Episode 120
Ep 120: Rosaura Ham-Su, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy · Titans of Nuclear
November 15, 201845m 28s
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Show Notes
In this episode we discuss...
- Rosaura's interest in nuclear from a young age and her journey through the industry
- Rosaura's PhD in material science at McMaster University where she focused on ceramics processing
- A deep dive into the importance of ceramics processing in regards to creating nuclear fuel
- Magnetic shape memory alloys
- Challenges associated with fuel processing and manufacturing and how Canada Nuclear Labs is working to overcome them
- What drives requirements for creating new fuel from spent fuel and the economics involved
- Canada Nuclear Lab's research regarding new fuels and their increased safety
- The ratio of plutonium-239 and plutonium-240 and how it changes over fuel's lifespan within a reactor
- The importance of waste management technology to nuclear success