The LAMDA laboratory primarily utilizes miniature and low-activity samples (<100 mR/hr at 30 cm), enabling researchers to apply state-of-the-art characterization and testing methodologies to investigate material phenomena that cannot be effectively examined in hot cell facilities. The laboratory’s advanced and integrated post-irradiation examination capabilities are focused on three key domains: mechanical testing, thermophysical property measurement, and microstructural characterization. These capabilities are complementary to those of ORNL’s hot cell facilities, which support extended testing and analysis of high-dose samples, as well as irradiation capabilities using the High Flux Isotope Reactor.
Equipment & Facilities
Mechanical testing systems with 3D digital image correlation
Delayed hydride cracking (DHC) test facility
Microhardness and nanoindentation testing systems
Optical microscopy and polishing suite
Focused ion beam (FIB) systems with EBSD and cryo-milling capabilities
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) for EBSD and in-situ micromechanical testing
High-resolution scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM)
Thermal dilatometry and thermal diffusivity measurement systems
Thermal desorption spectroscopy and gas-driven permeation systems
Laser ablation mass spectrometry and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
LECO analysis for measurement of oxygen (O) and hydrogen (H) content
Contact
TS Byun
Distinguished R&D Staff and Group Leader, Radiation Effects and Microstructural Analysis
865.341.0391
[email protected]