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UNTF 2011University of Huddersfield
Monday 11th April 2011The dissolution of an Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) glass in the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) near-fieldAdrian CovillUniversity of SheffieldUtilising a Bayesian Combination Model to Enhance Gamma-ray Detection PrecisionAndrew ParkerLancaster UniversityDensity Functional Theory study of defects in zirconoliteJames MulroueUniversity College LondonCharacterisation of reactor graphite to inform strategies for disposal of reactor decommissioning wasteAndrew HetheringtonUniversity of BirminghamPhysical Modelling of Impinging Jets to aid Nuclear Sludge bed resuspensionChetan LakhanpalUniversity of LeedsDesigning Wasteforms for Technetium: Anion sorption with precursors for ceramic phasesJonathan PhillipsImperial College LondonA proposed investigation into the use of 3D sonar mapping to characterise the physical state of nuclear containment vessels immersed in a pool of waterDaniel NyeLancaster UniversityGas Generation & Radioactive Waste DisposalPaul HumphreysUniversity of HuddersfieldMolten Salt Oxidation: Good for Nothing or Good for Everything?Trevor GriffithsUniversity of LeedsAn In-situ TEM study of the effects of inert gas implantation on ironG GreavesUniversity of SalfordAn In-situ TEM Investigation of Silicon Carbide under IrradiationChris PawleyUniversity of SalfordThe use of Small Angle Neutron Scattering in the study of porosity in reactor graphitesZ MileevaUniversity of SalfordAtomic Scale Modelling of Zirconium Alloys and Hydrogen in ZirconiumSimon LumleyImperial College, LondonDelayed Hydride Cracking of Fuel Cladding MaterialsJassel MajevadiaImperial College LondonYoung’s modulus and hardness of pyrolytic carbon coatings used for containment of nuclear fuelsHuixing ZhangThe University of ManchesterTuesday 12th April 2011Application of the Generalised Polynomial Chaos method to the transport equationDaniel AyresImperial College LondonMonte Carlo Algorithm for neutronics calculations with Thermal hydraulics feedback on parallel computersNigel Davies????Understanding the influence of real factors on leakage rates through cracks in ’leak-before-break’ assessmentsPeter GillThe University of ManchesterUsing Look Up Tables to Predict Critical Heat Flux in Rectangular ChannelsJonathan ManningImperial College LondonMethods Towards a Best Estimate Radiation Transport Capability: Space/Angle Adaptivity and Discretisation Error Control in RADIANTMark GoffinImperial College LondonDevelopment of a Finite Element Visualisation Tool for Post-Processing Graphite Weight loss PredictionsSukhbinder Singh????Higher Order Finite Element Discretisations and Anisotropic Adaptivity for the Solution of the Neutron Transport Equation applied to eigenvalue and fixed source problemsChristopher BakerImperial College LondonComputer Modelling of Thoria: Determining the Suitability of Thoria for a Next Generation Nuclear FuelPaul MartinUniversity of HudderfieldFinite Element Modelling of Pellet-cladding Interaction in Advanced Gas-cooled ReactorsRizgar MellaImperial College LondonEffects of Zinc Addition on the Structure of Sodium Silicate GlassThorsten StechertImperial College, LondonCritical Heat FluxLewis KielyDefence AcademyThe ADTRTM Power StationVictoria AshleyJacobsInvestigating the Scope for the Reduction of ADSR Accelerator Requirements Through Fuel Cycle ChoiceKayla SaxUniversity of CambridgeDynamic Response to Pulsed Beam Operation in Accelerator Driven Subcritical ReactorsAli AhmedUniversity of CambridgeActinide Breeding and Reactivity Variation in a Thermal Spectrum ADSRD CoatesUniversity of CambridgeRapid Comparative Quantitative Analysis of Nuclear Fuel CyclesSebastian EasthamUniversity of CambridgeFusion Blanket TechnologyBethany CollingLancaster UniversityUranyl Salt Reactors for Mo-99 ProductionChris CoolingImperial College LondonA review of micro radioisotopic batteriesRobert WaltonUniversity of BirminghamInvestigation into the Viability of a Passively Active Decay Heat Removal System In ALLEGROLaura CarrollUniversity of BirminghamWednesday 13th April 2011Residual stress effects on the fracture toughness of a narrow-gap girth welded pipeRob McCluskeyThe University of ManchesterChloride-Induced Stress Corrosion Cracking of Austenitic Stainless SteelDavid SpenceDefence AcademyDeveloping a pipework scanner system using EDXRDJamieson LockDefence AcademyUnderstanding of the limiting condition for ductile componentsAndrew WasylykThe University of ManchesterCharacterisation of the Effect of Residual Stress on Brittle Fracture in Pressure Vessel SteelRobert HurlstonThe University of Manchester
