Our group member Sin-Yuen Chang has passed her PhD viva subject to very minor corrections, and has already submitted the revised thesis, titled “Studies of Metal Speciation and Nucleation in Complex Functional Liquid Systems“. Sin-Yuen has already taken up a position at Diamond Light Source, and a visiting appointment at the University of Leeds, through which she will continue to collaborate with our team. Congratulations , Dr Chang!
Congratulations Chris!
Congratulations are in order to our group member Chris Maher, who passed his PhD viva today subject to only minor corrections to his dissertation entitled “OPTIONS FOR TREATMENT OF LEGACY AND ADVANCED NUCLEAR FUELS”.
Paper on Uranium/Plutonium Dioxide Dissolution in Nitric Acid
A joint paper with NNL on uranium/plutonium dioxide dissolution in nitric acid has been published.
The Chemistry of (U,Pu)O2 Dissolution in Nitric Acid
M.J. Carrott, P.M.A. Cook, O.D. Fox, C.J. Maher & S.L.M. Schroeder
Procedia Chemistry 7 (2012) 92-97.
DOI:10.1016/j.proche.2012.10.017
MBase Consortium mentioned by House of Lords Select Committee
The ‘Molecular Basis of Nuclear Fuel Separations‘ consortium was mentioned during evidence giving to the House of Lords Select Committee on on Science and Technology. The transcript of evidence taken during the Inquiry (“NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES”) can be downloaded here: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-committees/science-technology/NRDC/ucST240511ev4.pdf. The relevant passage is on Page 23.