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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On 14th November 2024, Simon Middleburgh features on BBC Radio Four\’s Inside Science (1:20). The discussions were around the shortage of Medical Isotopes for Cancer Diagnosis. The segment discusses the meanings for Isotopes, the shortage of reactors and their maintenance, and where the shortage of supplies occur. It additionally goes over why it is used
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Dr Walter Villanueva attended the IAEA Coordinated Research Project (CRP) meeting on In-vessel Melt Retention Phenomena at the end of May this year. He represented the UK as a Chief Scientific Investigator (CSI) from Bangor University. He leads a Mechanical Benchmark on Finite Element Analysis of Reactor Pressure Vessel under in-vessel melt retention strategy. He
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Prof Simon Middleburgh, co-director of the Nuclear Futures Institute at Bangor University, has been invited to become a member of the committee of the French National Agency for Research (ANR) to evaluate and select the proposals for the DIADEM exploratory Priority Research Programme and Infrastructure call. Simon was chosen as a result of his experience
Bangor University\’s, Dr. Phylis Makurunje, Prof. Simon Middleburgh and David Williams were interviewed by the BBC on their work to support space exploration. The BBC visited the Nuclear Futures Institute and found out about the work we are doing on nuclear fuels to support moon bases and nuclear rocket engines. You can read more about
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We would like to welcome our new academics in nuclear medicine to Bangor University. Dr. Mark Ogden and Dr. Tim Smith have joined us and will support research into the medical uses of nuclear technology including radiopharmaceuticals, theragnostics, external beam therapies and more.
At 10:20, 30th July 2023, Dr. Michael Rushton was invited to comment on energy security on Sky News as it relates to nuclear power. Parts of the interview were widely syndicated, appearing on radio stations from LBC to Classic FM. The interview is available here for those with access to the Learning on Screen Service.
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Bangor University\’s Nuclear Futures Institute has made significant contribution to the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee\’s report \”Delivering Nuclear Power\”. Released on the 31st July 2023 this report gives the findings of the committee which set out to examine the Government\’s approach to developing new nuclear power. For this, the Nuclear Futures
The University of Bristol recently hosted this year’s Universities’ Nuclear Technology Forum (UNTF). This is an annual conference designed to give PhD students, and early career researchers, in the nuclear sector the opportunity to present their work, perhaps for the first time, to their peers. Bangor University was well represented at this event, with six