Generation IV Materials Handbook
What is the Gen IV Materials Handbook?
The Generation IV Materials Handbook is the authoritative, single, durable data source to share materials information within the Generation IV International Forum (GIF). Specifically, it efficiently stores and manages materials data, facilitates international research and development (R&D) coordination, and supports modelling to predict damage lifetime assessment.
It contains a variety of data for structural materials such as metals, graphite, ceramics, and composites. These data involve various activities including materials selection, component design, stress analysis, and code development. As of October 2024, the Handbook has collected 551 R&D reports from 11 Signatories.
A table of contents for the GenIV Materials Handbook has been made available, which contains the report title for all entries to the Handbook. In many cases there is also additional supporting data provided to support a given report entry.
Gen IV Handbook Access Procedure
Access to the Gen IV Materials Handbook is defined by the Very High Temperature Reactor Materials Project Arrangement (PA). The following procedure is an implementation of the requirements of the PA.
To initiate an access request, you will be required to contact and liaise with your respective signatory representative to the Very High Temperature Reactor Materials Project Management Board (PMB).
The signatory countries and their representatives contacts are listed below. If your country is not listed, you will not be able to request access to the Handbook. If you do not have the contact information for the below listed individuals, please reach out to the GIF Technical Secretary (brent.wilhelm@oecd-nea.org) for the VHTR Materials PMB who can provide this. Access-related issues as well as other technical questions pertaining to the Handbook may also be directed to the GenIV Materials Handbook manager: Courtney Otani (courtney.otani@inl.gov).
| Name | Signatory |
|---|---|
| MURANSKY, Ondrej | Australia |
| FLORES-JOHNSON, Emmanuel | Australia |
| LI, Wenjing | Canada |
| SAOUDI, Mouna | Canada |
| SUN, Libin | China |
| SHI, Li | China |
| KALIVODOVA, Jana | EU |
| CABET, Céline | France |
| SAIJO, Tomoaki | Japan |
| OKAMOTO, Ryo | Japan |
| SAH, Injin | Korea |
| KIM, Eung Seon | Korea |
| POUCHON, Manuel | Switzerland |
| CHEN, Jiachao | Switzerland |
| WISBEY, Andrew | UK |
| CORWIN, William R. | USA |
| WINDES, William | USA |
For users requesting access to generated information from other non-requesting signatories, a form must be filled to document justification for eligibility. The form is available for download below. Requestor eligibility is determined by PA Section 12.3 and are listed below. If the requestor does not meet the first eligibility requirement, they must meet the second and third requirements to meet the definition of a third party.
- Signatory representative and/or employee who needs the business-confidential information.
- Receives funding from (or is otherwise contractually engaged by or formally collaborating with) the Signatory requesting access for their representative(s).
- Performs R&D on topics relevant to VHTR or other Gen IV reactor type development, or utilizes the information in the Handbook to augment the relevant R&D being performed and/or the development, or improvement, of related Codes and Standards.