Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-04383, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Daymond, Mark (Queen’s University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Industrial Research Chairs, program name french : Professeurs-chercheurs industriels, program purpose english : The Industrial Research Chair program supports the life management of the fuel channel, a key mechanical_x000D_
system in a CANDU(R) nuclear power reactor. It supports the CANDU Owner's Group R&D program to_x000D_
address life management issues in the existing fleet of 27 operating reactors, as well as research programs at_x000D_
Candu Energy and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to develop improved fuel channel materials and designs for_x000D_
refurbishment of both existing plants and for future CANDU power plants in the short, medium and long term._x000D_
The purpose is to further the fundamental understanding of nuclear materials and to develop applied technology_x000D_
required by the industry in this area. This includes radiation-induced deformation of nuclear materials_x000D_
(especially zirconium alloys), the fracture properties of such materials and the relationship of properties to_x000D_
manufacturing variables, crystallographic texture and microstructure._x000D_
There are five major research themes:_x000D_
1.Experimental studies of the deformation of Zr alloys (plasticity, creep, fatigue)_x000D_
2.Effect of irradiation: a) on the deformation and microstructure of Zr and Ni alloys, and b) on fracture_x000D_
(fatigue, hydride properties, DHC)_x000D_
3.Effects of hydrides on the properties of Zr alloys_x000D_
4.Modelling: a) of deformation, and b) of effect of hydrides on Zr alloys_x000D_
5.Control of microstructure and texture of alpha-beta zirconium alloys._x000D_
The program also serves to train graduate students in an area where there is a strong demand for expert HQP., program purpose french : The Industrial Research Chair program supports the life management of the fuel channel, a key mechanical_x000D_
system in a CANDU(R) nuclear power reactor. It supports the CANDU Owner's Group R&D program to_x000D_
address life management issues in the existing fleet of 27 operating reactors, as well as research programs at_x000D_
Candu Energy and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to develop improved fuel channel materials and designs for_x000D_
refurbishment of both existing plants and for future CANDU power plants in the short, medium and long term._x000D_
The purpose is to further the fundamental understanding of nuclear materials and to develop applied technology_x000D_
required by the industry in this area. This includes radiation-induced deformation of nuclear materials_x000D_
(especially zirconium alloys), the fracture properties of such materials and the relationship of properties to_x000D_
manufacturing variables, crystallographic texture and microstructure._x000D_
There are five major research themes:_x000D_
1.Experimental studies of the deformation of Zr alloys (plasticity, creep, fatigue)_x000D_
2.Effect of irradiation: a) on the deformation and microstructure of Zr and Ni alloys, and b) on fracture_x000D_
(fatigue, hydride properties, DHC)_x000D_
3.Effects of hydrides on the properties of Zr alloys_x000D_
4.Modelling: a) of deformation, and b) of effect of hydrides on Zr alloys_x000D_
5.Control of microstructure and texture of alpha-beta zirconium alloys._x000D_
The program also serves to train graduate students in an area where there is a strong demand for expert HQP., agreement title english : NSERC/UNENE Industrial Research Chair in Nuclear Materials, agreement title french : NSERC/UNENE Industrial Research Chair in Nuclear Materials, agreement number : IRC, agreement value : 1125000.0, agreement start date : 2017-09-20, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2022-2023)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2022-2023)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada