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UNENE Perspective Presented at the Thorium Workshop McMaster University June 21 2011 Dr. V.G. Snell Programme Director, UNENE 20/06/2011 1 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs UNENE Mandate UNENE (University Network of Excellence in Nuclear


  1. UNENE Perspective Presented at the Thorium Workshop McMaster University June 21 2011 Dr. V.G. Snell Programme Director, UNENE 20/06/2011 1 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs

  2. UNENE Mandate UNENE (University Network of � Excellence in Nuclear Engineering) is an industry-university partnership which: Upgrades the education of staff � working in the nuclear industry Supplies highly-qualified graduates � Supports nuclear research � Creates respected university-based � experts Uniquely placed to contribute to � Human Resource Development (HRD) needs 20/06/2011 2 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs

  3. Members McMaster University Atomic Energy of Canada � McMaster � Limited Queen's University � Nuclear University of Ontario Institute Bruce Power � � Reactor of Technology Ontario Power � University of Saskatchewan Generation � University of Toronto Canadian Nuclear Safety � � University of Waterloo Commission � University of Western Ontario CANDU Owners Group � � Ecole Polytechnique Queen’s U. � Nuclear Safety Solutions � University of New Brunswick � CAMECO � Royal Military College � University of Guelph � University of Windsor � AECL 20/06/2011 3 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs

  4. Stakeholders Kinectrics ORF OPG Nuclear CNSC NSERC CFI Ontario Bruce AMEC UNENE Power NSS UNENE Universities AECL-SP COG AECL-CRL CAMECO 20/06/2011 4 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs

  5. 1. UNENE Activities: IRCs � Funds Industrial Research Chairs (IRCs) in nuclear subjects at 7 universities � Industry funds leverage government funds: M$43 to date � > 100 Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) – Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow, M.Sc. � R&D focussed on industry needs 20/06/2011 5 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs

  6. 1. IRCs – cont’d McMaster University: Safety and Thermalhydraulics (Luxat / Novog) � Queen’s University: Material Sciences (Holt / Daymond) � University of Toronto: Corrosion Control and Materials Performance � (Newman) University of Waterloo: Risk and Reliability (Pandey) � University of Western Ontario (UWO): Instrumentation, Control, and � Electrical (Jiang) Royal Military College (RMC): Fuel Technology (Lewis) � University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT): Health Physics � and Environmental Safety (Waker / Waller) Typically k$200/year, matched by NSERC 20/06/2011 6 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs

  7. 2. Collaborative Research and Development Grants (CRDs) � Smaller projects have been funded at Universities by UNENE / Natural Resources Canada � Topics closely tied to the IRC programs 20/06/2011 7 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs

  8. 2. CRDs – cont’d � Waterloo (Xie) – Seismic Risk Analysis � McMaster (Lightstone) – Subchannel Mixing � Guelph (Tremaine) – D 2 O Chemistry � Western (Lau) – SCC in Alloy 800 � UOIT (Shahbazpanahi ) – NDT Sensors (Feeders) � Ottawa (Tavoularis) – Thermalhydraulics � Queens (Daymond) – DHC Small projects ~$30,000/year for 3 years 20/06/2011 8 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs

  9. 3. UNENE M.Eng. � Course based: � 10 courses OR � 8 courses plus a project � 3 of the 10 courses can be Business Courses from Advanced Design and Manufacturing Institute (ADMI) � Accredited by Ontario Council on Graduate Studies � Offered by McMaster, Waterloo, UOIT, Western and Queen’s � Geared to the working professional � Topics are relevant to industry work � Scheduling recognizes full-time employees 20/06/2011 9 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs

  10. Opportunities for Increased Collaboration on Thorium With existing UNENE students: 1. Industrial research project � Instead of 2 courses � Work with professor and industry co-supervisor � on project of interest to industry Must be in addition to the day-job � Can limit distribution of the results � No further direct cost to industry � Usually done in ~4 months � Good successes in past � Criticality analyses of new fuel type in spent fuel bay � 20/06/2011 10 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs

  11. Opportunities ... cont’d Through new CRDs: 2. No additional ones this year � Number set by funding level � Industry member could take a funding � initiative to create more High productivity for small outlay, � especially if no equipment is required 20/06/2011 11 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs

  12. Opportunities ... cont’d Through further interaction with IRCs 3. IRCs supervise many students and try to � choose areas of interest to nuclear industry Thorium cycle has not been on the radar � This workshop is a good first step � 20/06/2011 12 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs

  13. Summary � UNENE’s mandate includes development of HQP and supporting industry via research � Three methods of achieving increased collaboration on thorium development via UNENE projects, CRDs and IRCs 20/06/2011 13 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs

  14. Discussion 20/06/2011 14 UNENE Perspective.ppt R0 vgs

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