EPSRC grants for nuclear fission reactor - Machinery Market News

EPSRC grants for nuclear fission reactor - Machinery Market News: Oxford University has been confirmed as one of the key UK players in a project to test materials for next-generation nuclear fission reactors. Felix Hofmann (Department of Engineering Science, and David Armstrong (Department of Materials) have both been awarded EPSRC grants worth a total of £1 million to work with US partners, who will receive similar funding from the US-based Nuclear Engineering University Partnership Program. Nuclear fission generates 20% of the UK’s el ...