General information
Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
SL-DES-24-0174
Thesis topic details
Category
Engineering science
Thesis topics
Manufacturing of a UO2 fuel from granules: study of the influence of granules characteristics on microstructure and properties of the fuel
Contract
Thèse
Job description
In UO2 fuel manufacturing, granules may be used as raw materials. This study aims at determining the influence of granules characteristics on final microstructure of sintered pellets. This study is mainly based on experiments in a CEA laboratory (CEA Cadarache).
University / doctoral school
Information, Structures et Systèmes (I2S)
Montpellier
Thesis topic location
Site
Cadarache
Requester
Position start date
01/10/2024
Person to be contacted by the applicant
ABLITZER Carine 
carine.ablitzer@cea.fr
CEA
DES/DEC//LCU
CEA Cadarache
DEC/SA3E/LCU bâtiment 315
13108 St Paul Lez Durance Cedex
04 42 25 74 63
Tutor / Responsible thesis director
Wattrisse Bertrand bertrand.wattrisse@umontpellier.fr
Université de Montpellier
LMGC
En savoir plus
https://www.cea.fr/energies/iresne/Pages/Nos%20plateformes%20de%20recherche/Elaboration%20et%20caract%C3%A9risation%20de%20combustibles.aspx
