News archive - Core science
Safety first for the future of clean energy
UKNNL’s safety experts are leading nationally and internationally to develop smarter, more proportionate approaches that protect people and shape the standards for the nuclear industry.
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How UKNNL is enabling the next generation of nuclear reactors
As the UK looks to a new generation of advanced reactors, UKNNL is developing the specialist modelling and simulation tools that allow engineers to test how these new designs will behave under every conceivable condition, contribu
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Mapping the future of fission materials
Every nuclear reactor depends on materials that must survive extreme heat, radiation and corrosion for decades.
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Supporting research into safe and secure disposal of nuclear waste
UKNNL research is providing insights to support the location and design of future radioactive waste disposal deep underground.
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An innovative production route for medical radioactive isotopes
Innovative research from UKNNL chemists has created and opportunity to secure sustainable supplies of medical radionuclides for serious disease diagnosis and treatment
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Developing flexible reactor coolant testing facilities
Through academic partnerships UKNNL is working to test and develop materials and chemistry improvements for both the current and next generation of nuclear reactors.
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Materials science enabling a low-carbon future
We’ve pioneered materials testing methods to support advanced reactors being developed to supply the UK with clean, safe power for generations to come.
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