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)
- Amec Foster Wheeler UK (Project Partner)
- University of York (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
Amaducci S
(2019)
Measurement of the 235U(n, f) cross section relative to the 6Li(n, t) and 10B(n,$ \alpha$) standards from thermal to 170 keV neutron energy range at n_TOF
in The European Physical Journal A
Babiano-Suarez V
(2022)
First 80 Se(n, ? ) cross section measurement with high resolution in the full stellar energy range 1 eV - 100 keV and its astrophysical implications for the s -process
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Babiano-Suarez V
(2020)
80 Se(n,?) cross-section measurement at CERN n TOF
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Bacak M
(2020)
A compact fission detector for fission-tagging neutron capture experiments with radioactive fissile isotopes
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Balibrea-Correa J
(2020)
Measurement of the a ratio and ( n , ? ) cross section of U 235 from 0.2 to 200 eV at n_TOF
in Physical Review C
Barbagallo M
(2017)
7 Be(n,a) and 7 Be(n,p) cross-section measurement for the cosmological lithium problem at the n_TOF facility at CERN
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Barbagallo M
(2016)
^{7}Be(n,a)^{4}He Reaction and the Cosmological Lithium Problem: Measurement of the Cross Section in a Wide Energy Range at n_TOF at CERN.
in Physical review letters
Bennett S
(2020)
Development of a novel segmented anode Frisch-grid ionisation chamber for fission measurements
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Bennett S
(2023)
Direct Determination of Fission-Barrier Heights Using Light-Ion Transfer in Inverse Kinematics
in Physical Review Letters
Bishop J
(2022)
Neutron-upscattering enhancement of the triple-alpha process.
in Nature communications
Casanovas A
(2018)
Measurement of the radiative capture cross section of the s-process branching points 204 Tl and 171 Tm at the n_TOF facility (CERN)
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Casanovas A
(2020)
Neutron capture measurement at the n TOF facility of the 204 Tl and 205 Tl s-process branching points
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Chen Y
(2017)
Characterization of the n_TOF EAR-2 neutron beam
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Chiaveri E
(2017)
The n_TOF facility: Neutron beams for challenging future measurements at CERN
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Colonna N
(2020)
The fission experimental programme at the CERN n_TOF facility: status and perspectives
in The European Physical Journal A
Colonna N
(2017)
The Nuclear Astrophysics program at n_TOF (CERN)
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Cosentino L
(2016)
Experimental setup and procedure for the measurement of the 7Be(n,a)a reaction at n_TOF
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Damone L
(2018)
^{7}Be(n,p)^{7}Li Reaction and the Cosmological Lithium Problem: Measurement of the Cross Section in a Wide Energy Range at n_TOF at CERN.
in Physical review letters
Diakaki M
(2016)
Towards the high-accuracy determination of the 238 U fission cross section at the threshold region at CERN - n_TOF
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Dietz M
(2021)
Measurement of the 72 Ge ( n , ? ) cross section over a wide neutron energy range at the CERN n_TOF facility
in Physical Review C
Dietz M
(2018)
First Measurement of 72 Ge( n, ? ) at n_TOF
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Domingo-Pardo C
(2023)
Advances and new ideas for neutron-capture astrophysics experiments at CERN n_TOF
in The European Physical Journal A
Domingo-Pardo C
(2020)
Review and new concepts for neutron-capture measurements of astrophysical interest
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Dupont E
(2017)
Dissemination of data measured at the CERN n_TOF facility
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Gawlik A
(2019)
Measurement of the Ge 70 ( n , ? ) cross section up to 300 keV at the CERN n_TOF facility
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
Guerrero C
(2017)
Time-of-flight and activation experiments on 147 Pm and 171 Tm for astrophysics
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Guerrero C
(2020)
Neutron Capture on the s-Process Branching Point ^{171}Tm via Time-of-Flight and Activation.
in Physical review letters
Gunsing F
(2017)
The measurement programme at the neutron time-of-flight facility n_TOF at CERN
in EPJ Web of Conferences
Gunsing F
(2016)
Nuclear data activities at the n_TOF facility at CERN
in The European Physical Journal Plus
Hall O
(2021)
ß-delayed neutron emission of r-process nuclei at the N = 82 shell closure
in Physics Letters B
Hao L
(2021)
Coupled Resonator Calorimeter for Particle Detection
in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Helfenstein J
(2022)
An approach for comparing agricultural development to societal visions.
in Agronomy for sustainable development
Kean K
(2019)
Validation of the multinucleon transfer method for the determination of the fission barrier height
in Physical Review C
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
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
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
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
Mastromarco M
(2019)
Cross section measurements of 155,157Gd(n,$\gamma$?) induced by thermal and epithermal neutrons
in The European Physical Journal A
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
Mazzone A
(2020)
Measurement of the 154Gd(n,?) cross section and its astrophysical implications
in Physics Letters B
Mendoza E
(2018)
Measurement and analysis of the Am 241 neutron capture cross section at the n_TOF facility at CERN
in Physical Review C
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |