World-class Facilities Case Studies...
The silver lining of fuel recycle
INNOVATION | NNL | PEOPLE AND SKILLS | SOLVENT AND EFFLUENT TREATMENT | SUPPLY CHAIN AND ECONOMY | WORLD-CLASS FACILITIESThrough proactivity, pivoting and partnership, AFCP’s Advanced Solvent and Effluent Treatment project went for silver but struck gold. Luke O’Brien, Laboratory Fellow at National Nuclear Laboratory and Technical Lead on the project, discusses the team’s new technology for recycling used fuels more sustainably.
Maintaining excellence at the NFCE
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FUELS | NUCLEAR FUEL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE | UNIVERSITIES AND ACADEMIA | WORLD-CLASS FACILITIESThe Nuclear Fuel Centre of Excellence (NFCE) unifies top UK talent to resolve national clean energy security and establish a high-value nuclear economy. Rob Harrison, Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, explains how AFCP is strengthening the NFCE framework through skill retention, infrastructure investment and supply chain collaboration.
Turning up the heat to modernise facilities
NNL | PYRO WASTE | PYRO-PROCESSING | WORLD-CLASS FACILITIESPyro-processing and processing of pyro waste are key to ensure the UK is best equipped to deliver a sustainable fuel cycle of the future. AFCP infrastructure investment is modernising and expanding pyro lab ability at the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL), which Senior Technology Manager and Pyro Waste Technical Lead Mike Harrison sees as an essential enabler to our two pyro projects.
Linking multidisciplinary talent across national labs
A UNITED MISSION | ENGAGEMENT | NATIONAL NUCLEAR USER FACILITY | NUCLEAR DATA | WORLD-CLASS FACILITIESWith scientific skills and unique facilities that will underpin the UK’s clean energy transition, Britain’s world-class national laboratories are working together through AFCP. Andy Duncan, Account Manager at the National Physical Laboratory, details the joint ambition across national labs to continue innovation into 2050 and beyond.
Connecting national laboratories to enable innovative energy research
A UNITED MISSION | ENGAGEMENT | NNL | NUCLEAR DATA | WORLD-CLASS FACILITIESCollaborating across the UK’s national laboratory network, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is leveraging key infrastructure to support AFCP. Patrick Regan, Professor of Nuclear Metrology and NPL Fellow, shares how working with NNL unites cross-UK scientific expertise.
Quality investment for improved iodine understanding
NNL | OFF-GAS CAPTURE | WORLD-CLASS FACILITIESAFCP’s Off-gas Capture project is key to ensure that environmental protection remains at the centre of future fuel deployment. Infrastructure investment at NNL and the University of Leeds is ensuring that the UK maintains the right skills and facilities to address the off-gas iodine challenge.
Securing time at the neutron time-of-flight facility
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS | NUCLEAR DATA | UNIVERSITIES AND ACADEMIA | WORLD-CLASS FACILITIESThe University of Manchester’s involvement with the CERN neutron time-of-flight (n_TOF) facility is lending key nuclear data insight to AFCP. Toby Wright, PDRA at the University of Manchester, explains how increased involvement with the facility is expanding UK physics expertise.
Taking TRISO fuel to the next level
COATED PARTICLE FUELS | HENRY ROYCE INSTITUTE | NATIONAL NUCLEAR USER FACILITY | NNL | UNIVERSITIES AND ACADEMIA | WORLD-CLASS FACILITIESAs the world-leading centre for advanced materials research and commercialisation, the Henry Royce Institute provides integral insight for UK advanced nuclear deployment. Joel Turner, Dalton Nuclear Fellow at the University of Manchester, explains how AFCP infrastructure investment complements the institute’s ultramodern facilities to help steer the direction of domestic fuel manufacture.
Accelerating technology scale-up to address emerging energy needs
INNOVATION | NNL | SOLVENT AND EFFLUENT TREATMENT | SUPPLY CHAIN AND ECONOMY | WORLD-CLASS FACILITIESThrough AFCP, SME C-Tech Innovation has partnered with the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) to develop advanced decontamination methods for existing infrastructure. C-Tech Innovation Technical Director Rob Bell illustrates how in supporting supply chain innovation, this work is ensuring that UK technology remains at the cutting edge of safety and design considerations.
Reviving sustainable solutions for long-term success
AQUEOUS RECYCLE | INNOVATION | PEOPLE AND SKILLS | SUPPLY CHAIN AND ECONOMY | WASTE IMMOBILISATION TECHNOLOGIES | WORLD-CLASS FACILITIESNet Zero is mobilising businesses to centre sustainability at the forefront of advanced fuel concepts. Sebastian Lawson, Research Manager at SME GeoRoc Ltd, explains how the company is developing innovative treatment solutions to ensure the future fuel cycle remains environmentally conscious.
