ADSR FFAG Future Plans Roger Barlow

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ADSR FFAG Future PlansRoger Barlow

• 1 Grants
• 2 September Workshop

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Proposals

• CONFORM
• EPSRC 1
• EPSRC 2
• KE / STFC scheme for irradiating thorium fuel
  rods. RC, RB, Thor Energy
• STFC Research and Industry
• KTAs EPSRC RS/RC/SK
• Expect call for Expressions of Interest from STFC
  soon for Big Energy projects (e.g.Design an ADSR
  to run at Harwell/Daresbury/Sellafield).
• STFC have no money for this BUT reckon to use it
  to lever funds in the next CSR.
• We have to be ready and present a coherent
  response.

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September Workshop

• Registration happening (10 so far)
• Website http//conform.ac.uk/applications/ads/ADSR
  08.html
• Functional but needs beautifying!
• University space booked
• Anne Morrow organising accommodation
• Committee RB, RC, WN, GP ?
• Dinner?
• Weekend activities
• Conference bag yes! (recycled)
• Budget ? Ask STFC/EPSRC for sponsorship?
• Logo launch press release Acronym- bits of
  video industrial partners structure Forum?
  NDAs -10-20K/y - (private money in separate
  pot)
• Science journalist (Nina)? Press
  (Times/Telegraph/Nature?)
• Briefing Document for Mnister/press
• Report
• Proceedings?

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Program

• Topics
• The Policy Context (Bill)
• Energy issues Steve Koonin/Nick Jelley
• Actinides (Rudy Konings?)
• Plutonium (Bill Gelletly?)
• Waste Transmutation
• Spallation (Gunter Bauer - Bob?Bob/Cristian)
• Core(Geoff?)
• Reliability?
• Proliferation Duncan
• Materials properties - Robin Grimes
• Accelerator schemes
• FFAG Accelerator schemes (Sam? Bruno? Stephan?)
• David King/Lord Sainsbury

• Industry
• AK
• RR
• Westinghouse
• Thor Energy
• Sellfield Ltd (BNFL)
• NDA (Nirex)
• British Energy
• BAe
• Nexia
• Joule Centre
• Research Councils, DIUS, NNL, BERR, Minister?

• Projects
• Energy Amplifier (Yacine Kadi)
• Megapie(?)
• Myrrha(?)
• KURRI(?)