Portland, USA – Senior engineers from the Kinectrics Major Materials and Component Group will present at the 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Maria-Lynn Komar, PH. D., P. Eng. and Guylaine Goszczynski, B. Sc. will make a presentation on “Stress Corrosion Crack Growth Rate of Alloy 800 NG in an Acidic Secondary Side Crevice Environment”. David Rouison Ph.D., P. Eng. and Marzieh Riahinezhad, Ph. D. will present “How Can Material Characterization Support Cable Aging Management?”

Guylaine Goszczynski is a senior scientist and corrosion and metallurgical specialist with an extensive background in the nuclear industry. Maria-Lynn Komar is a professional engineer with over 15 years industrial research experience in the energy and steel industries.

David Rouison is a senior chemical engineer with extensive experience in failure analysis, materials testing and project management. Marzieh Riahinezhad is an engineer/scientist with extensive experience in polymer science and engineering.

The 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors will be held August 13–17, 2017 at the Marriott Portland Downtown Waterfront Hotel.

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