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DIAMOND Industrial Steering Committee: Overview of Consortium Activities Simon Biggs University of Leeds DIAMOND Consort

DIAMOND Industrial Steering Committee: Overview of Consortium Activities Simon Biggs University of Leeds DIAMOND Consortium Principal Investigator 24 th February 2011 University of Leeds. DIAMOND Conference 2010. Museum Of Science and Industry (MOSI)

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DIAMOND Industrial Steering Committee: Overview of Consortium Activities Simon Biggs University of Leeds DIAMOND Consort

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  1. DIAMOND Industrial Steering Committee: Overview of Consortium Activities Simon Biggs University of Leeds DIAMOND Consortium Principal Investigator 24th February 2011 University of Leeds

  2. DIAMOND Conference 2010 • Museum Of Science and Industry (MOSI) • Similar format to 2009111 delegates • Five presentations from industry - Sellafield Ltd- NNL- NDA- Costain- Nuclear Technologies

  3. DIAMOND Conference 2010 • Poster session for all researchers • Sponsorship from 12 companies - THANK YOU!! • Exhibit area, 10 stands • NDA sponsored best oral and poster PhD presentation • PosterMarijana Dragosavac (Loughborough - Richard Holdich supervisor) • OralThorsten Stechert (Imperial College- Robin Grimes supervisor)

  4. DIAMOND Conference 2011 • Coventry - Museum of Transport • 14-15 December 2011 • Format similar to previous • To be advertised shortly • For sponsorship and exhibition opportunities see Jim!

  5. DIAMOND Work Packages • WPs held annually • Allows all WP researchers to get together • Industrial attendance strongly encouraged at these meetings • Next WPs organised are; - 31st March: WP1 @ Loughborough, Nick Evans(Environment, Migration and Risk) - 6thApril: WP2 @ Loughborough, Mike Fairweather(Decommissioning, Legacy & Site Termination) - 5th April: WP3 @ Imperial College, Bill Lee(Materials: Design, Development & Performance)

  6. DIAMOND Outputs • Projects are now maturing - some entering final year • Some Technical Highlights - but there's lots more - see Jim! • Technology for Decommissioning: Analysis of Key Radionuclides in Decommissioning • (Researcher David Douglas / Supervisor Barry Sharp, Loughborough) • Novel laser ablation technique + ICP mass spec. • Working with NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory • Increased sensitivity and detection limits for radionuclides • New Wave Research who have proposed a KTP • Characterisation, Retrieval and Treatment of Waste: In Situ Waste Characterisation • (Researcher Tim Hunter / Supervisor Simon Biggs, Jeff Peakall, Leeds) • Ultrasonic velocity profiling demonstrated • Acoustic backscatter system demonstrated to measure concentrations • Erosion of cohesionless sediments may be predictable • NNL interested in use of UVP and ABS on in-house simulants • Contacts made with SME concerning use of techniques

  7. DIAMOND Outputs • Journal publications, ~20 in the past year • Conferences and international workshop participation • Work proposed at NNL active facilities • Secondments, • J. O’Neill (Imperial) – ACTINET grant for 3 month secondment to ITU, Karlsruhe. • J. O’Neill (Imperial) – Beamtine at ANKA beamline. • N. Cassingham (Sheffield) – 4 month secondment to PNNL. • M. Stennett, N. Hyatt (Sheffield) – Beamline Development Proposal for hard XAS / XRD beamline at NSLS-II approved Oct 2010.Beamline Execution Plan in progress, first operation in 2016

  8. Cross-Cutting Theme Workshop • Proposed CCT 2 Workshop on Radiation Damage • Organisers – Neil Hyatt & Charlie Scales • Radiation damage has emerged as a CCT in many DIAMOND projects • Aims: Support development of radiation damage physics and chemistry for PhDs & PDRAs • Support knowledge transfer between projects – methods, models, data analysis etc • Take overview of progress in DIAMOND, identify future plans and collaboration • Propose 2.5 day workshop: • 1.5 day tutorial sessions on underpinning science by international speaker • 0.5 day poster session for knowledge transfer between projects • 0.5 day discussion to identify research progress, impact and future plans • Proposal for part funding submitted to NDA by NNL

  9. DIAMOND Progress • Outputs increasing annually • Papers • Conferences • Placements • Intellectual property • Research projects - input from industry on-going • Industry keen to engage in all aspects of consortium • Annual conference • Work package meetings • Provision of specialist facilities • Spin-out activities, e.g. KTN • Keep momentum going - what next? - Today's discussion • DIAMOND end date June 2012 (with probable extension)

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