S2 E4: Materials for Nuclear Power with Maulik Patel

25/03/2021 32 min Temporada 2 Episodio 4

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In this episode, Cara chats to Dr Maulik Patel of the Department of Mechanical Materials and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Liverpool about his work looking to understand the damage that radiation does to materials and to design compounds better at withstanding this for use in the Nuclear Power industry. In this episode, we discuss the promising radiation-stable materials he is exploring in the School of Engineering, his incredible experience of working at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and why he thinks nuclear power will remain a strong contender in today’s energy mix.