NSUF Award Supports Beryllium Carbide Research at MIBL
NERS graduate student Diego Muzquiz has received an NSUF Rapid Turnaround Experiment award to investigate the radiation behavior of beryllium carbide, with support from Profs. Stephen Raiman and Kevin Field.
The project will use MIBL’s in situ TEM ion irradiation capabilities to follow defect evolution, bubble formation, and gas behavior during helium and hydrogen implantation at elevated temperatures. The work examines whether beryllium carbide could provide a radiation-tolerant moderator option for advanced reactors. It is one of two NSUF awards announced by NERS in this funding round.
