Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Clean Fuels |
Nuclear EnergyDeveloping nuclear materials and nuclear engineering systems for carbon-free energy generation that is economical , reliable , dispatchable and integrated with renewable sources . |
Competitive Advantage • Expertise in nuclear fuels research
• Established partnerships with international industry bodies and government agencies
Impact • Qualification of advanced nuclear fuels
• Integration of small modular reactors in grids with a high penetration of renewable generation , through increased load-following capability
• Power sources for deep space missions
• Reduced waste volume and fuel cost of fission reactors
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• Corrosion testing with in-situ neutron characterisation
• Discretionary access to Australian nuclear infrastructure
• Materials modelling capability and grid simulators
• Experience in accessing international facilities with successfully demonstrated outcomes
Our Collaborators • Westinghouse Electric
• Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation ( ANSTO )
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Stimson Center
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Successful Applications |
• Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority ( STUK ) |
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• Composition of advanced nuclear fuels with slower oxidation in off-normal reactor operating conditions
• Low-corrosion Zr-Sb alloys for nuclear fuel cladding , developed with Westinghouse Electric
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• Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office ( ASNO )
• International industry consortia ( MUZIC , PACE , MIDAS , CARAT )
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• The highest melting-point refractory high-entropy alloy , containing chromium for oxidation protection |
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• Nuclear engineering of components and systems in the OPAL reactor
• Block-chain solution to nuclear materials safeguards – SLUMBAT / SLAFKA
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Dr Patrick A Burr
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
T : + 61 2 9385 0918
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• In-reactor irradiation of nuclear materials , in conjunction with Rolls-Royce and Imperial College London |
E : p . burr @ unsw . edu . au
Dr Edward Obbard
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Capabilities and Facilities • UNSW radioactive material research facilities
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School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
T : + 61 2 9385 7625
E : e . obbard @ unsw . edu . au
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