Last week, we successfully delivered the trial run of our 1-week hands-on THOR Facility Training Course! It was an intensive and rewarding week, giving participants the opportunity to gain practical experience with the THOR facility while developing their knowledge of Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics. A huge thank you to Barry Miller, Benjamin Collins, Celt Griffith, Cintia […]
Work has officially begun on the second building at the University’s Science Park, M-SParc, marking a major milestone for North Wales’ growing innovation economy. Project partners gathered last week to formally mark the start of construction on the new Egni development, which will expand the park’s capacity to support businesses, researchers and innovators working
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Last month the Deputy Secretary from the Singapore Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment visited Bangor University’s Nuclear Futures Institute. The visit was part of a visit to learn more about nuclear safety and research in the UK. Singapore is considering nuclear power as a long-term option for low carbon and secure electricity supply. The
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Professor Laurence G Williams, Sêr Cymru Professor of nuclear policy and regulation at the Nuclear Futures Institute, has been appointed the Chair of Singapore’s National Environment Agency’s (NEA) Nuclear Safety Advisory Panel (NSAP). The members of the NSAP have vast experience in their respective fields and the Panel is working closely with the NEA to
The Nuclear Futures Institute was pleased to take part in a visit from the Secretary of State for Wales, The Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP, to Bangor University’s experimental research facilities at M-SParc in Gaerwen, Anglesey. The visit included a tour of two of our major rigs:THOR (Thermal Hydraulics Open Access Rig) and BULLET (Bangor University Lead Loop for Erosion Testing).THOR
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The Bangor University Lead Loop for Erosion/corrosion Testing (BULLET) has been delivered to Bangor University, M-SParc, by SRS in Italy this week. BULLET will test materials in flowing, high temperature lead (Pb).
On May 10th – 11th, 2022, Bangor University\’s Nuclear Futures Institute (NFI) was proud to host the first THOR Open Collaboration Meeting at the Menai Science Park (M-SParc), located in Gaerwen, Isle of Anglesey. Aside from representatives from the University, delegates in attendance were –
IDOM
Rolls Royce
United Kingdon Atomic Energy Authority
National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL)
Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC)-Daresbury
Jacobs Engineering Group
Welsh Government
Westinghouse
Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
Vessco Engineering.
M-SParc
Dr Michael Rushton opened the meeting by introducing the NFI and its experimental facilities. After this, Dr Marcus Dahlfors delivered a presentation detailing the THOR facility\’s history, prospects, and future ambitions before providing a tour of the THOR experimental hall and offices – during which many valuable discussions occurred.
The second part of the day was dedicated to technical presentations from the THOR commissioning team. These began with a presentation on the loop system design calculations by Dr Jivan Khatry, followed by talks regarding instrumentation design by Dr Jinfeng Li, process control and instrumentation by Dr Abiodun Ayodeji and special sensing techniques such as wire mesh and optical sensing by Mr Harvey Plows.
While the primary focus of the collaboration meeting was on the THOR facility, the other planned experimental facilities to be constructed by the NFI at M-SParc were also discussed. This began with a presentation by Dr Alberto Fraile detailing the Bangor University Lead Loop for Erosion Testing (BULLET) facility. After this, and in a similar theme, Dr Robert Annewandter discussed multiscale modelling of lead corrosion. The first collaboration meeting ended with a fruitful open floor meeting.
Bangor University, the NFI, and the Reactor Design and Thermal Hydraulics (RDTH) group would like to thank all delegates who attended this first collaboration meeting.
As part of the COP 26 Regional Roadshow, a COP Cymru panel hosted by radio and television presenter Lisa Gwylim, addressed how Welsh science is world-leading in addressing the biggest challenges facing the planet’s climate. The panel session focussed on our ambitious commitments to decarbonise the economies of the United Kingdom – energy production, storage
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The National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has formalised its research and development ambitions in Wales with the launch of a new base on Ynys Môn/Isle of Anglesey.
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The National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has formalised its research and development ambitions in Wales with the launch of a new base on Ynys Môn/Isle of Anglesey.
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