The UK Nuclear Data Network
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
We propose to create a UK Nuclear Data Network (UKNDN) that establishes a strong connection between academia, industrial partners, national labs, regulators and UK representatives on international nuclear data committees (IAEA, NEA) in order to facilitate the measurement, analysis and dissemination of industrial nuclear data. Industrial nuclear data are defined as those data that underpin the safety and economics of industrial nuclear operations and processes. This proposal addresses the Energy Global Challenge by setting up a network that will respond to the nuclear data needs of industry, particularly as new reactor technologies are developed. The network will provide support for small-scale and scoping projects as well as travel and opportunities for secondment for students and early-career researchers. It will facilitate UK involvement in the international experimental nuclear data effort.
Planned Impact
The impact of this proposal will be that the UK establishes a Nuclear Data Network that links those research groups that make the measurements and the end users of the resulting data.
This includes the National Labs (NNL, NPL, CCFE and AWE), the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme physics working group (MOD, Rolls-Royce, AMEC Foster Wheeler and NNL), Universities and many of the leading nuclear organizations (BAE Systems, EDF Energy, Public Health England, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Nuvia Ltd, Office of Nuclear Regulation and Sellafield Ltd). The Network will provide a mechanism for the UK users of Nuclear Data to request measurements that are of direct relevance to the needs of the industry, through the UKNSF, which will act as a board of governance for the Network. The proposal will also have the benefit of allowing the UK to re-engage with the international Nuclear Data community through a coordinated approach to data collection and evaluation.
This includes the National Labs (NNL, NPL, CCFE and AWE), the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme physics working group (MOD, Rolls-Royce, AMEC Foster Wheeler and NNL), Universities and many of the leading nuclear organizations (BAE Systems, EDF Energy, Public Health England, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Nuvia Ltd, Office of Nuclear Regulation and Sellafield Ltd). The Network will provide a mechanism for the UK users of Nuclear Data to request measurements that are of direct relevance to the needs of the industry, through the UKNSF, which will act as a board of governance for the Network. The proposal will also have the benefit of allowing the UK to re-engage with the international Nuclear Data community through a coordinated approach to data collection and evaluation.
Organisations
- University of Manchester (Lead Research Organisation)
- Chalmers University of Technology (Collaboration)
- University of Birmingham (Project Partner)
- University of York (Project Partner)
- Amec Foster Wheeler UK (Project Partner)
- Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- University of Liverpool (Project Partner)
- University of Surrey (Project Partner)
- Imperial College London (Project Partner)
- University of Edinburgh (Project Partner)
- Atomic Weapons Establishment (Project Partner)
Publications
Massimi C
(2017)
Neutron spectroscopy of 26Mg states: Constraining the stellar neutron source 22Ne(a,n)25Mg
in Physics Letters B
Massimi C
(2019)
Nuclei in the Cosmos XV
Lerendegui-Marco J
(2017)
New measurement of the 242 Pu(n,?) cross section at n_TOF-EAR1 for MOX fuels: Preliminary results in the RRR
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Lerendegui-Marco J
(2017)
Monte carlo simulations of the n_TOF lead spallation target with the Geant4 toolkit: A benchmark study
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Lederer-Woods C
(2021)
Destruction of the cosmic ? -ray emitter Al 26 in massive stars: Study of the key Al 26 ( n , a ) reaction
in Physical Review C
Lederer-Woods C
(2019)
Measurement of 73Ge(n,?) cross sections and implications for stellar nucleosynthesis
in Physics Letters B
Lederer-Woods C
(2022)
74 Ge( n , ? ) cross section below 70 keV measured at n_TOF CERN.
in The European physical journal. A, Hadrons and nuclei
Leal-Cidoncha E
(2016)
Fission Fragment Angular Distribution measurements of 235 U and 238 U at CERN n_TOF facility
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Kean K
(2019)
Validation of the multinucleon transfer method for the determination of the fission barrier height
in Physical Review C
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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ST/N00244X/1 | 01/04/2016 | 31/03/2022 | |||
1910955 | Studentship | ST/N00244X/1 | 03/07/2017 | 30/06/2021 | Rhiann Canavan |
Description | ISS (d,pF) Collaboration |
Organisation | Chalmers University of Technology |
Country | Sweden |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Project: "Creation of heavy elements in neutron-star mergers", Grant: SEK 29,600,000 over five years Principal investigator: Docent Andreas Heinz, Chalmers University of Technology, 2020. |
Collaborator Contribution | Contribution to manpower and equipment for the (d,pF) programme |
Impact | None as yet |
Start Year | 2020 |