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of Leeds and Sellafield Ltd, to investigate the nature of waste evolution under storage conditions in order to predict volume changes and resulting forces generated on confinement packaging. Specifically
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developing Generation IV nuclear reactors. With the complication of Salts chemistry and the extreme conditions to operate, the material degradation behaviour when the components are subject to mechanical
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of waste for long term storage. A particular waste is corroded magnesium alloy clad uranium metal fuel that has formed sludge and is currently contained in open and closed facilities on the Sellafield site
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Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate field will also be considered. Subject Area Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Machine Learning, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science
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the UK prepares to invest in new nuclear power plants, industry and research organisations are also looking towards developing the next generation of effluent and waste treatment processes. Ongoing
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Nuclear power generation is expected to rise to meet increasing UK and global energy demand, whilst maintaining net-zero targets. In this context, reprocessing of waste from nuclear reactors in order to