Chair in Decommissioning Engineering

Completed

Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Nuclear supporting technologies)

Basic and strategic applied research

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)

Not Cross-cutting

Professor TB Kelly
Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
University of Manchester

Professor B Lennox
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
University of Manchester

Standard

EPSRC

01 May 2007

31 October 2012

66 months

£273,965

Energy

North West; North West

Energy : Energy

Professor TB Kelly, Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester
Professor B Lennox, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester

Project Contact, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)

The proposed research will develop generic knowledge in the field of decommissioning engineering that can be used to solve problems associated with nuclear decommissioning. The work will be carried out under the auspices of the Dalton Institute of the University of Manchester and thus a multi-disciplinary approach to the research will be facilitated. Existing nuclear facilities (eg. Magnox, AGR Station, Reprocessing plant, medical waste) present significant challenges with respect to waste management and decommissioning. The research programme will expand and enhance the skill base in nuclear engineering and science in order to meet these challenges. Additionally, the research will provide valuable information for use in future generations of nuclear facilities so as to reduce decommissioning and waste management problems.The impact of the new Chair appointment will be enhanced by interactions with the already established links with industry and in particular with BNFL. Furthermore,the appointee will contribute to the training of research scientists, in an area of research where the demands of industry substantially exceed the availability of individuals with appropriate expertise

01/06/07