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SUMMARY:Thorium Fuelled Accelerator Driven Subcritical Reactors: The Futur
 e of Nuclear Power? - Dr G.T. Parks\, CUED
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CONTACT:Neil Johnson
DESCRIPTION:"Current nuclear reactors use uranium and plutonium created fr
 om uranium as their fuel. Although the technology demonstrably works\, it 
 is\nnot without its downsides: concerns about safety\, nuclear proliferati
 on and\nthe nature of the waste produced. This talk will explore an altern
 ative\nnuclear technology that uses thorium rather than uranium and discus
 s its\nadvantages and its challenges. "\n\nGeoff Parks received his BA in 
 Engineering from Cambridge University in 1984 and his PhD in Nuclear Engin
 eering in 1989.  He became a University Lecturer at the start of 1996 and 
 is now a Senior Lecturer. His main research interests lie in the applicati
 on of advanced optimisation methods in the development and application of 
 multiobjective optimisation methods. He also has interests in the analysis
  and design of nuclear reactor systems\, and in particular at present thor
 ium-fueled accelerator-driven subcritical systems. 
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 0\, University of Cambridge Engineering Departmen
 t\, Trumpington Street\, Cambridge
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