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DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Process illustration

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A hybrid manufacturing process combines 3D printing, electroforming and hot isostatic pressing to produce critical components for advanced nuclear reactors and other energy and defense applications.

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Morgan Manning, Brett Hopwood/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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