UNTF 2010University of SalfordWednesday 14th April 2010Compton Imaging with the PorGamRays Detector Daniel JudsonUniversity of LiverpoolThe Development of the Graphene based Micro optical Ring Electrode: Application as a Photoelectrochemical Sensor for Actinide Detection James DickinsonLancaster UniversityDepletion Region Dynamics of an AGATA DetectorSteven MoonUniversity of LiverpoolRadio Nuclide Characterisation of Irradiated Nuclear GraphitePaul Norman University of BirminghamCompton Camera Development for the Imaging of High Energy Gamma Rays Martin JonesUniversity of LiverpoolDevelopment of a Portable Pyroelectric X Ray Generator Ross McCart University of Bath/Defence AcademyElemental Composition Analysis using Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) John McGrathUniversity of Liverpool Preliminary Compton Imaging Results of the AGATA C001 Detector Mike Slee University of LiverpoolProduction of Layered Double Hydroxides for Anion Capture and Storage Jonathan PhillipsImperial College LondonRobotic 3D Scanner Paul CornishLancaster UniversityEncapsulation of Irradiated Graphite Waste Bereket HagosUniversity of ManchesterCorrosion of Spent Advance Gas Reactor (AGR) Fuel Cladding in Trace Aqueous Electrolyte Environments Sunny Phuah Imperial College LondonMaterials for Nuclear Waste Immobilization: A Case Study of Fluorapatite and Xenotime Prashant SelvaratnamUniversity of CambridgeGas Migration Studies using TOUGH2 Elina KuitunenUniversity of ManchesterDevelopment of Ceria Thin Films for Surrogate Studies John O’Neill Imperial College LondonThursday 15th April 2010Effects of Cold Work and Strain Paths on the Mechanical Properties of Austenitic Stainless Steels Ismaila AhmedUniversity of Manchester Microstructural Characterisation and Dynamic Young’s Modulus Measurement of UK Nuclear Graphite William BodelUniversity of Manchester Simulation and Modelling of Non Destructive Testing Methods Utilising Cosmic Ray Muon Flux Craig StoneUniversity of Bath/Defence Academy Ceramic Composites for Fusion Applications Llion EvansUniversity of Manchester Development of an Alternative Approach to the Acquisition of Fracture Toughness in Laboratory Specimens Containing Residual Stress Robert Hurlston University of Manchester Lüders Bands in RPV Steel David JohnsonCranfield University/HMS Sultan Image Based Microstructural Modelling of Gilsocarbon Graphite David James University of Manchester Susceptibility and Non Susceptibility of Alloy 600 to Stress Corrosion Cracking Fabien Léonard University of Manchester Atomistic Simulation of the Zirconium and Zirconium Hydride Systems Simon LumleyImperial College London/HMS Sultan Residual Stress Profiles in Oxidized Zirconium Alloys Characterized by Synchroton X Ray Diffraction Efthymios PolatidisUniversity of Manchester Stress Corrosion Cracking of Austenitic Stainless Steels David SpencerDefence Academy/Cranfield University Effect of Specimen Size on the Evolution of Plasticity in Relation to Ductile Tearing in 304(L) Stainless Steel Andrew Wasylyk University of Manchester Stress Corrosion Cracking of Austenitic Stainless Steel in Pressurised Water Reactor Primary Circuit Coolant David WrightUniversity of Manchester Mechanical Properties and Microstructure Characterisation of SiC Coatings in Coated Nuclear Fuel Particles Huixing ZhangUniversity of Manchester Life Cycle Environmental Impact Assessment of Nuclear Power Saadia Ansari University of Manchester The Economics of Accelerator Driven Subcritical Reactors and the Impact of Accelerator Reliability Uncertainty Steven SteerUniversity of Cambridge Developing an Integrated Multi Criteria Decision Support Framework for the Sustainability Assessment of Nuclear Power Lorraine YoudsUniversity of Manchester Sustainability Indicators for the Assessment of Electricity Generation Options in the UK: PWRs versus Wind Power Laurence Stamford University of Manchester Microstructural Characterisation of Irradiated Nuclear Graphite using Finite Element Analysis Temitope Bakenne University of Manchester Finite Element Modelling of Pellet Cladding Interaction in Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor Fuel Rizgar Mella Imperial College London Simulating Material Property Changes of Irradiated Nuclear Graphite Lewis Luyken University of Manchester Transmission Electron Microscopy with in situ Ion Irradiation at the University of Salford Jonathan HinksUniversity of Salford Application of an Independent Parallel Reactions Model on the Annealing Kinetics to Irradiated Graphite Waste Michael Lasithiotakis University of Manchester Determination of Total Gamma Ray Count of Modelled Plutonium Glove Box via MCNPX Kelum Gamage Lancaster University Friday 16th April 2010Developments in RADIANT: Error Measures and Benchmarking Christopher BakerImperial College London/Rolls Royce Investigation of an Inertial Confinement Fusion Fission Hybrid Reactor Kiran MejerFrazer Nash ConsultancyApplication of Large Eddy Methods on Adaptive Unstructured Meshes to PWR Coolant Flow Benchmarking Problems Jonathan BullImperial College London/University of ManchesterActinide Evolution and Equilibrium in Fast Thorium Reactors David CoatesUniversity of CambridgeNodal Methods in Reactor Physics Sheldon HallImperial College LondonStudy on the Neutronic Characteristics of Subcritical Reactors Driven by an Accelerated Pulsed Proton BeamAli AhmadUniversity of CambridgeRESearch into the Public Perception of Nuclear Design (RESPPOND) Martin GoodfellowUniversity of Manchester/Rolls RoyceAssigning Tolerances to J Values used in Safety Analysis James KearnsCity University London Introduction to the Nuclear Institute and the Young Generation Network (YGN) Kate HawkinsNuclear Institute Young Generation NetworkNuclear Liaison – The Nuclear Portal for UK Universities John RobertsUniversity of ManchesterContinuing Professional Development (CPD) Courses for the Nuclear Industry Richard PilkingtonUniversity of Salford
