PhD subjects

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Within the institute Advanced Nuclear Systems:
Numerical modeling of oxygen mass transfer in the MYRRHA system Oxygen sensors for MYRRHA Development of uncertainty quantification and uncertainty modeling in the depletion code ALEPH Development of a liquid-PbBi target for ISOL@MYRRHA Immobilization of gaseous mercury on solid adsorbents Fuel release mechanisms, during severe accident initiators for MYRRHA
Within the institute Environment, Health and Safety:
Advanced non destructive methods for criticality safety and safeguards of used nuclear fuel Identification and functional analysis of biomarkers of low-dose (low-LET and high-LET) ionizing radiation Vulnerability of Japanese soils for radiocaesium transfer in the food chain: a soil chemical and plant physiological approach Safety and security governance in practice Investigation of micro- and nanoparticles for non-invasive dosimetry Bioinformatics analysis of complex DNA-sequencing data to assess microbial diversity in geological radioactive waste disposal environments Design and optimisation of an interactive expert system for the interpretation of ultra-low level gamma-ray spectrometry data and related source term evaluation of radionuclide air monitoring Characterisation of nanocolloids in clay sediments Development of practical eye lens dosimetry for interventional procedures in hospitals Extraction of minerals from rocks with bacteria in space Retrospective eye lens dose reconstruction and assessment on patients for the evaluation of low dose risk to radiation-induced lens opacities and cataracts. Dynamic modelling of Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Transfer (SVAT) in perennial ecosystems
Within the institute Nuclear Materials Science:
Correlation between microstructural and macroscopic mechanical properties of neutron irradiated materials for nuclear applications Development of stress corrosion cracking initiation test and monitoring techniques Liquid metal corrosion effects on MYRRHA Atomic scale simulation of gaseous and volatile fission products in GEN-IV fuels The study of temperature and radiation induced degradation of cable polymers Development of a methodology for the separation and purification of Lu-177 Passivation of UO2 and other actinide oxide nanopowders R&D in support of the development of a Low-Enriched Uranium based radioisotope production target