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Project Details
Description
The Materials Performance Centre (MPC) was launched in 2002 by BNFL as a university research Alliance with a focus on nuclear materials research and training. The MPC maintains a balance between fundamental and cutting-edge research, and providing practical solutions for current industrial needs.
Funding – RCUK, BEIS, EU
External collaborators – CGN, EDF, EPRL, Flour Marine Propulsion, Framatome, Hitachi, NDA, NNL, Rolls-Royce, Sellafield Ltd, Westinghouse and Wood Group.
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Funding – RCUK, BEIS, EU
External collaborators – CGN, EDF, EPRL, Flour Marine Propulsion, Framatome, Hitachi, NDA, NNL, Rolls-Royce, Sellafield Ltd, Westinghouse and Wood Group.
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| Acronym | MPC |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Effective start/end date | 1/01/02 → … |
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Advanced materials
- Dalton Nuclear Institute
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Effect of surface machining on the environmentally-assisted cracking of Alloy 182 and 316L stainless steel in light water reactor environments – results of the collaborative project MEACTOS
Zimina, M., Ritter, S., Zajec, B., Vankeerberghen, M., Volpe, L., Hojná, A., Bosch, R. W., Scenini, F., Burke, M. G., Que, Z., Sáez-Maderuelo, A., Meadows, P. J., Grimm, M., Herbst, M., Legat, A., Maurotto, A., Novotny, R. & Seifert, H. P., 15 May 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Corrosion Reviews. p. 233–266 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the Hydride-Slip Interaction in Zirconium Alloys
Liu, Y., Thomas, R., Hardie, C., Frankel, P. & Dunne, F. P. E., 1 Dec 2023, In: Acta Materialia. 119388.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Size-Distribution of Irradiation-Induced Dislocation-Loops in Materials Used in the Nuclear Industry
Ungar, H. T., Frankel, P., Ribárik, G., Race, C. & Preuss, M., 13 Mar 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Nuclear Materials.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
- 8 Finished
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Fatigue Mechanisms - Rolls-Royce
Scenini, F., Burke, G. & Quinta Da Fonseca, J.
16/09/19 → 30/09/23
Project: Research
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Understanding the mechanisms controlling low potential stress corrosion cracking in nuclear reactors
Scenini, F., Burke, G. & Quinta Da Fonseca, J.
1/12/17 → 31/05/21
Project: Research
Activities
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In-situ X-ray diffraction on the austenite transformation and micromechanics in advanced bearing steels
Enrique Jimenez-Melero (Speaker)
29 Aug 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Using Advanced Analytical S/TEM to Study Irradiation-Induced Microstructural Evolution in Fe Alloys
Grace Burke (Invited speaker)
29 Nov 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Microscopy for the “Real World”: Exploring Metal-Environment Interactions using Advanced in situ Analytical Electron Microscopy
Grace Burke (Invited speaker)
24 Oct 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Prizes
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Best Paper Award 2018 - Welding in the World
Engelberg, Dirk (Recipient), Apr 2019
Prize: Other distinction
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President's Award of the MIcroAnalysis Society
Burke, Grace (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)