Nuclear Energy Futures CDT Research Projects
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/nuclear-cdt/programme/nuclear-energy-futures-cdt-research-projects/
Project available for October 2025
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Description: There is currently a great deal of interest globally, and particularly in the UK, around the next generation of advanced modular nuclear reactors. These designs can often come with new fuel and cladding structures, which opens the door to exploring new fuel material options; especially if some of the drawbacks of high-density fuels, concerning their interactions with water and steam, are mitigated, or even removed. This PhD will involve the design/synthesis and characterisation of a number of different binary and ternary uranium (or thorium) based materials, looking at the physical and chemical structure and how this might evolve with temperature and radiation damage (using the FaRMS facility, https://www.nnuf.ac.uk/farms).
Supervisor(s): Dr Ross Springell (UoB)
Institution: University of Bristol
Further information: Funded by Rolls-Royce Plc. Only UK nationals are invited to apply for this vacancy.
Part-time: Not suitable for part-time study.
How to apply: E-mail your CV to Dr Jon Tate j.tate@imperial.ac.uk
Deadline: Ongoing until position is filled.
