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Nuclear Universities Consortium for Learning, Engagement And Research: NUCLEAR

核大学学习、参与和研究联盟：NUCLEAR

基本信息

批准号：
EP/I037644/1
负责人：
Robin Grimes
金额：
$ 1979.43万
依托单位：
Imperial College London
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2011
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2011 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FI037644%2F1
关键词：
Nuclear Universities Consortium Learning Engagement

项目摘要

Recent concerns over climate change and security of energy supply have meant that the UK, alongside other countries, is now very likely to build a new generation of nuclear reactors to meet our future energy needs whilst also helping to meet the UK's commitment to significant reductions in C02 emissions by 2050. These new pressurised water reactors will continue to generate electricity for at least 60 years. During this time we will see significant global changes to the industry, with nuclear decommissioning and waste disposal becoming even more significant and a variety of future generating reactors and even fuel cycles being developed, including small modular reactors and other "Gen IV" designs. Consequently, there will be an increasing range of emerging research challenges to which UK scientists and engineers will be able to make decisive contributions. We will be able to capitalise on the growing nuclear expertise being attracted into the University sector, the expansion of nuclear research facilities being established, and will engage with expertise from related disciplines. However, effectiveness will also depend upon:1. Establishing flexible and efficient links with industry;2. Using the unique facilities and knowledge residing at national nuclear research laboratories; and3. Being able to make the most of international programmes with their opportunities to develop new research partners. Over the last five years ESPRC have invested in a number of research consortia that have supported different aspects of nuclear energy research. These have brought together a number of the existing nuclear facing groups and have directly led to new collaborations. Such collaborations are key to nucleating novel research ideas and proposals. As we move forward with a new generation of reactor build, commensurate developments in disposal technology and innovative design of new reactor systems, a wider range of research experience will be required.The aim of this network is to facilitate the effective UK academic engagement in these nuclear research programmes by working for the nuclear energy groups and engaging groups with emerging interest in nuclear energy, thereby helping academics to apply new approaches to help solve challenging nuclear issues.This will be achieved through a four-strand strategy:1. Growing the network by facilitating nuclear network meetings, seminars and an annual academically based nuclear research conference to share research challenges, research ideas and research outputs;2. Engaging effectively with UK industry to ensure research focus and effective knowledge transfer. This will include developing links with the Energy Generation and Supply Knowledge Transfer Network managed by TWI;3. Facilitating access to specialist research facilities in the UK and overseas including, for example, the National Nuclear Laboratory's Central Laboratory, Manchester's Dalton Cumbrian Facility, the Diamond synchrotron, the Advanced Test Reactor at INL, etc; and4. Engaging with the international nuclear research communities to ensure that the UK's strong reputation for academic research is strengthened through participation in developing consortia, especially when biding for international research funds including EU Framework programmes.This strategy requires the network partners to buy in to a clear vision and to develop supporting material to be used by all members to make industry and global players aware of UK capability and the potential to make use of our research collateral. Ultimately the network will be successful only if it is seen as an entity that works for the UK nuclear energy research community; it must offer individual academics, research groups, and universities the opportunity to improve their research success by engaging, to their advantage, with this nuclear network.

最近对气候变化和能源供应安全的担忧意味着英国现在很可能与其他国家一起建造新一代核反应堆以满足我们未来的能源需求，同时也有助于履行英国到 2050 年大幅减少二氧化碳排放的承诺。这些新的压水反应堆将继续发电至少 60 年。在此期间，我们将看到该行业发生重大的全球变化，核退役和废物处理变得更加重要，各种未来发电反应堆甚至燃料循环正在开发中，包括小型模块化反应堆和其他“第四代”设计。因此，英国科学家和工程师将能够对越来越多的新兴研究挑战做出决定性贡献。我们将能够利用越来越多的核专业知识被吸引到大学领域、扩大核研究设施的建设，并将吸收相关学科的专业知识。然而，有效性还取决于：1。与行业建立灵活高效的联系；2．利用国家核研究实验室的独特设施和知识；和3。能够充分利用国际项目并有机会发展新的研究合作伙伴。在过去五年中，ESPRC 投资了许多研究联盟，支持核能研究的不同方面。这些活动将一些现有的面向核的团体聚集在一起，并直接促成了新的合作。这种合作是形成新颖的研究想法和提案的关键。随着我们推进新一代反应堆建设、处置技术的相应发展和新反应堆系统的创新设计，将需要更广泛的研究经验。该网络的目的是通过为核能团体工作并让对核能感兴趣的团体参与进来，促进英国学术界有效参与这些核研究计划，从而帮助学术界应用新方法来帮助解决具有挑战性的核问题。这将通过四链来实现策略：1。通过促进核网络会议、研讨会和年度学术核研究会议来分享研究挑战、研究想法和研究成果，发展网络；2．与英国工业界有效合作，确保研究重点和有效的知识转移。这将包括与 TWI 管理的能源生产和供应知识转移网络建立联系；3。促进使用英国和海外的专业研究设施，包括国家核实验室的中央实验室、曼彻斯特的道尔顿坎布里亚设施、钻石同步加速器、INL的先进测试反应堆等；和4。与国际核研究界合作，确保通过参与发展中的联盟来加强英国在学术研究方面的良好声誉，特别是在竞标包括欧盟框架计划在内的国际研究基金时。该战略要求网络合作伙伴接受明确的愿景，并开发供所有成员使用的支持材料，以使行业和全球参与者了解英国的能力以及利用我们的研究资料的潜力。最终，只有当该网络被视为为英国核能研究界服务的实体时，它才会成功；它必须为个别学者、研究团体和大学提供机会，通过参与这个核网络来提高他们的研究成功率。