<p>Preface</p> <p>Part 1 Operational challenges and structural alloy requirements</p> <p>1 Gas turbines: operating conditions, components and material requirements</p> <p>A. W. James and S. Rajagopalan, Siemens Energy Inc., USA</p> <p>2 Steam turbines: operating conditions, components and material requirements</p> <p>S. Osgerby, Alstom Power, UK</p> <p>3 High temperature materials issues in the design and operation of coal-fired steam turbines and plant</p> <p>F. Starr, Consultant, UK</p> <p>4 Nuclear power plants: types, components and material requirements</p> <p>J. F. Knott, The University of Birmingham, UK</p> <p> Part 2 Structural alloys and their development <p>5 Austenitic steels and alloys for power plants</p> <p>Y. Yin and R. Faulkner, Loughborough University, UK, and F. Starr, Consultant, UK</p> <p>6 Bainitic steels and alloys for power plants</p> <p>M. J. Peet, University of Cambridge, UK</p> <p>7 Ferritic and martensitic steels for power plants</p> <p>P. J. Ennis, University of Leicester, UK</p> <p>8 Structural materials containing nanofeatures for advanced energy plants</p> <p>W. Hoffelner, RWH consult GmbH, Switzerland</p> <p>9 Development of creep-resistant steels and alloys for use in power plants</p> <p>F. Abe, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan</p> <p>10 Development of advanced alloys with improved resistance to corrosion and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in power plants</p> <p>S. Prakash, Indian Institute of Technology, India</p> <p>11 Design and material issues in improving fracture/fatigue resistance and structural integrity in power plants</p> <p>J. F. Knott, The University of Birmingham, UK</p> <p>12 Radiation damage to structural alloys in nuclear power plants: mechanisms and remediation</p> <p>G. S. Was, University of Michigan, USA and P. L. Andresen, GE Global Research, USA</p> <p>13 The use of advanced alloys to resolve welding problems in power plants</p> <p>D. J. Abson, TWI, UK and G. Mathers, consultant, UK</p> <p>14 Modelling creep in nickel alloys in high temperature power plants</p> <p>H. V. Atkinson and S. P. A. Gill, University of Leicester, UK</p>