Nuclear and Ionising Radiation Engineering
COORDINATOR
CONTACT
Doctoral Area, UTGAEIB-ETSEIB. Pavelló I (South Campus)
Tel.: (+34) 934 016 562
E-mail: doctoratd.utgaeib@upc.edu
The doctoral programme in Nuclear and Ionising Radiation Engineering (PDINRI) received the Pathway to Excellence award from 2011 to 2013 (MEE2011-0496), and has also been given the Quality Award by the Ministry of Education (MEC) (MCD2005-00347) since 2005.
In the context of the Spanish strategic objectives for research, development and innovation, the programme is in line with the strategic action on Energy and Climate Change, with relevant branches in the area of public health, due to the medical applications of radiation. Within the new structure of the UPC Doctoral School, the PDINRI is included in the area of industrial engineering. In this area, it contributes to priority research lines in energy technology and medical technologies. The programme is related to the other similar postgraduate programmes in nuclear engineering and radiological sciences that are offered in the many technology universities worldwide (to give some examples from both sides of the Atlantic, https://ners.engin.umich.edu, http://nuclear.engr.utexas.edu or http://www.cnec.group.cam.ac.uk).
In the environment that is closest to our circumstances, the current situation and future perspectives for the use of ionising radiation (IR) in general, and the production of nuclear energy in particular, justify the need for this doctoral programme. For example, Catalonia has three nuclear power stations in operation (Ascó I, Ascó II and Vandellòs) that generate approximately 45% of the electrical energy consumed in the region. In the whole of Spain, there are eight nuclear power stations that provide around 20% of the electrical energy that is consumed.
As mentioned above, healthcare is another field in which IR plays a notable role with a high social impact. Particle accelerators (mainly electron accelerators), X-ray generators and radioactive sources of various kinds are used in hospitals for diagnostic and treatment purposes. Numerous techniques are involved. Diagnostic techniques include conventional radiography, gammagraphy, SPECT, PET and multimodal scanners and radioimmunoassay. Treatment techniques include external radiotherapy, brachytherapy, radiosurgery, etc.
The intensive use of IR is driving an interest in precise measurement of the absorbed dose and its effects on living tissues. These areas are the subject of studies of dosimetry and radiobiology, respectively. Currently, these problems are addressed from an experimental perspective or using advanced computer simulation techniques. In turn, radiological protection studies assess and optimise radiation fields in the environment of employees who are exposed in their work and the general public.
In another area, the construction in Catalonia of the first Spanish synchrotron light laboratory (called Alba, see http://www.cells.es) means that specialists in accelerator technology are likely to be needed in the future. The knowledge gained by students on our programme will enable them to understand the bases for constructing and operating facilities of this type.
Of particular importance due to its future prospects is the development of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project (see http://www.iter.org) in Cadarache, France, whose management office is in Barcelona. The ITER reactor, which is a ‘tokamak’ reactor, will be used to study energy production via the nuclear fusion of deuterium and tritium. The training of future researchers and technologists in this area contributes to our commitment to more sustainable, environmentally friendly energy models .
There are also many applications of ionising radiation in other industrial and research environments. Some of the many examples are level probes in tanks and silos, nuclear gauges, irradiators for the sterilisation of instruments and foods, quantitative analysis techniques in materials science, radiometric dating techniques, etc.
As can be seen, there are numerous, relevant direct and derived uses of IR in our society. PDINRI is designed to provide students with solid training that enables them to tackle research and development tasks associated with one of the three specialisations of the programme, that is, nuclear energy technology, the use of IR for medical and industrial purposes, or particle accelerator technology.
An additional objective is to bring students into contact with prestigious institutions dedicated to research, the development of technology or its use. INTE and SEN are in contact with various institutions, including Spanish nuclear power stations, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on the French-Swiss border, the Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology Research (Ciemat), the Spanish National Research Council (CSN) in Madrid, the Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), the Joint Universities Accelerator School (JUAS) in Archamps, France, the Synchroton Light Laboratory (Alba) in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain and the US Food and Drug Administration (CDRH-FDA), Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Particular attention is given to the topics that are most closely associated with specialised groups at the UPC, such as fission and fusion reactor technology, the safety of nuclear facilities, the design of new particle accelerators, medical radiophysics, radiological protection and the impact of IR on the environment and human health.
General information
Access profile
There are a range of entrance qualifications. The most suitable prior learning to enter the doctoral programme is that of graduates with a scientific or technological background who have taken one of the following master’s degrees:
– master's degree in Nuclear Engineering
– master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering.
In addition, students with a master’s degree related to the scientific area of the programme may be accepted, with the academic committee's approval. Other characteristics that are considered important are general interest in the subject areas developed in the programme, analytical capacity and capacity to communicate well in spoken and written English.
Output profile
Doctoral candidates who complete a doctoral degree will have acquired the following competencies, which are needed to carry out quality research (Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, which regulates official doctoral studies):
a) A systematic understanding of the field of study and a mastery of the research skills and methods related to the field.
b) An ability to conceive, design or create, put into practice and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
c) An ability to contribute to pushing back the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
d) A capacity for critical analysis and an ability to assess and summarise new and complex ideas.
e) An ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general as regards their fields of knowledge in the manner and languages that are typical of the international scientific community to which they belong.
f) An ability to foster scientific, technological, social, artistic and cultural progress in academic and professional contexts within a knowledge-based society.
The award of a doctoral degree must equip the graduate for work in a variety of settings, especially those requiring creativity and innovation. Doctoral graduates must have at least acquired the personal skills needed to:
a) Develop in contexts in which there is little specific information.
b) Find the key questions that must be answered to solve a complex problem.
c) Design, create, develop and undertake original, innovative projects in their field.
d) Work as part of a team and independently in an international or multidisciplinary context.
e) Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgements with limited information.
f) Offer criticism on and intellectually defend solutions.
Finally, with respect to competencies, doctoral students must:
a) have acquired advanced knowledge at the frontier of their discipline and demonstrated, in the context of internationally recognised scientific research, a deep, detailed and well-grounded understanding of theoretical and practical issues and scientific methodology in one or more research fields;
b) have made an original and significant contribution to scientific research in their field of expertise that has been recognised as such by the international scientific community;
c) have demonstrated that they are capable of designing a research project that serves as a framework for carrying out a critical analysis and assessment of imprecise situations, in which they are able to apply their contributions, expertise and working method to synthesise new and complex ideas that yield a deeper knowledge of the research context in which they work;
d) have developed sufficient autonomy to set up, manage and lead innovative research teams and projects and scientific collaborations (both national and international) within their subject area, in multidisciplinary contexts and, where appropriate, with a substantial element of knowledge transfer;
e) have demonstrated that they are able to carry out their research activity in a socially responsible manner and with scientific integrity;
f) have demonstrated, within their specific scientific context, that they are able to make cultural, social or technological advances and promote innovation in all areas within a knowledge-based society;
g) have demonstrated that they are able to participate in scientific discussions at the international level in their field of expertise and disseminate the results of their research activity to audiences of all kinds.
Number of places
10
Duration of studies and dedication regime
Duration
The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is four years, counted from the date of first enrolment in the relevant programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. The academic committee of the doctoral programme may authorise a doctoral candidate to pursue doctoral studies on a part-time basis. In this case, the maximum period of study is seven years from the date of first enrolment in the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. To calculate these periods, the date of deposit is considered to be the date on which the thesis is made publicly available for review.
If a doctoral candidate has a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%, the maximum period of study is six years for full-time students and nine years for part-time students.
For full-time doctoral candidates, the minimum period of study is two years, counted from the date of an applicant's admission to the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited; for part-time doctoral candidates it is four years.
When there are justified grounds for doing so, and the thesis supervisor and academic tutor have given their authorisation, doctoral candidates may request that the academic committee of their doctoral programme exempt them from the requirement to complete this minimum period of study.
Temporary disability leave and leave for the birth of a child, adoption or fostering for the purposes of adoption, temporary foster care, risk during pregnancy or infant feeding, gender violence and any other situation provided for in current regulations do not count towards these periods. Students who find themselves in any of these circumstances must notify the academic committee of the doctoral programme, which must inform the Doctoral School.
Doctoral candidates may request periods of temporary withdrawal from the programme for up to a total of two years. Requests must be justified and addressed to the academic committee responsible for the programme, which will decide whether or not to grant the candidate's request.
Extension of studies
If a doctoral candidate has not applied to deposit their thesis before the expiry of the deadlines specified in the previous section, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may, at the request of the doctoral candidate, authorise an extension of this deadline of one year under the conditions specified for the doctoral programme in question.
Dismissal from the doctoral programme
A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:
- The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
- The doctoral candidate not having completed their annual enrolment or applied for a temporary interruption.
- The doctoral candidate not having formalised annual enrolment on the day after the end of the authorisation to temporarily interrupt or withdraw from the programme.
- The doctoral candidate receiving a negative reassessment after the deadline set by the academic committee of the doctoral programme to remedy the deficiencies that led to a previous negative assessment.
- The doctoral candidate having been the subject of disciplinary proceedings leading to their suspension or permanent exclusion from the UPC.
- A refusal to authorise the extensions applied for, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3 of these regulations.
- The doctoral candidate not having submitted the research plan in the period established in Section 8.2 of these regulations.
- The maximum period of study for the doctoral degree having ended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4 of these regulations.
Dismissal from the programme means that the doctoral candidate cannot continue studying at the UPC and that their academic record will be closed. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission, and the committee must reevaluate the candidate in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.
A doctoral candidate who has been dismissed due to having exceeded the time limit for completing doctoral studies or due to an unsatisfactory assessment may not be Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Page 17 of 33 admitted to the same doctoral programme until at least two years have elapsed from the date of dismissal, as provided for in sections 3.4 and 9.2 of these regulations.
Legal framework
Organization
COORDINATOR:ACADEMIC COMMISSION OF THE PROGRAM:
STRUCTURAL UNITS:
- Institute of Energy Technologies (PROMOTORA)
- Department of Physics
Doctoral Area, UTGAEIB-ETSEIB. Pavelló I (South Campus)
Tel.: (+34) 934 016 562
E-mail: doctoratd.utgaeib@upc.edu
Agreements with other institutions
C1. University of Barcelona: research on dosimetry and medical radiation physics. Public.
C2. Universität Duisburg-Essen: research on medical radiation physics. Public.
C3. Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN): student exchanges in the field of nuclear medicine. Public.
C4. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics: collaboration in the field of accelerator physics and to construct a microtron. Public.
C5. Spanish Nuclear Safety Council: collaboration to create the Argos Chair in Nuclear Safety at the ETSEIB of Barcelona.
Other collaborations:
Participating institution: Cooperation for Higher Education on Radiological and Nuclear Engineering.
Description of the collaboration: CHERNE is an open European academic network for cooperation in Higher Education on Radiological and Nuclear Engineering.
Nature of the institution: public.
Participating institution: Joint Universities Accelerator School (JUAS).
Description of the collaboration: courses on physics and particle accelerator technology.
Nature of the institution: private.
Participating institution: International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).
Description of the collaboration: studies on plasmas and fusion reactors (several contracts).
Nature of the institution: public.
Participating institution: Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellòs II.
Description of the collaboration: research to develop probabilistic analysis methods on security in the valuation of economic and technological risks in nuclear power stations (several contracts). Nature of the institution: private.
Access, admission and registration
Access profile
There are a range of entrance qualifications. The most suitable prior learning to enter the doctoral programme is that of graduates with a scientific or technological background who have taken one of the following master’s degrees:
– master's degree in Nuclear Engineering
– master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering.
In addition, students with a master’s degree related to the scientific area of the programme may be accepted, with the academic committee's approval. Other characteristics that are considered important are general interest in the subject areas developed in the programme, analytical capacity and capacity to communicate well in spoken and written English.
Access requirements
As a rule, applicants must hold a Spanish bachelor's degree or equivalent and a Spanish master's degree or equivalent, provided they have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on the two degrees (Royal Decree 43/2015, of 2 February).
Applicants who meet one or more of the following conditions are also eligible for admission:
a) Holders of official Spanish degrees or equivalent Spanish qualifications, provided they have passed 300 ECTS credits in total and they can prove they have reached Level 3 in the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education.
b) Holders of degrees awarded in foreign education systems in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), which do not require homologation, who can prove that they have reached Level 7 in the European Qualifications Framework, provided the degree makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded.
c) Holders of degrees awarded in a country that does not belong to the EHEA, which do not require homologation, on the condition that the University is able to verify that the degree is of a level equivalent to that of official university master's degrees in Spain and that it makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded.
d) Holders of another doctoral degree.
e) Holders of an official university qualification who, having been awarded a post as a trainee in the entrance examination for specialised medical training, have successfully completed at least two years of training leading to an official degree in a health sciences specialisation.
Note 1: Regulations for access to doctoral studies for individuals with degrees in bachelor's, engineering, or architecture under the system prior to the implementation of the EHEA (CG 47/02 2014).
Note 2: Agreement number 64/2014 of the Governing Council approving the procedure and criteria for assessing the academic requirements for admission to doctoral studies with non-homologated foreign degrees (CG 25/03 2014).
Legal framework
Admission criteria and merits assessment
Students who wish to enter the programme must have taken at least 60 credits of a master’s degree whose subject area is related to nuclear engineering or ionising radiations.
In any case, the academic committee of the programme is responsible for making the admission decision. Applicants who do not meet the aforementioned requirements should be consulted by the committee. Some exceptions can be made if there are justified reasons and if considered appropriate.
If an order of priority of applicants needs to be established, the academic committee could consider the following aspects:
– Academic record (weighting: 30%).
– Personal interview (weighting: 30%).
– Research experience (weighting: 30%).
– Command of the English language (weighting: 10%).
Training complements
The natural route to enter the doctoral programme is via the master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering at the UPC or the master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering at the UPC. In these two cases, applicants will not be required to take bridging courses if they have obtained at least 60 ECTS of the above degrees. Students who enter the programme from other master’s degrees will carry out specific research bridging courses according to the academic committee’s criteria. In this case, the bridging courses that are taken will be monitored. Doctoral students cannot be required to enrol for more than 60 ECTS.
The academic committee of the programme will be the body responsible for stipulating the bridging courses for each student, depending on the subjects they have taken in their master's degrees and the research line selected for the thesis. Subjects that the student could take are indicated depending on the prior learning.
For example:
– Students who come from the area of biology, medicine or the life sciences general will be channelled preferentially towards research lines associated with the field of medical radiophysics. The bridging courses could be selected from subjects related to this field.
– Students who have a background in physics, chemistry or engineering will be preferentially channelled towards research lines associated with medical radiophysics or nuclear engineering.
Subjects of master’s degrees that are associated with the programme have well-defined objectives, methodologies and assessment processes so that they prepare students to gain the competencies defined in previous sections. In any case, depending on each student’s curriculum, the academic committee could adapt the bridging courses that need to be taken. Considering the doctoral student activity report (DAD), the academic committee of the programme could propose additional measure to those established in the regulations that lead to the withdrawal of doctoral students who do not meet the established criteria.
Enrolment period for new doctoral students
The enrolment period for new doctoral students will be in September.
More information at the registration section for new doctoral students
Enrolment period
After the first year, the enrolment period for doctoral students will run from September to mid-October.
Monitoring and evaluation of the doctoral student
Procedure for the preparation and defense of the research plan
Doctoral candidates must submit a research plan, which will be included in their doctoral student activity report, before the end of the first year. The plan may be improved over the course of the doctoral degree. It must be endorsed by the tutor and the supervisor, and it must include the method that is to be followed and the aims of the research.
At least one of these annual assessments will include a public presentation and defence of the research plan and work done before a committee composed of three doctoral degree holders, which will be conducted in the manner determined by each academic committee. The examination committee awards a Pass or Fail mark. A Pass mark is a prerequisite for continuing on the doctoral programme. Doctoral candidates awarded a Fail mark must submit a new research plan for assessment by the academic committee of the doctoral programme within six months.
The committee assesses the research plan every year, in addition to all of the other activities in the doctoral student activity report. Doctoral candidates who are awarded two consecutive Fail marks for the research plan will be obliged to definitely withdraw from the programme.
If they change the subject of their thesis, they must submit a new research plan.
Formation activities
Activity: Tutorial.
Hours: 144.
Hours: 360.
Type: optional.
Hours: 1.5.
Type: optional.
Hours: 12.
Type: optional.
Hours: 8.
Type: optional.
Hours: 18.
Type: optional.
Procedure for assignment of tutor and thesis director
The academic committee of the doctoral programme assigns a thesis supervisor to each doctoral candidate when they are admitted or enrol for the first time, taking account of the thesis supervision commitment referred to in the admission decision.
The thesis supervisor will ensure that training activities carried out by the doctoral candidate are coherent and suitable, and that the topic of the candidate’s doctoral thesis will have an impact and make a novel contribution to knowledge in the relevant field. The thesis supervisor will also guide the doctoral candidate in planning the thesis and, if necessary, tailoring it to any other projects or activities undertaken. The thesis supervisor will generally be a UPC professor or researcher who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience. This includes PhD-holding staff at associated schools (as determined by the Governing Council) and UPC-affiliated research institutes (in accordance with corresponding collaboration and affiliation agreements). When thesis supervisors are UPC staff members, they also act as the doctoral candidate’s tutor.
PhD holders who do not meet these criteria (as a result of their contractual relationship or the nature of the institution to which they are attached) must be approved by the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee in order to participate in a doctoral programme as researchers with documented research experience.
The academic committee of the doctoral programme may approve the appointment of a PhD-holding expert who is not a UPC staff member as a candidate’s thesis supervisor. In such cases, the prior authorisation of the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee is required. A UPC staff member who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience must also be proposed to act as a co-supervisor, or as the doctoral candidate’s tutor if one has not been assigned.
A thesis supervisor may step down from this role if there are justified reasons (recognised as valid by the committee) for doing so. If this occurs, the academic committee of the doctoral programme will assign the doctoral candidate a new thesis supervisor.
Provided there are justified reasons for doing so, and after hearing any relevant input from the doctoral candidate, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may assign a new thesis supervisor at any time during the period of doctoral study.
If there are academic reasons for doing so (an interdisciplinary topic, joint or international programmes, etc.) and the academic committee of the programme gives its approval, an additional thesis supervisor may be assigned. Supervisors and co-supervisors have the same responsibilities and academic recognition.
The maximum number of supervisors of a doctoral thesis is two: a supervisor and a co-supervisor.
For theses carried out under a cotutelle agreement or as part of an Industrial Doctorate, if necessary and if the agreement foresees it this maximum number of supervisors may not apply. This notwithstanding, the maximum number of supervisors belonging to the UPC is two.
Permanence
The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is four years, counted from the date of first enrolment in the relevant programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. The academic committee of the doctoral programme may authorise a doctoral candidate to pursue doctoral studies on a part-time basis. In this case, the maximum period of study is seven years from the date of first enrolment in the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. To calculate these periods, the date of deposit is considered to be the date on which the thesis is made publicly available for review.
If a doctoral candidate has a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%, the maximum period of study is six years for full-time students and nine years for part-time students.
If a doctoral candidate has not applied to deposit their thesis before the expiry of the deadlines specified in the previous section, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may, at the request of the doctoral candidate, authorise an extension of this deadline of one year under the conditions specified for the doctoral programme in question.
Dismissal from the doctoral programme
A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:
- The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
- The doctoral candidate not having completed their annual enrolment or applied for a temporary interruption.
- The doctoral candidate not having formalised annual enrolment on the day after the end of the authorisation to temporarily interrupt or withdraw from the programme.
- The doctoral candidate receiving a negative reassessment after the deadline set by the academic committee of the doctoral programme to remedy the deficiencies that led to a previous negative assessment.
- The doctoral candidate having been the subject of disciplinary proceedings leading to their suspension or permanent exclusion from the UPC.
- A refusal to authorise the extensions applied for, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3 of these regulations.
- The doctoral candidate not having submitted the research plan in the period established in Section 8.2 of these regulations.
- The maximum period of study for the doctoral degree having ended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4 of these regulations.
Dismissal from the programme means that the doctoral candidate cannot continue studying at the UPC and that their academic record will be closed. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission, and the committee must reevaluate the candidate in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.
A doctoral candidate who has been dismissed due to having exceeded the time limit for completing doctoral studies or due to an unsatisfactory assessment may not be Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Page 17 of 33 admitted to the same doctoral programme until at least two years have elapsed from the date of dismissal, as provided for in sections 3.4 and 9.2 of these regulations.
Legal framework
Learning resources
To carry out the planned activities, the following facilities are available: classrooms for seminars, study rooms, computer rooms, laboratories, workshops and the faculty library that is open to the public.
The building has a Wi-Fi network for the entire university community and a laptop loan service, which is managed by the faculty library.
The following links provide details on the laboratories and facilities of the departments involved in the programme:
https://inte.upc.edu/es/servicios
https://nerg.upc.edu/en/equipment
Doctoral Theses
List of authorized thesis for defense
- CURCOLL MASANES, ROGER: Enhancing greenhouse gases flux estimates through improved atmospheric radon monitoring using the Radon Tracer MethodAuthor: CURCOLL MASANES, ROGER
Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN NUCLEAR AND IONISING RADIATION ENGINEERING
Department: Institute of Energy Technologies (INTE)
Mode: Normal
Deposit date: 27/09/2024
Reading date: 05/12/2024
Reading time: 12:00
Reading place: Defensa pública a la Secció d'Enginyeria Nuclear, pavelló C', planta 1, porta 31.07, ETSEIB.
Thesis director: VARGAS DRECHSLER, ARTURO | GROSSI, CLAUDIA
Committee:
PRESIDENT: FONT GUITERAS, LLUÍS
SECRETARI: PINO GONZALEZ, DAVID
VOCAL: HERNANDEZ CEBALLOS, MIGUEL ANGEL
Thesis abstract: Anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are the main drivers of global warming and climate change. Despite advancements in sources quantification, uncertainties persist in the quantification of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions, both biogenic and anthropogenic. The Paris Agreement has heightened the need to reduce these uncertainties through independent observations and methodologies.This work has focused on improving the estimation of GHG fluxes through the application of the Radon Tracer Method (RTM). This methodology combines high-quality measurements of atmospheric radon and of the GHGs of interest with radon flux data from the footprint of the stations to quantify GHG fluxes. Radon fluxes are obtained by combining radon flux maps with atmospheric transport models.In the first part of the thesis, a high-sensitivity monitor (ARMON v2) for measuring atmospheric radon was developed, calibrated, and compared with other monitors. The ARMON v2 is an improved version of a previous monitor designed by the Institute of Energy Techniques (INTE). Its detection principle is based on the deposition of 218Po+ particles on a semiconductor detector by applying a voltage of 10kV in the detection volume. The ARMON v2 was designed to meet the necessary requirements for measuring radon at atmospheric stations and to serve as a reference monitor for the in-situ calibration of other devices. It is more robust, portable, and easier to use than its predecessor and includes software that allows full control and real-time data visualisation.The detection efficiency of the new ARMON v2 was obtained both theoretically and experimentally. Theoretically, the collection of 218Po+ particles on the detector surface was simulated. Experimentally, it was calibrated in radon chambers at the INTE and PTB (Germany), obtaining efficiency values of 0.0057 s-1 Bq m-3 and 0.0059 s-1 Bq m-3 respectively. Uncertainty analysis gave values below 10% for radon concentrations above 5 Bq m-3. Additionally, the response of the ARMON v2 was compared with other devices at atmospheric stations in France and Germany. The ARMON v2 will be commercialised by Radonova, a company to which the usage licence has been granted.In the second part, the atmospheric transport model Flexpart-WRF and the radon flux maps developed under the traceRadon project, both used in the subsequent application of the RTM, were validated. Validation was carried out by modelling radon concentration, combining Flexpart-WRF simulations with radon flux maps at three stations: SAC (near Paris, France), DEC (Ebro Delta, Spain), and BII (Barcelona, Spain). The latter two present complex terrain due to their proximity to the sea and sea breeze regimes.In the final part, RTM was applied at DEC and BII. At DEC, CH4 fluxes associated with rice cultivation were quantified, while at BII, metropolitan emissions of CO2 and CH4 were measured. The results at DEC show a high correlation with previous studies conducted using accumulation chambers. Moreover, they reveal that inventories such as EDGAR do not adequately account for agricultural emissions from the Ebro Delta. At BII, the RTM results were compared with EDGAR for CH4 and with four inventories for CO2. The RTM-estimated fluxes align with inventories in terms of low seasonality and magnitude, but variability among inventory values makes their evaluation challenging.The application of RTM, together with atmospheric transport models such as Flexpart-WRF, offers an alternative and independent methodology for quantifying and observing the seasonal variability of GHG fluxes in complex areas with anthropogenic emissions. Furthermore, the need to improve the precision of radon flux maps to increase the reliability of estimates is emphasised.
Last update: 21/11/2024 05:45:30.
List of lodged theses
Last update: 21/11/2024 05:30:24.
List of defended theses by year
- BENSADON OLIART, TOMAS: Analysis of ICRF Heating Schemes for Tokamaks using Predictive Integrated Plasma ModellingAuthor: BENSADON OLIART, TOMAS
Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN NUCLEAR AND IONISING RADIATION ENGINEERING
Department: Department of Physics (FIS)
Mode: Normal
Reading date: 05/07/2024
Thesis director: MANTSINEN, MERVI JOHANNACommittee:
PRESIDENT: OTÍN FORTUÑO, RUBÉN
SECRETARI: FUTATANI, SHIMPEI
VOCAL: GALDON QUIROGA, JOAQUIN
Thesis abstract: Heating plasmas to fusion-relevant temperatures stands as a pivotal factor in magnetically confined fusion plasmas. Theapplication of radio frequency (RF) heating through electromagnetic waves in the ion cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF) hasdemonstrated its efficacy as an auxiliary method in existing fusion devices such as tokamaks. Moreover, ITER will incorporateICRF antennas as a primary heating mechanism. Consequently, investigating various heating schemes to enhance fusionperformance becomes critically significant. This thesis presented the development and assessment of theoretical models forICRF heating at two operational devices, i.e JET and AUG, and at the ITER upcoming tokamak, with a special focus on this lastone.The main objective of this thesis was to use, for the first time, the heating code PION integrated into the European TransportSimulator (ETS) to study and predict how the plasma parameters would be affected and evolve when ICRF heating was appliedto ITER Pre-Fusion Power Operation (PFPO), non-active plasmas. Special attention was given to bulk ion heating, temperatureenhancement, sensitivity of the ICRF power partition to minority concentration, and to the comparison between the resultsobtained in this thesis and the results obtained in previous works. The presence of ICRF physics such as Doppler effects, finiteorbit width (FOW) effects, finite Larmor radius (FLR) effects, and the screening effect were studied, and their impact wasdiscussed. In order to prove the feasibility of using the PION+ETS integration on currently working reactors, PION+ETS was usedto study a JET baseline scenario and an AUG deuterium plasma, even though the emphasis was on the predictions of the ITERnon-active phase.The results presented in this thesis are the first results obtained with the PION+ETS integration. Considering the dependence ofITER on every unit of auxiliary heating power that can be introduced into the plasma, it is essential to conduct both numerical andexperimental investigations of this nature. The efforts in this thesis were directed towards testing and enhancing the performanceof ICRF scenarios. Such endeavours play a critical role in ensuring the successful operation of ITER during its early phase. Onthis basis, this thesis offered valuable insights into optimising plasma performance through various heating schemes. The resultspresented here serve as a guide for maximising absorption, bulk ion heating, and final temperature by appropriately configuringthe ICRF heating schemes.Of special relevance for the ITER PFPO phase was the study of three ICRF schemes; fundamental minority H heating in He4plasma at half field (referred to as Scenario 1), second harmonic minority H heating in He4 plasma at the third field (Scenario 2),and fundamental He3 heating in a three-ion scheme in H plasma at 3.3T (Scenario 3). In terms of power density absorbed,single-pass absorption (SPA) coefficients, and final thermal ion temperature, Scenario 1 presented the best alternative ascompared to the other two ITER scenarios, with appropriate results obtained with the smallest minority concentration of 1%.Scenario 2 showed the highest electron temperature and the largest thermal ion temperature enhancement, with an interestingpossibility of using only a minority concentration of 1% as well. Finally, the three-ion scheme in Scenario 3 presented the bestbulk ion heating with minority concentrations two orders of magnitude smaller than the other two Scenarios. FOW and FLReffects were present in all simulations, most notably affecting Scenario 2, where the FLR effects limited the range of energies thatthe resonating ions could reach.Future steps involve enhancing understanding of available transport modelling tools in the ETS framework, conducting thoroughbenchmarking against JET and AUG experimental results, and applying PION+ETS to ITER active phase scenarios.
- GARCIA BALCAZA, VICTOR: PyMCGPU-IR, a computational Monte Carlo application for occupational dosimetry in interventional radiology proceduresAuthor: GARCIA BALCAZA, VICTOR
Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN NUCLEAR AND IONISING RADIATION ENGINEERING
Department: Institute of Energy Technologies (INTE)
Mode: Normal
Reading date: 18/09/2024
Thesis director: DUCH GUILLEN, MARIA AMOR | GINJAUME EGIDO, MERCECommittee:
PRESIDENT: VERDÚ MARTÍN, GUMERSINDO
SECRETARI: SEMPAU ROMA, JOSEP
VOCAL: CARRASCO DE FEZ, PABLO
Thesis abstract: Interventional radiology procedures expose both patients and operators to radiation. It is crucial to minimise this exposure and comply with dose limits while ensuring the success of the procedure. Personal protective equipment and dosimetry are essential components in achieving these objectives. However, occupational dosimetry presents challenges due to inhomogeneous radiation fields, which imply that operators should wear multiple dosemeters, although typically a single dosemeter is used in a single location to measure personal dose equivalent. Computational methods offer an alternative for occupational dosimetry, allowing for dose calculation at multiple points. In particular, Monte Carlo codes have long been used for simulating the transport of radiation particles.This thesis focuses on the development and validation of PyMCGPU-IR, an application designed to estimate occupational doses in interventional radiology procedures, operating automatically without user intervention and doing so within short time frames. PyMCGPU-IR is based on the Monte Carlo code MCGPU-IR, which leverages the computational power of GPUs to simulate particle trajectories simultaneously. MCGPU-IR can calculate deposited dose values in voxelized geometries of patients and operators in less than two minutes per event. PyMCGPU-IR extracts procedural information from the RDSR file and the main operator’s position from a tracking camera system, automating the execution of the MCGPU-IR code and providing the desired dose values.The first step of this thesis was the validation of the MCGPU-IR code, comparing its occupational dose results with those of the standard Monte Carlo code PENELOPE. Subsequently, its results were compared with occupational dose values measured with dosemeters, revealing a good agreement. However, scenarios involving shielding showed a tendency of MCGPU-IR to underestimate the occupational dose.PyMCGPU-IR has been evaluated in real clinical scenarios, using phantoms that simulate the bodies of patients and operators, with satisfactory results. However, in real medical interventions, certain information required for PyMCGPU-IR, such as the patient table position, the presence of shielding, or the operator's position, was often unavailable and had to be manually entered into the application based on assumptions. As a result, PyMCGPU-IR still has limitations in fully automating the process in real medical interventions. Nevertheless, once these assumptions are considered, PyMCGPU-IR can calculate personal dose equivalent Hp(10) values in operators with differences compared to experimental measurements, within the accepted tolerance in occupational dosimetry.In addition to calculating Hp(10), PyMCGPU-IR can also calculate organ dose values, effective dose for operators, and skin dose values for patients in less than two minutes per irradiation event. Furthermore, it provides deposited dose values in voxels, facilitating graphical visualisation of dose distribution.
- IRAOLA DE ACEVEDO, EDUARDO: Predictive simulation, active diagnosis and dynamic monitoring for tritium processing systemsAuthor: IRAOLA DE ACEVEDO, EDUARDO
Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN NUCLEAR AND IONISING RADIATION ENGINEERING
Department: Department of Physics (FIS)
Mode: Normal
Reading date: 01/07/2024
Thesis director: BATET MIRACLE, LLUISCommittee:
PRESIDENT: PAPATHANASIOU, MARIA
SECRETARI: SERRA PRAT, MARIA
VOCAL: MARTELLI, DANIELE
Thesis abstract: Nuclear fusion has been under development for years, showing consistent advancements toward becoming a clean and efficient energy source. However, significant challenges persist in this field, with tritium handling being a major concern. Tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen used as fuel for fusion, presents unique issues due to its ability to penetrate walls and interact with water and organic compounds.In ITER, where tritium will be used on a large scale (reaching quantities in the order of kilograms), ensuring plant safety is critical. The plant must periodically halt operations to consolidate all process streams for tritium accounting, a time-consuming process that can last hours. This practice is impractical for future industrial fusion plants aspiring for economic feasibility, especially considering the pulsating nature of tokamak burn phases.This thesis proposes a dynamic monitoring framework to address these challenges and improve static tritium accounting. Leveraging first-principle simulation models and data-driven methodologies such as fault detection and time series forecasting, the framework aims to provide continuous, reliable tritium inventory updates. The framework's effectiveness is verified using the Tennessee Eastman process, a process engineering virtual plant, and validated on a representative tritium processing system: the Tokamak Exhaust Processing system.
- LUCHKOV, MAKSYM: Airborne Gamma Spectrometry using Unmanned Aerial VehiclesAuthor: LUCHKOV, MAKSYM
Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN NUCLEAR AND IONISING RADIATION ENGINEERING
Department: Institute of Energy Technologies (INTE)
Mode: Normal
Reading date: 11/07/2024
Thesis director: VARGAS DRECHSLER, ARTUROCommittee:
PRESIDENT: BUTTERWECK, GERNOT
SECRETARI: DUCH GUILLEN, MARIA AMOR
VOCAL: ALEGRIA GUTIERREZ, NATALIA
Thesis abstract: The protection of the public against the harmful effects of ionizing radiation and radioactive contaminations caused by nuclear or other accidents is of major importance and may affect thousands of people. Following a radiological incident, radiation protection and other authorities need quick and credible information on affected areas. Large-scale contamination requires radiation measurement methods and tools able to quantify the risks in a timely manner. The unmanned airborne gamma spectrometry method brings together the benefits of vast area coverage by an aircraft system, the mature spectrometric techniques for nuclide identification, and the safety of an operator staying out of the affected area. Building upon the vast background of manned aircrafl radiometric surveys, this thesis investigates the metrological and technical challenges of implementing the aerial gamma spectrometry method at the time of booming usage of unmanned aircraft systems. For this purpose, a spectrometer-based dosimetric system was designed and implemented on a commercial drone. The system is built around a 1.5-inch cerium bromide scintillation detector, incorporates necessary telemetry instruments, and can be attached as a payload to a drone. During the flight, the system measures and transmits the radiation and telemetry data to the ground station where geo-tagged spectra are processed. The software package with the graphical interface has been developed to process the aerial data and supply an operator with radiological (dose rate map, spectrum history) information and flight telemetry (altitude, temperature, pressure). This work describes the steps of the unmanned airborne radiation monitoring system characterization necessary for the traceable measurement of radiation quantities. The author introduces new techniques for the temperature stabilization of radiation spectra and the traceable spectrum-to-dose conversion that enhance the data quality of the gamma spectrometry system. Tested in a range of measurement campaigns conducted within the EMPIR project "Preparedness", the developed radiation monitoring system has proved itself as a promising tool for routine and emergency aerial surveys. These campaigns covered major radiological surveillance tasks, including dose rate mapping, measuring concentrations of ground-deposited radionuclides, and the search and localization of a point-like radiation source. The results conclude that the detector confidently follows changes in dose rates at a fast 0.5 Hz acquisition rate with up to 1 mSv/h (Cs-137) dynamic range. Coupling dose rate with metrics such as the man-made gross count rate or the energy band flux, the system can determine and quantify the presence of artificial radiation components with high efficacy. The aerial point source localization campaign successfully demonstrated the system's ability to pinpoint the source while providing a good estimation of its activity. The author has gained profound experience in the subject through building, programming, calibrating, and operating the aerial system, including the piloting itself. Alongside the novel methods applied to the characterization and data analysis of the airborne radiation detector, this thesis provides feedback on the development and operation of an unmanned airborne radiation monitoring system.
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Theses related publications
| AUTHOR: | IRAOLA DE ACEVEDO, EDUARDO |
|---|---|
| Title: | Predictive simulation, active diagnosis and dynamic monitoring for tritium processing systems |
| Reading date: | 01/07/2024 |
| Director: | BATET MIRACLE, LLUIS |
| Mention: | Menció Doctorat Internacional + Industrial Doctorate Mention (Generalitat) |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| Hybrid data-driven and first principles monitoring applied to the Tennessee Eastman process Publication date: 01/2023 Book chapter Model uncertainty analysis Wang, H.; Iraola, E.; Kontoravdi, C.; del Rio Chanona, E. A. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Publication date: 20/12/2023 Book chapter Advanced tools for ITER Tritium Plant System Modeling & Design Nougués, J.M.; Feliu, J.A.; Campanyà, G.; Iraola, E.; Batet, L.; Sedano, L. Fusion science and technology, ISSN: 1536-1055 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 1.1; Quartil: Q4) Publication date: 01/01/2020 Journal article SMART_TC: an R&D Programme on uses of artificial intelligence techniques for tritium monitoring in complex ITER-like tritium plant systems Iraola, E.; Sedano, L.; Nougués, J.M.; Feliu, J.A.; Coya, B.; Batet, L. Fusion engineering and design, ISSN: 0920-3796 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 1.905; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 05/2021 Journal article Dynamic simulation tools for isotopic separation system modeling and design Iraola, E.; Nougués, J.M.; Sedano, L.; Feliu, J.A.; Batet, L. Fusion engineering and design, ISSN: 0920-3796 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 1.905; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 01/08/2021 Journal article Liquid metal MHD flow influence on heat transfer phenomena in fusion reactor blankets Suarez, D.; Iraola, E.; Lampón Diestre, C.; Mas de les Valls, E.; Batet, L. Fusion engineering and design, ISSN: 0920-3796 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 1.905; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 01/09/2021 Journal article The solubility of helium in lead–lithium eutectic alloy Sedano, L.; Esteban, G.; Cavaro, M.; Iraola, E.; Al-Awad; Batet, L.; Guasch, M. Nuclear materials and energy, ISSN: 2352-1791 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 2.6; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 01/06/2022 Journal article Validation and verification of a quasi two-dimensional turbulence model and an eddy detection method for liquid metal magnetohydrodynamics flows Suarez, D.; Iraola, E.; Serrat, J.; Mas de les Valls, E.; Futatani, S.; Batet, L. Plasma physics and controlled fusion, ISSN: 0741-3335 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 2.2; Quartil: Q3) Publication date: 02/03/2023 Journal article Modeling the Tokamak exhaust processing system in a commercial simulator for process monitoring purposes Iraola, E.; Nougués, J.M.; Batet, L.; Feliu, J.A.; Sedano, L. Fusion science and technology, ISSN: 1943-7641 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 0.9; Quartil: Q4) Publication date: 24/10/2023 Journal article Hacia la monitorización dinámica del inventario de tritio en los sistemas auxiliares de un reactor de fusión 45 Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Nuclear Española Presentation date: 27/09/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Liquid metal MHD flow influence on tritium permeation in fusion reactor blankets Tritium for Fusion Presentation of work at congresses Liquid metal MHD flow influence on heat transfer coefficient in fusion reactor blankets 31st Symposium on Fusion Technology Presentation date: 23/09/2020 Presentation of work at congresses Modelado de entorno de pruebas para el estudio y simulación de monitorización de fallas en procesos de tritio SNE - Reunión Virtual de la Sociedad Nuclear Española Presentation date: 19/11/2020 Presentation of work at congresses The solubility of Helium in lead-lithium eutectic alloy 20th International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials Presentation date: 29/10/2021 Presentation of work at congresses A novel approach for tritium process monitoring with hybrid model-based and data-driven approaches 13th International Conference on Tritium Science and Technology Presentation date: 10/2022 Presentation of work at congresses Digital twins for emissions monitoring in the process industry 15th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering Presentation date: 01/06/2023 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| AUTHOR: | SUAREZ I CAMBRA, DANIEL |
| Title: | Heat transfer correlations for liquid metal flows under nuclear fusion conditions |
| Reading date: | 06/07/2023 |
| Director: | BATET MIRACLE, LLUIS |
| Co-director: | MAS DE LES VALLS ORTIZ, ELISABET |
| Mention: | International Mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| Research in plasma physics and fusion nuclear technology in the Department of Physics of UPC Nuclear España, ISSN: 1137-2885 Publication date: 05/2019 Journal article Analysis of flow channel insert deformations influence on the liquid metal flow in DCLL blanket channels Di Giulio, D.; Suarez, D.; Batet, L.; Mas de les Valls, E.; Savoldi, L. Fusion engineering and design, ISSN: 0920-3796 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 1.453; Quartil: Q3) Publication date: 01/08/2020 Journal article On the use of CFD to obtain head loss coefficients in hydraulic systems and its application to liquid metal MHD flows in nuclear fusion reactor blankets Suarez, D.; Mas de les Valls, E.; Batet, L. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, ISSN: 1361-6587 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 2.532; Quartil: Q3) Publication date: 01/12/2021 Journal article A Formal Verification and Validation of a Low Magnetic Reynolds Number MHD Code for Fusion Applications Suarez, D.; Khodak, A.; Mas de les Valls, E.; Batet, L. IEEE transactions on plasma science, ISSN: 1939-9375 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 1.5; Quartil: Q4) Publication date: 01/01/2022 Journal article Liquid metal heat and mass transfer coefficients in vertical ducts with flow channel inserts 29th Symposium on Fusion Technology Presentation date: 06/09/2016 Presentation of work at congresses Heat and mass transfer coefficients in vertical ducts with flow channel inserts 29th Symposium on Fusion Technology Presentation of work at congresses Analysis of flow channel insert deformations influence on the liquid metal blow in DCLL blanket channels 14th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology Presentation date: 23/09/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Heat transfer correlations for buoyant liquid metal MHD flows in blanket poloidal channels Symposium on Fusion Technology Presentation date: 20/09/2022 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| AUTHOR: | NAVARRO FERNÁNDEZ, ARACELI |
| Title: | Understanding secondary emission processes and beam matter interactions for optimization of diagnostic wire grid system in particle accelerators : thermal modeling for beam power limits calculation |
| Reading date: | 21/03/2023 |
| Director: | RONCAROLO, FEDERICO |
| Co-director: | CALVIÑO TAVARES, FRANCISCO |
| Mention: | International Mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| Development of a thermal response model for wire grid profile monitors and benchmarking to CERN LINAC4 experiments IBIC 2020 Presentation date: 15/09/2020 Presentation of work at congresses PSB H0-H Monitor calibration and commissioning 10th International Beam Instrumentation Conference Presentation date: 15/09/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Commissioning the New CERN Beam Instrumentation Following the Upgrade of the LHC Injector Chain IPAC international particle accelerator conference Presentation date: 28/05/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Design and test of beam diagnostics equipment for the fair proton linac 31st International Linear Accelerator Conference Presentation date: 28/08/2022 Presentation of work at congresses Experimental investigation of gold coated tungsten wires emissivity for applications in particle accelerators International Beam Instrumentation Conference 2022 Presentation date: 15/09/2022 Presentation of work at congresses Electron Emission (SEM) grids for the FAIR proton linac International Beam Instrumentation Conference 2022 Presentation date: 15/09/2022 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| AUTHOR: | CASAMOR VIDAL, MAX |
| Title: | Evaluation of TH Multi-Scale Coupling Methods in BEPU Analysis |
| Reading date: | 11/10/2022 |
| Director: | FREIXA TERRADAS, JORDI |
| Co-director: | REVENTOS PUIGJANER, FRANCESC-JOSEP |
| Mention: | No mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| On the scaling of uncertainties in thermal hydraulic system codes Casamor, M.; Martinez, V.; Reventos, F.; Mendizabal, R.; Freixa, J. Annals of nuclear energy, ISSN: 0306-4549 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 1.776; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 01/02/2020 Journal article On the validation of BEPU methodologies through the simulation of integral experiments: Application to the PKL test facility Freixa, J.; Martinez, V.; Casamor, M.; Reventos, F.; Mendizabal, R.; Sánchez Perea, Miguel Nuclear engineering and design, ISSN: 0029-5493 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 1.9; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 01/08/2021 Journal article Methodology for phenomenological code assessment with integral test data Perez, M.; Martinez, V.; Casamor, M.; Freixa, J. Nuclear engineering and design, ISSN: 0029-5493 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 1.7; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 28/02/2022 Journal article Multi-physics framework for whole-core analysis of transient fuel performance after load following in a pressurised water reactor Peakman, A.; Gregg, R.; Bennett, T.; Casamor, M.; Martinez, V.; Freixa, J.; Pericas, R.; Rossiter, G. ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, ISSN: 1873-2100 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 1.9; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 01/08/2022 Journal article Off-line vs. semi-implicit TH-TH coupling schemes: A BEPU comparison Casamor, M.; Avramova, M.; Reventos, F.; Freixa, J. Annals of nuclear energy, ISSN: 0306-4549 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 1.9; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 12/2022 Journal article Coupling CTF/RELAP5 Ongoing Development Cobra TF Users Group Meeting Presentation date: 09/05/2017 Presentation of work at congresses Validation of a BEPU methodology through a blind benchmark activity at the PKL test facility International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics Presentation date: 26/08/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Offline And Semi-implicit Coupling Comparisons in DNB Transients CAMP 2019 Presentation date: 30/05/2019 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| AUTHOR: | COELLO DE PORTUGAL - MARTINEZ VAZQUEZ, JAIME MARIA |
| Title: | Local Optics Corrections in the HL-LHC |
| Reading date: | 16/06/2021 |
| Director: | TOMAS GARCÍA, ROGELIO |
| Co-director: | KOUBYCHINE MERKULOV, YOURI ALEXANDROVICH |
| Mention: | International Mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| Utilizing the N beam position monitor method for turn-by-turn optics measurements Langner, A.; Benedetti, G.; Carla, M.; Iriso, U.; Coello De Portugal , J.; Tomas García, Rogelio; Marti, Z. Physical review accelerators and beams, ISSN: 2469-9888 (JCR Impact Factor-2018: 1.788; Quartil: Q3) Publication date: 21/09/2016 Journal article LHC optics commissioning: A journey towards 1% optics control Persson, T.; Carlier, F.; Coello De Portugal , J.; Garcia-Tabares, A.; Langner, A.; Maclean, E. H.; Malina, L.; Skowronski, P.; Salvant, B.; Tomas García, Rogelio; Garcia, A. C. Physical review accelerators and beams, ISSN: 2469-9888 (JCR Impact Factor-2018: 1.788; Quartil: Q3) Publication date: 19/06/2017 Journal article Experimental validation of the Achromatic Telescopic Squeezing (ATS) scheme at the LHC Fartoukh, S.; Bruce, R.; Carlier, F.; Coello De Portugal , J.; Garcia-Tabares, A.; Maclean, E. H.; Malina, L.; Mereghetti, A.; Mirarchi, D.; Persson, T.; Pojer, M.; Ponce, L.; Skowronski, P.; Redaelli, S.; Salvachua, B.; Camillocci, M. S.; Tomas García, Rogelio; Valuch, D.; Wegscheider, A.; Wenninger, J. Journal of physics: conference series (online), ISSN: 1742-6596 (JCR Impact Factor-2018: 0.221; Quartil: Q3) Publication date: 27/07/2017 Journal article Improving the precision of linear optics measurements based on turn-by-turn beam position monitor data after a pulsed excitation in lepton storage rings Malina, L.; Coello De Portugal , J.; Persson, T.; Skowronski, P.; Tomas García, Rogelio; Franchi, A.; Liuzzo, S. Physical review accelerators and beams, ISSN: 2469-9888 (JCR Impact Factor-2018: 1.788; Quartil: Q3) Publication date: 04/08/2018 Journal article New approach to LHC optics commissioning for the nonlinear era Maclean, E. H.; Tomas García, Rogelio; Carlier, F.; Camillocci, M. S.; Dilly, J.; Coello De Portugal , J.; Fol, E.; Fuchsberger, K.; Giovannozzi, M.; Hofer, M.; Malina, L.; Persson, T.; Skowronski, P.; Wegscheider, A. Physical review accelerators and beams, ISSN: 2469-9888 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 1.623; Quartil: Q3) Publication date: 21/06/2019 Journal article Impact of flux jumps in future colliders Coello De Portugal , J.; Tomas García, Rogelio; Fiscarelli, L.; Gamba, D.; Martino, M. Physical review accelerators and beams, ISSN: 2469-9888 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 1.639; Quartil: Q3) Publication date: 02/01/2020 Journal article New local optics measurements and correction techniques for the LHC and its luminosity upgrade Coello De Portugal , J.; Tomas García, Rogelio; Hofer, M. Physical review accelerators and beams, ISSN: 2469-9888 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 1.639; Quartil: Q3) Publication date: 06/04/2020 Journal article Local optics corrections in the HL-LHC IR 7th International Particle Accelerator Conference Presentation date: 08/05/2016 Presentation of work at congresses Linear optics measurements and Corrections 6th HL-LHC Collaboration Meeting Presentation date: 15/11/2016 Presentation of work at congresses Minimum trim requirements and advantages of the single-circuit configuration HL-LHC Magnet Circuits Internal Review Presentation date: 17/03/2017 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| AUTHOR: | CASANOVAS HOSTE, ADRIÀ |
| Title: | Neutron capture cross section measurement of the heaviest s-process branching 204Tl and of 203Tl at CERN n_TOF |
| Reading date: | 27/10/2020 |
| Director: | DOMINGO PARDO, CÉSAR |
| Co-director: | CALVIÑO TAVARES, FRANCISCO |
| Mention: | International Mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| A compact fission detector for fission-tagging neutron capture experiments with radioactive fissile isotopes Bacak, M.; Aiche, M.; Bélier, G.; Berthoumieux, E.; Diakaki, M.; Dupont, E.; Gunsing, F.; Kopecky, S.; Calviño, F.; Casanovas, A.; Cortes, G.; Tarifeño, A. Nuclear instruments and methods in physics research. Section A, accelerators SP, ISSN: 0168-9002 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 1.455; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 21/04/2020 Journal article A first prototype of C6D6 total-energy detector with SiPM readout for neutron capture time-of-flight experiments Balibrea, J.; Lerendegui, J.; Calvo, D.; Caballero Ontanaya, L.; Babiano, V.; Tolosa-Delgado, A.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Calviño, F.; Tarifeño, A.; Casanovas, A.; Cano, D.; Alcayne, V.; Bacak, M.; Barbagallo, M. Nuclear instruments and methods in physics research. Section A, accelerators SP, ISSN: 0168-9002 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 1.335; Quartil: Q3) Publication date: 01/01/2021 Journal article Measurement of the 244Cm and 246Cm neutron-induced cross sections at the n_TOF facility 2018 La Rábida International Scientific Meeting on Nuclear Physics Presentation of work at congresses Characterization and first test of an i-TED prototype at CERN n_TOF 2018 La Rábida International Scientific Meeting on Nuclear Physics Presentation date: 2019 Presentation of work at congresses 7Be(n,p)7 li cross section measurement for the cosmological lithium problem at the n_TOF facility at CERN XV International Symposium on Nuclear Astrophysics Presentation date: 2018 Presentation of work at congresses | |
| AUTHOR: | GALLART ESCOLÀ, DANIEL |
| Title: | Computational Analysis of Ion Cyclotron Resonance Frequency Heating for JET Experiments |
| Reading date: | 27/09/2019 |
| Director: | MANTSINEN, MERVI JOHANNA |
| Co-director: | BATET MIRACLE, LLUIS |
| Mention: | International Mention |
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | |
| Modelling of JET hybrid plasmas with emphasis on performance of combined ICRF and NBI heating Gallart, D.; Mantsinen, Mervi; Challis, C.; Frigione, D.; Graves, J.; Belonohy, E.; Casson, F.; Czarnecka, A.; Eriksson, J.; García, J.; Goniche, M.; Hellesen, C.; Hobirk, J.; Jacquet, P.; Joffrin, E.; Krawczyk, N.; King, D.; Lennholm, M.; Lerche, E.; Pawelec, E.; Sáez, X. Nuclear fusion, ISSN: 0029-5515 (JCR Impact Factor-2018: 3.516; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 05/09/2018 Journal article First principles and integrated modelling achievements towards trustful fusion power predictions for JET and ITER García, J.; Dumont, R.; Joly, J.; Morales, J.; Garzotti, L.; Bache, T.; Baranov, Y.; Casson, F.; Challis, C.; Kirov, K.; Mailloux, J.; Saarelma, S.; Nocente, M.; Bañon, A.; Görler, T.; Citrin, J.; Ho, A.; Gallart, D.; Mantsinen, Mervi Nuclear fusion, ISSN: 0029-5515 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 3.706; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 05/07/2019 Journal article Overview of the JET preparation for deuterium-tritium operation with the ITER like-wall Joffrin, E.; Abduallev, S.; Abhangi, M.; Futatani, S.; Gallart, D.; Gutiérrez, A.; Mantsinen, Mervi; Rakha, A.; Sáez, X. Nuclear fusion, ISSN: 0029-5515 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 3.706; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 01/11/2019 Journal article Modelling of ICRF heating in ASDEX Upgrade discharges with pure wave heating relevant to the ITER baseline scenario 45th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics Presentation date: 07/2018 Presentation of work at congresses Thermal transport in H and D JET L-mode plasmas 23rd Joint EU-US Transport Task Force Meeting Presentation date: 09/2018 Presentation of work at congresses | |
Research projects
| START DATE | END DATE | ACTIVITY | FINANCING ENTITY |
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| 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2027 | Unite! Doctoral Network in Energy Storage | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2026 | J-03165 | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 27/12/2023 | 31/12/2027 | CONVENIO ENTRE EL CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR Y LA UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL PROYECTO DE I+D ITHEM (“TÉCNICAS DE INCERTIDUMBRE, TERMOHIDRÁULICA AVANZADA, Y ESCALADO | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 19/12/2023 | 18/12/2027 | Programa de vigilancia radiológica ambiental (Red de estaciones de muestreo) | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 19/12/2023 | 18/12/2026 | Desarrollo de un sistema de monitorización de radiación gamma sobre vehículo aéreo pilotado remotamente | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 19/12/2023 | 18/12/2026 | TRANSPORTE DE GASES NO CONDENSABLES EN SECUENCIAS ACCIDENTALES DE PLANTAS NUCLEARES | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 01/12/2023 | 30/11/2026 | J-03163 | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 14/10/2023 | 09/02/2024 | Convenio de colaboración para la organización de un Workshop de actividades analíticas y reuniones de los proyectos OECD/ETHARINUS y OECD/ATLAS3 | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 01/09/2023 | 31/08/2026 | Estructura Nuclear, Astrofísica y Transferencia de Conocimiento | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/09/2023 | 31/08/2027 | Simulación Monte Carlo con PRIMO: radioterapia con haces de protones y fotones, dosis fuera de campo e imágenes | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/09/2023 | 31/12/2025 | Grandes experimentos en el CERN. Proyecto n_TOF | MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACION |
| 01/06/2023 | 31/07/2023 | Collaboration contract relating to plasma simulation using OpenFOAM | GREEN TOWNS BY FUSION SL |
| 02/05/2023 | 31/01/2025 | Calibración de los equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes de los clientes de la empresa TRESCAL | TRESCAL ESPAÑA DE METROLOGIA SLU |
| 28/04/2023 | 28/04/2038 | Technology license agreement by and between upc and radonova | RADONOVA LABORATORIES AB |
| 01/02/2023 | 31/01/2024 | Contrato de colaboración para la calibración de los equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes suministrados por la empresa ACPRO | ASESORIA Y CONTROL EN PROTECCION RA |
| 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 | Xarxa R+D+I en Tecnologies de la Salut (Xartec Salut) | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2023 | Contrato de colaboración para la realización de las medidas de la concentración de CO2 y CH4 en las estaciones de la red que dispone el ICTA en el área Metropolitana de Barcelona | UNIV. AUTONOMA BARCELONA |
| 01/01/2023 | 30/09/2025 | Tecnologías avanzadas para la exploración del universo | MIN DE ECONOMIA Y COMPETITIVIDAD |
| 23/12/2022 | 22/12/2024 | Análisis de escenarios DEC con reinundación de núcleo para combustible ATF cromado: estudio de la integridad de las barras de control (ATF-DEC) | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 22/12/2022 | 21/12/2024 | Metodología para la caracterización y calibración de los sistemas de dosimetría individual en términos Hp(3). | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 29/09/2022 | 31/12/2022 | Contracto para la realización de la Actividad Formativa sobre Dosimetria TLD Panasonic en C.N.Asco. C.N.ASCÓ. | A.N.A ASCO-VANDELLOS II A.I.E. |
| 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2025 | Evaluación experimental y simulación del comportamiento mecánico a pequeña escala de composites cerámicos | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2025 | Tecnologías energéticas del hidrógeno impulsadas por ingeniería de interfaz de catalizadores amorfos/cristalinos | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 28/07/2022 | 28/07/2022 | Neutron dosimeter | |
| 01/06/2022 | 31/05/2026 | Building European Nuclear Competence through continuous Advanced and Structured Education and Training Actions (ENEN2plus). | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/02/2022 | 31/01/2023 | Calibración de los equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes suministrados por la empresa ACPRO | ASESORIA Y CONTROL EN PROTECCION RA |
| 01/01/2022 | 31/12/2024 | Contrato de colaboración para el desarrollo de métodos de análisis probabilísticos de la seguridad aplicados a la valoración de riesgos económicos y tecnológicos en centrales nucleares. | A.N.A ASCO-VANDELLOS II A.I.E. |
| 23/12/2021 | 22/12/2024 | Cátedra Argos de investigación y formación en seguridad nuclear y protección radiológica en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial de Barcelona de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 22/12/2021 | 21/12/2024 | Aplicación de la ICRP137 parte 3 a la evaluación de dosis por radón en lugares de trabajo en condiciones extremas | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 01/12/2021 | 31/08/2024 | Sistema de diagnostico en vivo de Neutrones para hadrón-terapia | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 22/11/2021 | 22/12/2021 | Validació d'una nova versió del codi Termohidràulic LOCUST | CHINA NUCLEAR POWER TECHNOLOGY RESE |
| 15/11/2021 | 31/12/2021 | Irradiació de dosímetres personals (cos sencer, canell, dit i cristal¿lí) | CENTRO DOSIMETRIA, S.L. |
| 01/10/2021 | 01/10/2025 | CALIBRATGE EXTERN DELS MONITORS DE CONTAMINACIÓ I RADIACIÓ DE LA INSTAL·LACIÓ RADIOACTIVA DEL PARC CIENTÍFIC DE BARCELONA (NÚM. EXP. 2021-12-PS). LOT 3: SERVEI DE CALIBRATGE. | FUNDACIO PARC CIENTIFIC DE BARCELON |
| 30/09/2021 | 30/09/2024 | Unraveling the role of sheared flows for particle transport in magnetically confined fusion plasmas | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación |
| 15/09/2021 | 30/04/2023 | Calibración de los equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes de los clientes de TRESCAL ESPAÑA DE METROLOGÍA, SLU | TRESCAL ESPAÑA DE METROLOGIA SLU |
| 01/09/2021 | 31/08/2023 | Understanding the Dynamic Nature of Catalysts for Methane Abatement Reactions | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/09/2021 | 31/08/2024 | Impacto del flujo de cizalladura en el transporte de particulas en plasmas de fusion confinados magneticamente | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación |
| 01/09/2021 | 09/12/2022 | Irradiacions de dosímetres d’extremitats (canell i dit) per a la caracterització del seu sistema de dosimetria personal | TECNODOSIS SL |
| 20/07/2021 | 20/07/2021 | Electro-chemical sensor and coating method, production method and corresponding uses. | |
| 09/07/2021 | 09/10/2021 | Dynamo action modelling of MHD via HPC simulations | European Commission |
| 01/06/2021 | 31/12/2024 | Microscopio electrónico de barrido de emisión de campo (alta resolución): SXES, EBSD, EDS y con accesorios de Nanoindentación in situ | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/02/2021 | 31/01/2022 | El objeto del presente convenio es llevar a cabo la calibración de los equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes suministrados por la empresa ACPRO. | ASESORIA Y CONTROL EN PROTECCION RA |
| 01/01/2021 | 31/03/2023 | Vulnerable Elements in Spain and Portugal and Risk Assessment | EURCOM- D.G. HUMANITARIAN |
| 01/01/2021 | 31/12/2021 | Treball de mostres de control dins del Pla de vigilància radiològica ambiental de la Central Nuclear d'Ascó. | GENCAT-DEP TERRITORI I SOSTENIB |
| 01/01/2021 | 31/12/2025 | EUROfusion | Commission of European Communities |
| 15/09/2020 | 15/12/2020 | Study of the photochemical reaction to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen using the catalyst based on permanently polarized hydroxyapatite doped with Pd nanoparticles.Optimization of reacti | B. BRAUN SURGICAL, S.A. |
| 01/09/2020 | 31/08/2023 | Remote and real-time optical detection of alpha-emitting radionuclides in the environment | EUR ASS OF NAT METROLOGY INST |
| 01/09/2020 | 31/12/2020 | Campaña de medidas y estudio de la deposición salina de la torre de refrigeración de la central de ciclo combinado de Málaga para dar cumplimiento a los requisitos medioambientales | GAS NATURAL FENOSA GENERACION SLU |
| 15/08/2020 | 31/12/2022 | Xarxa R+D+I en Tecnologies de la Salut (XarTEC SALUT) | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 23/07/2020 | 22/06/2021 | Monitor d'alta eficiència per a la mesura de les concentracions de radó per aplicacions de radioprotecció i medi ambient | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 23/07/2020 | 22/06/2021 | MACROSENSE- Sensor espectroscòpic de metà basat en silici macroporós per a la monitoratge de gasoductes de gas natural | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 13/07/2020 | 13/07/2020 | Filtro óptico pasa-banda con bandas laterales bloqueadas | |
| 10/07/2020 | 09/07/2024 | Participación en programas internacionales de termohidráulica experimental y de verificación/validación, desarrollo de herramientas avanzadas de simulación y aplicación a las plantas españolas. | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 03/06/2020 | 31/12/2020 | Calibración de los equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes suministrados por la empresa IHD Laboratorio de Calibración, S.L.U | IHD LABORATORIO DE CALIBRACION SLU |
| 01/06/2020 | 31/05/2023 | Radon metrology for use in climate change observation and radiation protection at environmental level | EUR ASS OF NAT METROLOGY INST |
| 01/06/2020 | 31/12/2023 | Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics and Applications at UPC | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/03/2020 | 31/12/2020 | 2020 EDU_COVID-19 Umbrella | EUROPEAN INST OF INNOV.& TECHNOL. |
| 13/02/2020 | 14/09/2021 | Calibración equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes de los clientes de Trescal España de Metrología, S.L.U. 2020-2021#13 de febrero de 2020 hasta la fecha en la que se hayan realizado la totalida | TRESCAL ESPAÑA DE METROLOGIA SLU |
| 07/02/2020 | 06/02/2021 | Campaña de medidas y estudio de la deposición salina de las torres de refrigeración de la central de ciclo combinado de San Roque para dar cumplimiento a los requisitos medioambientales | GAS NATURAL FENOSA GENERACION SLU |
| 02/02/2020 | 02/01/2024 | CONVENIO ENTRE EL CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR Y LA UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA, SOBRE UN PROGRAMA DE VIGILANCIA RADIOLÓGICA AMBIENTAL (RED DE ESTACIONES DE MUESTREO) | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 29/01/2020 | 31/12/2021 | Convenio calibración ACPRO 2020 | ASESORIA Y CONTROL EN PROTECCION RA |
| 29/01/2020 | 29/01/2020 | Lightweight neutron dosimeter | |
| 12/11/2019 | 31/12/2020 | Intercomparación de sistemas de medida de radón en el aire | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 11/11/2019 | 20/12/2019 | Mesures d'absorció/desorció de CO2 | REFTRANS SA |
| 01/11/2019 | 31/10/2022 | University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering | European Commission |
| 25/10/2019 | 25/11/2019 | Asesoramiento y estudio de resultados para el programa de análisis espectrométrico del equipo de medición de la radiación gamma en aerosoles modelo MEGA. | RADITEL SERVEIS I SUB TEC, SL |
| 01/10/2019 | 15/12/2021 | Evaluation of pellet fuelling in ITER plasma scenario with ELM control by 3-D fields | ITER Organization |
| 01/09/2019 | 31/08/2024 | Supplying Accurate Nuclear data for energy and non-energy Applications | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/08/2019 | 30/11/2020 | Independent assessment of the Locust thermal hydraulic system code | DMS NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY CO LTD |
| 15/07/2019 | 19/11/2020 | Acuerdo específico CSN/UPC Intercomparación destinada a valorar el grado de fiabilidad de los SDPE autorizados en España. | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 01/07/2019 | 31/12/2022 | 001-P-001722_Fusió a Catalunya (Fusion Cat) | GENCAT - DEPT. D'EMPRESA I OCUPACIO |
| 01/06/2019 | 30/11/2020 | Desarrollo de herramientas para la simulación y optimización del vaciado de piscinas de combustible gastado de centrales nucleares | Endesa Generación, S.A. |
| 22/05/2019 | 30/09/2019 | Desarrollo de instrumentación para la medición de neutrones | Diseño y Productos Tecnológicos DIC |
| 01/05/2019 | 31/01/2020 | APROXIMACIÓ INNOVADORA A LA DOSIMETRIA NEUTRÒNICA EN CAMPS CONTINUS I POLSATS | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 01/04/2019 | 31/03/2022 | Convenio de colaboración entre CSN,UPC y FIBHCSC sobre estimadciones de dosis ocupacionales en cristalino en instalaciones sanitarias y de investigación (EDOCI) | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 01/04/2019 | 31/12/2023 | Bimetallic catalyst knowledge-based development for energy applications | Commission of European Communities |
| 26/03/2019 | 31/07/2019 | Irradiación de dosímetros personales y elaboración de un informe sobre su fiabilidad | A.N.A ASCO-VANDELLOS II A.I.E. |
| 26/02/2019 | 01/12/2021 | Evaluation of pellet fuelling in ITER plasma scenario with ELM control by 3-D fields | ITER ORGANIZATION |
| 18/02/2019 | 17/02/2023 | Simulación predictiva, diagnósticos activos e interfaz (codac) de control dinámico de balance de tritio para sistemas complejos de planta (iter): complexcodac | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 29/01/2019 | 28/07/2019 | Desenvolupament de tasques per a la millora de teixits d'altes prestacions | APRESTOS DE LANERIA, S.A. |
| 21/01/2019 | 31/12/2019 | Calibración de equipos de medida de radiacones ionizantes de Autoridad del Canal de Panamá con la empresa Quirón Prevención | QUIRON PREVENCION SL |
| 15/01/2019 | 31/12/2019 | Calibración de equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes de los clientes de ACPRO | ASESORIA Y CONTROL EN PROTECCION RA |
| 14/01/2019 | 02/04/2022 | Simulació i desenvolupament de reactors catalítics per la tecnologia de l'hidrogen. | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 01/01/2019 | 30/09/2022 | Mejora del rendimiento (corrosión e integridad mecánica) de sustratos de materiales duros mediante recubrimeintos PVD AlCrSiN e implantación de iones | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/01/2019 | 30/09/2022 | Preparación mecanoquímica de catalizadores para aplicaciones energéticas: activación de metano y producción de hidrógeno | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2022 | 001-P-001646_BASE 3D | GENCAT - DEPT. D'EMPRESA I OCUPACIO |
