EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Nuclear Energy Futures

EPSRC 核能期货博士培训中心

• 批准号: EP/S023844/1
• 金额: $ 836.18万
• 依托单位: Imperial College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Training Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FS023844%2F1
• 关键词: EPSRC; Centre; Doctoral; Training; Nuclear

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Nuclear Energy Futures aims to train a new generation of international leaders, at PhD level, in nuclear energy technology. It is made up of Imperial College London (lead), Bristol University, Cambridge University, Open University and Bangor University. These institutions are some of the UK's leading institutions for research and teaching in nuclear power. The CDTs key focus is around nuclear fission i.e. that is the method of producing energy by splitting the atom, which currently accounts for 11% of the world's electricity and 20% of the UK's electricity, whilst producing very low levels of carbon emissions (at levels the same as renewable energy, such as wind). The CDT whilst focused on fission energy technologies will also have PhD projects related to fusion nuclear energy and projects needed or related to nuclear energy such as seismic studies, robotics, data analytics, environmental studies, policy and law. The CDT's major focus is related to the New Nuclear Build activities at Hinkley Point, Somerset and the Anglesey site in north Wales, where EDF Energy and Horizon, respectively, are building new fission power plants that will produce around 3.2 and 2.7 GWe of nuclear power (about 13% of the UK current electricity demand). The CDT will provide the skills needed for research related to these plants and potential future industry leaders, for nuclear decommissioning of current plants (due to come off-line in the next decade) and to lead the UK in new and innovative technologies for nuclear waste disposal and new reactor technologies such as small modular reactors (SMRs). The need for new talented PhD level people is very high as many of the UK's current technical experts were recruited in the 1970s and 80s and many are near retirement and skills sector studies have shown many more are needed for the new build projects. The CDT will champion teaching innovation and will produce a series of bespoke courses that can be delivered via on-line media by the very best experts in the field from across the CDT covering areas such as the nuclear fuel cycle; waste and decommissioning; small modular reactors; policy, economics and regulation; thermal hydraulics and reactor physics as well as leading on responsible research and innovation in the sector. The CDT is supported by a wide range of nuclear companies and stakeholders. These include those involved in the new build process in the UK such as EDF Energy, Hitachi-GE, Horizon and Rolls-Royce, the latter of which are developing a UK advanced modular reactor design. International nuclear stakeholders from countries such as the USA, UAE, Australia and France will support the student development and the CDT programme. The students in the CDT will cover a very broad training in all aspects of nuclear power and importantly for this sector will engage in both media training activities and public outreach to make nuclear power more open to the public, government and scientists and engineers outside of the discipline.

EPSRC核能未来博士培训中心（CDT）旨在培养新一代核能技术博士级国际领导人。它由帝国理工学院伦敦（牵头）、布里斯托大学、剑桥大学、开放大学和班戈尔大学组成。这些机构是英国核能研究和教学的领先机构。CDTs的主要重点是核裂变，即通过分裂原子产生能量的方法，目前占世界电力的11%和英国电力的20%，同时产生非常低的碳排放水平（与可再生能源，如风能相同）。CDT虽然专注于裂变能源技术，但也将有与聚变核能相关的博士项目，以及与核能相关的项目，如地震研究，机器人技术，数据分析，环境研究，政策和法律。CDT的主要重点是在欣克利角、萨默塞特和北威尔士的安格尔西岛的新核电站建设活动，EDF能源和地平线分别在那里建设新的裂变发电厂，将产生约3.2和2.7吉瓦的核电（约占英国目前电力需求的13%）。CDT将提供与这些工厂和潜在的未来行业领导者相关的研究所需的技能，用于当前工厂的核退役（由于在未来十年内离线），并领导英国在核废物处理和新反应堆技术方面的新技术和创新技术，如小型模块化反应堆（SMR）。对新的有才华的博士水平的人的需求非常高，因为英国目前的许多技术专家是在20世纪70年代和80年代招募的，许多人接近退休，技能部门的研究表明，新的建设项目需要更多的人。CDT将支持教学创新，并将制作一系列定制课程，这些课程可以通过在线媒体由来自CDT的该领域最优秀的专家提供，涵盖核燃料循环等领域;废物和退役;小型模块化反应堆;政策，经济和监管;热工水力学和反应堆物理学以及该部门负责任的研究和创新。CDT得到了广泛的核公司和利益相关者的支持。其中包括参与英国新建造过程的公司，如EDF Energy，Hitachi-GE，Horizon和Rolls-Royce，后者正在开发英国先进的模块化反应堆设计。来自美国，阿联酋，澳大利亚和法国等国家的国际核利益相关者将支持学生发展和CDT计划。CDT的学生将涵盖核电各个方面的广泛培训，重要的是，该部门将参与媒体培训活动和公共宣传，使核电对公众，政府和科学家和工程师更加开放。