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In-situ observation of Hydrogen diffusion in zirconium alloys
Zr is used extensively in nuclear reactors worldwide in a broad range of microstructural conditions due to its thermomechanical, corrosion and neutronic properties. However the... -
Understanding root architecture and water uptake of water use efficient wheat...
Water scarcity is a serious problem bedevilling crop production in the vast majority of the agricultural ecosystem in the world. This is set to worsen in forthcoming decades as... -
Interface integrity and residual stresses in fusion divertor assemblies
Nuclear fusion reactors based on the tokamak design rely on the divertor to extract heat and impurities from the plasma. This divertor is typically designed using a combination... -
Tomographic reconstruction of the shape and dimensions of LaBr3 scintillator ...
A recent project has started to provide JET (and in the future ITER tokamak) of a second real time diagnostic for fusion power, measuring the absolute intensity of the 16.7 MeV...