Nuclear Graphite Expert Group
The aim of the Nuclear Graphite Research Group (NGRG) is to provide independent advice and research into nuclear graphite technology to both national and international nuclear organisations and companies. The activities of the NGRG cover all aspects related to nuclear graphite, including:
- Graphite material property changes due to fast neutron damage and radiolytic oxidation- Graphite component stress analysis
- Whole core behaviour
- Decommissioning, treatment and disposal of nuclear graphite waste.
Group members
Group Leader: Prof Barry Marsden
Membership: Prof Robert A Ainsworth, Dr Graham Hall, Dr Andrey P Jivkov, Dr Abbie Jones, Miss Lorraine Mcdermott, Prof Paul M Mummery, Mrs Laure A Pellet, Dr Marc Schmidt, Dr Kwong-Lai Tsang
School of Materials: Dr
J Marrow, Dr
P Mummery, Dr H Li
Senior Visiting Research Fellow: Dr A Wickham
The Nuclear Graphite Research Group is one of a number of research interest groups based in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE) at the University of Manchester and is an integral part of the cross-school Materials Performance Centre. The Group was formed with the aim of building up a strong research activity at the University of Manchester on nuclear graphite technology so as to develop expertise that can be used to provide independent advice and research to both national and international nuclear organizations and companies.
The Group has achieved a national and international reputation and there is very strong industrial involvement through sponsorship and collaboration. The group has also attracted considerable funding for research from both the nuclear industry and its regulator for work on fundamental topics associated with the mechanical behaviour of nuclear graphite. Sponsors include Health Safety Executive (Nuclear Safety Division) HSE(NSD), British Energy Generation Ltd (BEGL), British Nuclear Group (BNG), Nexia Solutions, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), Serco Assurance, AMEC-NNC and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA).