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)
- Rolls-Royce Plc (UK) (Project Partner)
- University of York (Project Partner)
- Amec Foster Wheeler UK (Project Partner)
- University of Surrey (Project Partner)
- University of Liverpool (Project Partner)
- Imperial College London (Project Partner)
- University of Edinburgh (Project Partner)
- AWE plc (Project Partner)
Publications
Gawlik-Ramiega A
(2021)
Measurement of the Ge 76 ( n , ? ) cross section at the n_TOF facility at CERN
in Physical Review C
Bishop J
(2021)
Neutron-upscattering enhancement of the triple-alpha process
Urban W
(2021)
Structure of even-even Sr isotopes with 50 = N = 58 neutrons
in Physical Review C
Hao L
(2021)
Coupled Resonator Calorimeter for Particle Detection
in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Hall O
(2021)
ß-delayed neutron emission of r-process nuclei at the N = 82 shell closure
in Physics Letters B
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
Gawlik-Ramiega A
(2021)
Measurement of the Ge 76 ( n , ? ) cross section at the n_TOF facility at CERN
in Physical Review C
Phong VH
(2022)
ß-Delayed One and Two Neutron Emission Probabilities Southeast of ^{132}Sn and the Odd-Even Systematics in r-Process Nuclide Abundances.
in Physical review letters
Helfenstein J
(2022)
An approach for comparing agricultural development to societal visions.
in Agronomy for sustainable development
Mastromarco M
(2022)
High accuracy, high resolution 235U(n,f) cross section from n_TOF (CERN) from 18 meV to 10 keV
in The European Physical Journal A
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/N00244X/1 | 31/03/2016 | 30/03/2022 | |||
| 1910955 | Studentship | ST/N00244X/1 | 02/07/2017 | 29/06/2021 | Rhiann Canavan |
| Description | Measurement of cross-sections and gamma emission nuclear data for variety of nuclear applications in the fields of energy production and radiotherapy. |
| Exploitation Route | Measured nuclear data are evaluated and contribute to databases that are used by the nuclear industry. |
| Sectors | Energy Healthcare |
| Description | The data measured contribute to databases that are used by the nuclear industry. This is particularly important in the design of new reactor technologies and new nuclear fuels. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Sector | Energy,Healthcare |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| 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 |