Keeping the Nuclear Option Open

KNOO is a four-year initiative set-up to maintain and develop know-how relevant to nuclear power generation. The project consists in a close collaboration between several universities in UK and key industrial and govermental stakeholders. KNOO is founded throught the "Towards a Sustainable Energy Economy programme of Research Councils UK. KNOO is divided into four work packages:

• WP1: Fuel Thermal-hydraulics and reactor Systems;
• WP2: Materials performances and Monitoring Reactors Conditions;
• WP3: An integrate approach to waste immobilization and management;
• WP4: Safety and performances for a new generation of Reactor Design.

The CFD group at The University of Manchester involved in KNOO is composed by:

• Prof Dominique Laurence: First Investigator, WP1
• Dr Mark Cotton: Investigator, WP1 & WP4
• Dr Yacine Addad: Post Doc, WP1
• Amir Keshmiri: Phd student, WP1 & WP4
• Stefano Rolfo: Phd student, WP1

Meetings

• Knoo Workshop

Reference contact for the KNOO TWiki : Stefano Rolfo