A system for additively manufacturing or repairing a superalloy component from a base material comprising: a laser metal deposition system comprising: a laser energy source operably configured to direct a laser energy towards the base material for forming a melt pool thereon and for laser processing additive materials deposited into the melt pool for forming a layer of the additive materials on the base material; a means for cooling the base material during laser processing comprising a vessel adapted to support the base material during laser processing and operably connected to a means for dispensing a cooling medium into the vessel for cooling the base material to a desired cooling temperature, a controller for controlling the flow and content of the cooling medium to achieve the desired cooling temperature, and a sensor system for sensing a temperature of at least one of the base material and the cooling medium within the vessel, and for providing the sensed temperature to the controller for controlling the flow and content of the cooling medium to achieve the desired cooling temperature and for maintaining the desired cooling temperature, characterized in that the cooling medium is a liquid cooling medium, wherein the vessel comprises an inlet and outlet for controlling a flow of the liquid cooling medium therein, wherein the means for dispensing the liquid cooling medium is a pump system operably connected to at least the inlet of the vessel for dispensing the liquid cooling medium therein, wherein the pump system comprises a pump connected to the inlet for dispensing the liquid cooling medium and to the controller for controlling the flow and content of the liquid cooling medium to achieve the desired cooling temperature, and wherein the sensor system is operably connected to the pump system for sensing the temperature of at least one of the base material and the liquid cooling medium within the vessel, and for providing the sensed temperature to the controller for controlling the flow and content to achieve the desired cooling temperature and for maintaining the desired cooling temperature to release welding heat from the base material. a laser energy source operably configured to direct a laser energy towards the base material for forming a melt pool thereon and for laser processing additive materials deposited into the melt pool for forming a layer of the additive materials on the base material; a means for cooling the base material during laser processing comprising a vessel adapted to support the base material during laser processing and operably connected to a means for dispensing a cooling medium into the vessel for cooling the base material to a desired cooling temperature, a controller for controlling the flow and content of the cooling medium to achieve the desired cooling temperature, and a sensor system for sensing a temperature of at least one of the base material and the cooling medium within the vessel, and for providing the sensed temperature to the controller for controlling the flow and content of the cooling medium to achieve the desired cooling temperature and for maintaining the desired cooling temperature, characterized in that the cooling medium is a liquid cooling medium, wherein the vessel comprises an inlet and outlet for controlling a flow of the liquid cooling medium therein, wherein the means for dispensing the liquid cooling medium is a pump system operably connected to at least the inlet of the vessel for dispensing the liquid cooling medium therein, wherein the pump system comprises a pump connected to the inlet for dispensing the liquid cooling medium and to the controller for controlling the flow and content of the liquid cooling medium to achieve the desired cooling temperature, and wherein the sensor system is operably connected to the pump system for sensing the temperature of at least one of the base material and the liquid cooling medium within the vessel, and for providing the sensed temperature to the controller for controlling the flow and content to achieve the desired cooling temperature and for maintaining the desired cooling temperature to release welding heat from the base material.