1. UNENE ;its Role in Industry
Presentation at WIN 2015
By : Basma.A.Shalaby
UNENE ,President
November 9 ,2015
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2. Outline - Current Scene - What is UNENE
- UNENE Outcomes to date; Research &Education
- Summary
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3. Current Scene 19 Operating nuclear power plants in Canada
>50% of the electricity of Ontario province
<16% of Canada’s electricity (21 NPPs )
10 Candu plants planned for refurbishments starting from 2016 onwards
Retirement of experienced nuclear engineers
Knowledge preservation of design and licensing basis of current plants
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4. UNENE: A Partnership
Established in 2002 between the industry-universities with the following objectives:
Supply of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)
Support and fund nuclear research in universities
Create a respected pool of university-based expertise for independent industry and public consultation
Main focus: Education and Research
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5. Members Canadian Nuclear Labs (CNL) (formerly AECL-CRL)
Bruce Power
Ontario Power Generation (OPG)
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission(CNSC)
CANDU Owners Group(COG)
Foster Wheeler NSSS
SNC-Lavalin-Nuclear (formerly Candu Energy Inc
NWMO
McMaster University
Queen's University
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
University of Saskatchewan
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
University of Western Ontario
Ecole Polytechnique
University of New Brunswick
Royal Military College
University of Guelph
University of Windsor
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6. CRD’s (3yr Research program)
UNENE Structure
UNENE
Board of Directors
All UNENE Members
UNENE Education
Advisory Committee (EAC)
UNENE
Management
UNENE Research Advisory
Committee (RAC)
CRD’s (3yr Research program)
1)FC spacersX750 degradation
2) Seismic Risk analysis
3)TEC technology for Tight structures
Research Chair(IRC’s)
1) Safety & T/H
2) Nuclear Materials
3) Risk Modeling & Reliability
M.Eng. &Diploma Programs
Graduate Courses on
Nuclear Technology
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7. UNENE Realized Outcomes
Additional Funding leveraged
Wider base &scope of r & d programs
equipment and Facilities
Enrolment growing in M . Eng program
Over 130 Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)
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8. UNENE Research
Created Industrial Research Chairs (IRCs) in universities as ‘anchors’ for establishing R&D and strong research teams in key nuclear technology areas
Sponsors Collaborative Research Projects (CRDs ) on technology topics complementary to R&D programs industry wide
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9. Research Program Support Industrial Research Chairs
McMaster (Luxat / Novog) – Safety / T-H
Queens (Daymond) – Nuclear Materials
Toronto (Newman) – Corrosion of Alloys
Waterloo (Pandey) – Risk & Reliability
Western (Jiang) – I&C, Electrical
UOIT ( Waker / Waller) – Health Physics
Typically $220K/180K peryear (UNENE/NSERC)
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10. Research – cont’d
Collaborative Research and Development Grants (with NSERC)
Waterloo (Xie) – Seismic Risk Analysis
Western (Wren) – Irradiation chemistry
Guelph (Tremaine) – High temp aqueous D2O chemistry
Western (Ramamurthy) –SCC in Alloy 800
RMC ( Krause)– Transient Eddy Current technology for tight structures (SG support area, CT-LISS nozzle gap
Ottawa (Tavoularis) – CFD Thermalhydraulics
Queens (Yao) – Channel Spacers irradiation ageing
Small projects ~$36K/year for 3 years from 2005/6
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11. Research Facilities
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12. RMTL Building (Queen`s)
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13. RMTL Accelerator Room(Queen’s)
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14. Centre of Advanced Nuclear Systems (CANS)[McMaster/UOIT]
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15. New Hot Cells(CANS, McMaster)
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16. CHF Test Facilities(McMaster)
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17. Education - UNENE Master’s of Engineering
- UNENE diploma (started mid 2015)
- Advanced Professional Development
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18. Typical Courses UN0802: Nuclear Reactor Physics [McMaster]
UN0803: Nuclear Reactor Safety Design [McMaster]
UN0804: Nuclear Reactor Heat Transport System Design [McMaster]
UN0502: Nuclear Plant Systems and Operations [UOIT]
UN0501: Nuclear Fuel Management of the Reactor Core [UOIT]
UN0601: Control, Instrumentation and Electrical Systems in CANDU based Power Plants [Western]
UN0602: Nuclear Fuel Waste Management [Western]
UN0603: Project Management for Nuclear Engineering [Western]
UN0701: Engineering Risk and Reliability [Waterloo]
UN0805: Introduction to Operational Health Physics [McMaster]
UN0806: Nuclear Fuel Engineering [McMaster]
UN0807: Power Plant Thermodynamics [McMaster]
UN0808: Reactor Chemistry and Corrosion [McMaster]
UN0901: Nuclear Materials [Queen’s]
Coming soon:
UN Nuclear Regulation
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19. M.Eng todate
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20. Six Critical Attributes of UNENE
Nuclear Research
Synergistic Program
Science Base
Nuclear Knowledge and Education
Partner/Collaborate
Modern Infrastructure
A portfolio of relevant research with impact on nuclear science and technology benefiting CANDU design, licensing and operations. Research outcomes aimed at maintaining & enhancing the safe, economic and environmentally clean source of nuclear power.
A portfolio synergistic and complementary to nuclear research in Canada and internationally.
A group of university based nuclear experts well respected within Canada and internationally offering strong research teams with a culture of scientific enquiry/innovation.
A M.Eng./ Diploma degree catered for industry professionals and geared to enhancing core competence and completed through a suite of graduate level courses covering all facets of nuclear power.
Extensive national and international collaborations.
New research labs and equipment established or under construction with leveraged funding (>45m) from provincial and federal agencies. A nuclear material test lab at Queen’s, advanced thermalhydraulic facility (under construction) with a tandem accelerator at McMaster.
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21. Discussion
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