# AM's Role in the Nuclear Industry with Westinghouse's Adam Travis

- Show: [Additive Snack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack)
- Published: 2024-07-09
- Length: 39m
- Episode: 14
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-07-09-ams-role-in-the-nuclear-industry-with-westinghouses-adam-travis
- Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/3e8f5ee3

## Summary

Adam Travis, Global AM Program Leader at Westinghouse Nuclear, explains how additive manufacturing (AM) is used to enhance the reliability and supply chain resilience of nuclear power plants. He details specific safety-related components like the AM Stronghold Filter and AM Bottom Knuckle, which improve debris filtration and structural integrity, and discusses the rapid development of VVER float plates to support Ukraine's energy grid. Travis also outlines Westinghouse’s decade-long journey from material qualification to serial production, highlighting future applications in small modular reactors (SMRs) and space exploration.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-07-09-ams-role-in-the-nuclear-industry-with-westinghouses-adam-travis#t=4) Introduction: Nuclear Reliability and AM Value
- [2:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-07-09-ams-role-in-the-nuclear-industry-with-westinghouses-adam-travis#t=126) The Case for AM: Design Freedom vs. Manufacturing
- [2:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-07-09-ams-role-in-the-nuclear-industry-with-westinghouses-adam-travis#t=126) AM Stronghold Filter: Debris Filtration in BWRs
- [15:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-07-09-ams-role-in-the-nuclear-industry-with-westinghouses-adam-travis#t=908) AM Bottom Knuckle: Structural Integrity in PWRs
- [19:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-07-09-ams-role-in-the-nuclear-industry-with-westinghouses-adam-travis#t=1159) VVER Float Plates: Supply Chain Diversity for Ukraine
- [25:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-07-09-ams-role-in-the-nuclear-industry-with-westinghouses-adam-travis#t=1537) Westinghouse’s AM Journey: From Material Studies to Serial Production
- [33:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2024-07-09-ams-role-in-the-nuclear-industry-with-westinghouses-adam-travis#t=2015) Future Applications: SMRs, Micro-reactors, and Space

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Westinghouse (company)
- EOS (company)
- Stronghold Filter (product)
- AM Bottom Knuckle (product)
- VVER Float Plates (product)
- AP300 (product)
- Vinci Micro Reactor (product)
- MIT (company)
- Ursa Major (company)

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