Partnerships
The UNSW Nuclear Innovation Centre is dedicated to advancing nuclear education, research and policy expertise in Australia. It fosters connections between researchers, educators and industry leaders worldwide. Partners and collaborators include:
- Academic research partners
- Industry partners
- Nuclear regulator partners
- Industrial organisations
Academic research partners
- Australian National University
- Imperial College London
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of Wollongong
- University of Sydney
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Industry partners
- Australian National University
- Imperial College London
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of Wollongong
- University of Sydney
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Nuclear regulator partners
- The Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO)
- Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK)
- The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, Str氓ls盲kerhetsmyndigheten
Industrial organisations
- The International Atomic Energy Agency
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD NEA)
Australia-France (AUFRANDE) collaboration
The Centre actively participates in the Australia-France Network of Doctoral Excellence (AUFRANDE) and will host two doctoral candidates from its unique PhD training program, co-funded by the European Union. This program connects research centres in France and Australia. One project will focus on the theoretical study of laser-driven nuclear interactions, while the other will explore its experimental aspects.
Participants: Professor Fran莽ois Ladouceur, Professor Alexander Fuerbach (Macquarie University), Professor Dimitri Batani (Universit茅 de Bordeaux), Dr Sergey Pikuz (HB11 Energy), Anton Moroz (PhD candidate), Alessandro Milani (PhD candidate)
Accelerated fuel qualification mini symposium
On 16 May 2024, the UNSW Nuclear Engineering Research Group and UNSW Nuclear Innovation Centre hosted a mini symposium on accelerated fuel qualification (AFQ) at UNSW. The event featured presenters from UNSW, MIT and ANSTO, who discussed nuclear research techniques to accelerate the development, licensing and qualification of nuclear fuel. The symposium provided an opportunity for knowledge-sharing and collaboration among experts.
Presenters included:
- Associate Professor Edward Obbard (UNSW)
- Dr Jennifer Stansby (UNSW)
- PhD candidate Melody Ranger (UNSW)
- PhD candidate Harvey Ling (UNSW)
- Professor Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
- Professor Vanessa Peterson (ANSTO)
- Dr Joseph Bevitt (ANSTO)
- Professor Anna Paradowska (ANSTO)
Future Defence & Security Expo 2024
The UNSW Future Defence & Security Expo, held in August 2024, showcased research designed to bolster national resilience and social stability. Cutting-edge technologies, strategic research and industry collaboration came together to redefine Australian security.
The Centre participated in the Societal Resilience, Security & Stability track, highlighting its expertise in providing specialised training in nuclear engineering and technology for defence purposes.
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