High Fidelity Computational Nuclear Engineering
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leeds
Department Name: Chemical and Process Engineering
Abstract
The project will focus on combining computational multi-disciplinary approaches to obtain solutions to a range of generic nuclear systems such as fuel fluid flow reprocessing, mixer settler and liquid-liquid extraction columns encountered in the industry for decommissioning and waste management. Given the fundamental nature of such numerical solutions, the information derived from them will also be analysed to provide improved understanding of a range of practically relevant systems, of value in the design of improved treatment methods.
The key aim is to extend a predictive model, based on multi-disciplinary simulations, to include optimisation approaches such design of experiment and surrogate modelling techniques, capable of predicting the types of thermal fluid flow systems encountered in nuclear.
The outcomes of the project will be a series of surrogate models which are useful in providing fundamental understanding of such systems, as well as being available for use in the validation of the predictive approaches used within the industry. The latter, in particular, gives those using simplified predictive techniques the opportunity to reinforce their quality assurance and technical excellence credentials by getting involved in an initiative that removes the potential for error due to the necessary approximations applied in modelling.
The key aim is to extend a predictive model, based on multi-disciplinary simulations, to include optimisation approaches such design of experiment and surrogate modelling techniques, capable of predicting the types of thermal fluid flow systems encountered in nuclear.
The outcomes of the project will be a series of surrogate models which are useful in providing fundamental understanding of such systems, as well as being available for use in the validation of the predictive approaches used within the industry. The latter, in particular, gives those using simplified predictive techniques the opportunity to reinforce their quality assurance and technical excellence credentials by getting involved in an initiative that removes the potential for error due to the necessary approximations applied in modelling.
Organisations
- University of Leeds (Lead Research Organisation)
- Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology (Collaboration)
- Manchester University (Collaboration)
- Lancaster University (Collaboration)
- Forschungszentrum Jülich (Collaboration)
- National Nuclear Laboratory (Collaboration)
- French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (Collaboration)
- Czech Technical University in Prague (Collaboration)
- University of Twente (Collaboration)
- Polytechnic University of Milan (Collaboration)
- Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Collaboration)
- Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (Collaboration)
- National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS) (Collaboration)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Collaboration)
- LGI Consulting (Collaboration)
- Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (Collaboration)
- Chalmers University of Technology (Collaboration)
- EDF Energy (United Kingdom) (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
- University of Parma (Collaboration)
- European Commission (Collaboration)
- Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Institute (Collaboration)
Publications
Theobald D.W.
(2018)
Multiphase Large Eddy Simulation of a Pulsed Sieve-Plate Extraction Column
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP/N509681/1 | 01/10/2016 | 30/09/2021 | |||
| 1787184 | Studentship | EP/N509681/1 | 01/09/2016 | 28/02/2020 | Daniel Theobald |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic |
| Department | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | Belgian Nuclear Research Centre |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | Chalmers University of Technology |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | Czech Technical University in Prague |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | EDF Energy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Department | Joint Research Centre (JRC) |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology |
| Country | Poland |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | Julich Research Centre |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | LGI Consulting |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | Lancaster University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | Manchester University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS) |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | National Nuclear Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | Polytechnic University of Milan |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Institute |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | University of Parma |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | GENIORS - GEN IV integrated oxide fuels recycling strategies |
| Organisation | University of Twente |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My contributions to the GENIORS consortium is to provide improvements to current recycling technologies of spent nuclear fuel and consult on compatibility of new process chemistry on future recycle strategies for GEN IV nuclear reactor fuel. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GENIORS will carry out research and innovation activities in fuel cycle chemistry and physics to optimise fuel design. GENIORS focuses on the reprocessing and fuel manufacturing of Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel that potentially contains containing minor actinides, which would be the reference fuel for the first European GEN IV prototype and demonstrator (i.e. ASTRID in France and ALFRED, respectively.) In order to deliver the full picture of a MOX fuel cycle, GENIORS will collaborate closely with the European Horizon 2020 INSPYRE project on oxide fuels performance. |
| Impact | Geniors report on their progression on the the programme of work within files reports found either for dissemination of papers from partners or through published reports on their site. |
| Start Year | 2016 |