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Ian Farnan

Institution
University of Cambridge
ORCID
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Projects

Multiscale Modeling of Radiation Effects in Novel Nuclear Waste Forms

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Ram Devanathan
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The safe immobilization of high-level nuclear waste is one of the major challenges facing humanity today. This multi-scale computational effort aims to obtain a fundamental understanding of…

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Detection of Radiation Damage in Ceramics

Lead Institution
University of Cambridge
Principal Investigator
Ian Farnan
Project type
Capability Research
The project involves the joint development of protocols for safe magic angle spinning NMR experiments on highly radioactive samples. Scientists and technicians at the University of Cambridge, UK will…

Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy on Radioactive Samples with Microcoils

Lead Institution
CEA Saclay
Principal Investigator
Dimitris Sakellariou
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The first phase of this project will be concerned with the development of a novel NMR detector based on the microcoil designs of the CEA-Saclay solid-state NMR group. The successful implementation…

Local structure in zirconia-based nuclear fuels and transmutation targets

Lead Institution
University of Cambridge
Principal Investigator
Ian Farnan
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
A programme of work is proposed to understand local ordering in inert matrix nuclear fuels based on yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ). This information is unobtainable using diffraction techniques…

Ultrahigh-Field 95Mo MAS NMR Studies of Model Nuclear Waste Glasses

Lead Institution
University of Cambridge
Principal Investigator
Ian Farnan
Project type
Limited Scope
Molybdenum-containing wastes from nuclear power generation require special consideration during immobilization by vitrification. Phase separation and crystallization of a complex mixed-metal…