Going bananas at Cambridge Science Festival 2024
The early morning sunlight scattered across the many instruments laid out on benches, illuminating a scene that belonged in a mad scientist’s lab. Cooling fins, plasma chambers, thorium rods and various gadgets and gizmos dotted the stands, surrounded by an anxious crowd of lab coats.
MPhil visit to Westinghouse Springfields
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination circles the world." Einstein's words welcomed us to the training centre during our recent visit to the Westinghouse site at Springfields.
MPhil visit to Sizewell
On Monday 8 January, the Cambridge MPhil students in Nuclear Energy welcomed the new year by braving the snowy winds of the North Sea to visit the UK's own and only pressurised water reactor in Sizewell.
Visit to the Idaho and Oak Ridge National Laboratories
Students from Cohort 2 visited Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The purpose of the visit was to learn more about world-leading nuclear-related research programmes, to see the facilities, and experience the working environment in a different country.
NATO ECNSW visit by Dominic Brennan
Last week I was fortunate to present at the 5th Early Career Nuclear Strategists Workshop. As one of only two technical experts in the room, it was a welcome challenge to communicate how, why, and when we should implement technical aspects into nuclear strategy.
MPhil students visit EDF and Hinkley Point C
We were very grateful to our hosts at Hinkley Point C for touring us around the UK’s first new nuclear power station to be built in over 20 years. The construction site was immense and the size of the cranes cannot be envisaged unless you visit!
MPhil visit to Westinghouse Springfields
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Visiting the Idaho and Oak Ridge National Laboratories in the US
CDT students from cohort 2 visited Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The purpose of the visit was to learn more about world-leading nuclear-related research programmes, to see the facilities, and experience the working environment in a different country.
PHYSOR 2022 and the Joint IAEA-ICTP School Advanced School/Workshop on Computational Nuclear Science and Engineering
Despite the last-dash, cross-Atlantic flight to catch the flight to Trieste from Pittsburgh, the 35+ hours awake was a small price to pay to attend finally the first in-person conferences since lockdown.
Cambridge Science Festival: Planning, Delivery, Outcomes and Experiences
This year the members of Nuclear Energy Futures Centre for Doctoral Training (NEF CDT) Cohort 2 were challenged with the delivery of a set of nuclear-themed workshops to the public as part of their public engagement training.
Wylfa and Trawsfynydd North Wales
As part of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Waste Management and Decommissioning module at Bangor University, students visit Wylfa and Trawsfynydd power stations in North Wales.