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NSERC / UNENE Research
NSERC and UNENE are sponsoring Industrial Research Chairs (IRC) at the following universities:
UNENE collaborates with the following IRC's:
International Collaborations
Research Details:
- Dr. John Luxat (McMaster) NSERC/UNENE IRC in Nuclear Safety Analysis
- Best estimate and uncertainty based nuclear safety analysis; vapour generation and boiling heat transfer; modeling dryout, post-dryout and quench processes; thermal-mechanical behavior of reactor components at high temperature accident conditions; computational fluid dynamics models for two-phase flow
- Prof. Rick Holt and Dr. M. Daymond (Queen’s): NSERC/UNENE IRC in Advanced Nuclear Materials
- Control of microstructure/texture of zirconium alloy tubes; Experimental study of anisotropy and deformation of zirconium alloys; Modeling anisotropy and deformation of zirconium alloys; Effects of deformation on plastic instability and failure; Improvements in measurement of crystallographic texture; Micro-structural characterization and qualification; Experimental study and modeling of macro- and microscopic stress and strain development during manufacture and evolution during service; Theory of radiation damage and in-reactor deformation
- Dr. Brent Lewis (RMC): NSERC/UNENE IRC in Nuclear Fuel
- Nuclear fuel chemistry, behaviour and
performance;
- physical chemistry of nuclear fuels;
- defective-fuel monitoring;
- modelling of nuclear fuel and fission,
product release behaviour during normal and reactor accident conditions;
- fuel
performance prediction and reactor safety code analysis;
- advanced fuel designs for low void reactivity
fuel (LVRF) and next Generation IV reactors.
- Dr. Roger Newman (Toronto): NSERC/UNENE IRC in Nano-engineering of Alloys for Nuclear Power Systems
- Mechanisms of oxidation cracking in hot water under reducing conditions; Alloy design for corrosion resistance; Building on atomistic understanding to promote favorable interface structures; Exploiting alloy corrosion processes for the fabrication of useful nano-structured materials; Corrosion and stress corrosion research for Canadian nuclear industry.
- Dr. Tony Waker (UOIT): NSERC/UNENE IRC in Health Physics and Environmental Safety
- Characterization, through real-time modelling and measurements, of sources of ionizing radiation;
- Experimental and theoretical investigation of techniques to minimize the total radiation fields due to the sources;
- Development of specialized radiation detection devices, such as micro-dosimeters and real-time extremity monitors;
- Monitoring and modelling the environmental impacts of ionizing radiation that are produced as a result of the operation of a nuclear facility;
- On-line dynamic health physics and environmental protection information management system.
- Dr. Mahesh Pandey (Waterloo): NSERC/UNENE IRC in Probabilistic-Based Life Cycle Management
- Assessment methods: Probabilistic models of load and resistance variables; Mechanics-based failure models; Digital image analysis for condition assessment; Reliability estimation models and computation methods.
- Management models: In-service inspection models;Maintenance plans and repair technologies; Decision analysis.
- Maintenance optimization strategies
- 2005 Research Report (pdf 470kb)
- Dr. Jin Jiang (Western): NSERC/UNENE IRC in Control, Instrumentation and Electrical Systems.
- Fault detection/isolation and control loop stability monitoring/enhancement; Probabilistic based maintenance optimization for control and instrumentation systems; Applications of distributed control systems in CANDU power plants; Load-following control of CANDU power plants; Enhancement of training simulators for engineering applications.
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Events and Items of Interest
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In addition to IRC research, 11 research projects eligible for CRD grants from NSERC have been supported. A second round of projects is under consideration.
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