| 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2019 | Convenio entre el Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear y la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya para canalizar la subvención otorgada por el Real Decreto 578/2019, de 11 de octubre, en materia de seguridad nuclear y protección radiológica para la cátedra de seguridad nuclear “ARGOS” en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales de Barcelona | Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear |
Teaching staff and research groups
Research groups
UPC groups:
Teachers
Doctoral Programme teachers
- Batet Miracle, Lluis
- Blas del Hoyo, Alfredo de
- Calviño Tavares, Francisco
- Caner, Ferhun Cem
- Casanova Hormaechea, Ignasi
- Cortes Rossell, Guillem
- Duch Guillen, M. Amor
- Freixa Terradas, Jordi
- Futatani, Shimpei
- Ginjaume Egido, Merce
- Koubychine Merkulov, Youri
- Llorca Pique, Jordi
- Pretel Sanchez, Maria del Carmen
- Sempau Roma, Josep
- Vargas Drechsler, Arturo
Other teachers linked to the Doctoral Programme
- Martinez Quiroga, Victor Manuel
- Mas de les Valls Ortiz, Elisabet
- Pericas Casals, Raimon
- Sedano Miguel, Luis Angel
- Tarifeño Saldivia, Ariel Esteban
External teachers
DIES LLOVERA, JAVIER (excedència al CSN)
REVENTOS PUIGJANER, FRANCESC-JOSEP (jubilat UPC)
MANTSINEN, MERVI (BSC)
Research projects
| START DATE | END DATE | ACTIVITY | FINANCING ENTITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2027 | Unite! Doctoral Network in Energy Storage | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2026 | J-03165 | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 27/12/2023 | 31/12/2027 | CONVENIO ENTRE EL CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR Y LA UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL PROYECTO DE I+D ITHEM (“TÉCNICAS DE INCERTIDUMBRE, TERMOHIDRÁULICA AVANZADA, Y ESCALADO | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 19/12/2023 | 18/12/2027 | Programa de vigilancia radiológica ambiental (Red de estaciones de muestreo) | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 19/12/2023 | 18/12/2026 | Desarrollo de un sistema de monitorización de radiación gamma sobre vehículo aéreo pilotado remotamente | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 19/12/2023 | 18/12/2026 | TRANSPORTE DE GASES NO CONDENSABLES EN SECUENCIAS ACCIDENTALES DE PLANTAS NUCLEARES | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 01/12/2023 | 30/11/2026 | J-03163 | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 14/10/2023 | 09/02/2024 | Convenio de colaboración para la organización de un Workshop de actividades analíticas y reuniones de los proyectos OECD/ETHARINUS y OECD/ATLAS3 | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 01/09/2023 | 31/08/2026 | Estructura Nuclear, Astrofísica y Transferencia de Conocimiento | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/09/2023 | 31/08/2027 | Simulación Monte Carlo con PRIMO: radioterapia con haces de protones y fotones, dosis fuera de campo e imágenes | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/09/2023 | 31/12/2025 | Grandes experimentos en el CERN. Proyecto n_TOF | MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACION |
| 01/06/2023 | 31/07/2023 | Collaboration contract relating to plasma simulation using OpenFOAM | GREEN TOWNS BY FUSION SL |
| 02/05/2023 | 31/01/2025 | Calibración de los equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes de los clientes de la empresa TRESCAL | TRESCAL ESPAÑA DE METROLOGIA SLU |
| 28/04/2023 | 28/04/2038 | Technology license agreement by and between upc and radonova | RADONOVA LABORATORIES AB |
| 01/02/2023 | 31/01/2024 | Contrato de colaboración para la calibración de los equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes suministrados por la empresa ACPRO | ASESORIA Y CONTROL EN PROTECCION RA |
| 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2025 | Xarxa R+D+I en Tecnologies de la Salut (Xartec Salut) | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 01/01/2023 | 31/12/2023 | Contrato de colaboración para la realización de las medidas de la concentración de CO2 y CH4 en las estaciones de la red que dispone el ICTA en el área Metropolitana de Barcelona | UNIV. AUTONOMA BARCELONA |
| 01/01/2023 | 30/09/2025 | Tecnologías avanzadas para la exploración del universo | MIN DE ECONOMIA Y COMPETITIVIDAD |
| 23/12/2022 | 22/12/2024 | Análisis de escenarios DEC con reinundación de núcleo para combustible ATF cromado: estudio de la integridad de las barras de control (ATF-DEC) | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 22/12/2022 | 21/12/2024 | Metodología para la caracterización y calibración de los sistemas de dosimetría individual en términos Hp(3). | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 29/09/2022 | 31/12/2022 | Contracto para la realización de la Actividad Formativa sobre Dosimetria TLD Panasonic en C.N.Asco. C.N.ASCÓ. | A.N.A ASCO-VANDELLOS II A.I.E. |
| 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2025 | Evaluación experimental y simulación del comportamiento mecánico a pequeña escala de composites cerámicos | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2025 | Tecnologías energéticas del hidrógeno impulsadas por ingeniería de interfaz de catalizadores amorfos/cristalinos | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 28/07/2022 | 28/07/2022 | Neutron dosimeter | |
| 01/06/2022 | 31/05/2026 | Building European Nuclear Competence through continuous Advanced and Structured Education and Training Actions (ENEN2plus). | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/02/2022 | 31/01/2023 | Calibración de los equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes suministrados por la empresa ACPRO | ASESORIA Y CONTROL EN PROTECCION RA |
| 01/01/2022 | 31/12/2024 | Contrato de colaboración para el desarrollo de métodos de análisis probabilísticos de la seguridad aplicados a la valoración de riesgos económicos y tecnológicos en centrales nucleares. | A.N.A ASCO-VANDELLOS II A.I.E. |
| 23/12/2021 | 22/12/2024 | Cátedra Argos de investigación y formación en seguridad nuclear y protección radiológica en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial de Barcelona de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 22/12/2021 | 21/12/2024 | Aplicación de la ICRP137 parte 3 a la evaluación de dosis por radón en lugares de trabajo en condiciones extremas | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 01/12/2021 | 31/08/2024 | Sistema de diagnostico en vivo de Neutrones para hadrón-terapia | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 22/11/2021 | 22/12/2021 | Validació d'una nova versió del codi Termohidràulic LOCUST | CHINA NUCLEAR POWER TECHNOLOGY RESE |
| 15/11/2021 | 31/12/2021 | Irradiació de dosímetres personals (cos sencer, canell, dit i cristal¿lí) | CENTRO DOSIMETRIA, S.L. |
| 01/10/2021 | 01/10/2025 | CALIBRATGE EXTERN DELS MONITORS DE CONTAMINACIÓ I RADIACIÓ DE LA INSTAL·LACIÓ RADIOACTIVA DEL PARC CIENTÍFIC DE BARCELONA (NÚM. EXP. 2021-12-PS). LOT 3: SERVEI DE CALIBRATGE. | FUNDACIO PARC CIENTIFIC DE BARCELON |
| 30/09/2021 | 30/09/2024 | Unraveling the role of sheared flows for particle transport in magnetically confined fusion plasmas | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación |
| 15/09/2021 | 30/04/2023 | Calibración de los equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes de los clientes de TRESCAL ESPAÑA DE METROLOGÍA, SLU | TRESCAL ESPAÑA DE METROLOGIA SLU |
| 01/09/2021 | 31/08/2023 | Understanding the Dynamic Nature of Catalysts for Methane Abatement Reactions | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/09/2021 | 31/08/2024 | Impacto del flujo de cizalladura en el transporte de particulas en plasmas de fusion confinados magneticamente | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación |
| 01/09/2021 | 09/12/2022 | Irradiacions de dosímetres d’extremitats (canell i dit) per a la caracterització del seu sistema de dosimetria personal | TECNODOSIS SL |
| 20/07/2021 | 20/07/2021 | Electro-chemical sensor and coating method, production method and corresponding uses. | |
| 09/07/2021 | 09/10/2021 | Dynamo action modelling of MHD via HPC simulations | European Commission |
| 01/06/2021 | 31/12/2024 | Microscopio electrónico de barrido de emisión de campo (alta resolución): SXES, EBSD, EDS y con accesorios de Nanoindentación in situ | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/02/2021 | 31/01/2022 | El objeto del presente convenio es llevar a cabo la calibración de los equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes suministrados por la empresa ACPRO. | ASESORIA Y CONTROL EN PROTECCION RA |
| 01/01/2021 | 31/03/2023 | Vulnerable Elements in Spain and Portugal and Risk Assessment | EURCOM- D.G. HUMANITARIAN |
| 01/01/2021 | 31/12/2021 | Treball de mostres de control dins del Pla de vigilància radiològica ambiental de la Central Nuclear d'Ascó. | GENCAT-DEP TERRITORI I SOSTENIB |
| 01/01/2021 | 31/12/2025 | EUROfusion | Commission of European Communities |
| 15/09/2020 | 15/12/2020 | Study of the photochemical reaction to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen using the catalyst based on permanently polarized hydroxyapatite doped with Pd nanoparticles.Optimization of reacti | B. BRAUN SURGICAL, S.A. |
| 01/09/2020 | 31/08/2023 | Remote and real-time optical detection of alpha-emitting radionuclides in the environment | EUR ASS OF NAT METROLOGY INST |
| 01/09/2020 | 31/12/2020 | Campaña de medidas y estudio de la deposición salina de la torre de refrigeración de la central de ciclo combinado de Málaga para dar cumplimiento a los requisitos medioambientales | GAS NATURAL FENOSA GENERACION SLU |
| 15/08/2020 | 31/12/2022 | Xarxa R+D+I en Tecnologies de la Salut (XarTEC SALUT) | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 23/07/2020 | 22/06/2021 | Monitor d'alta eficiència per a la mesura de les concentracions de radó per aplicacions de radioprotecció i medi ambient | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 23/07/2020 | 22/06/2021 | MACROSENSE- Sensor espectroscòpic de metà basat en silici macroporós per a la monitoratge de gasoductes de gas natural | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 13/07/2020 | 13/07/2020 | Filtro óptico pasa-banda con bandas laterales bloqueadas | |
| 10/07/2020 | 09/07/2024 | Participación en programas internacionales de termohidráulica experimental y de verificación/validación, desarrollo de herramientas avanzadas de simulación y aplicación a las plantas españolas. | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 03/06/2020 | 31/12/2020 | Calibración de los equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes suministrados por la empresa IHD Laboratorio de Calibración, S.L.U | IHD LABORATORIO DE CALIBRACION SLU |
| 01/06/2020 | 31/05/2023 | Radon metrology for use in climate change observation and radiation protection at environmental level | EUR ASS OF NAT METROLOGY INST |
| 01/06/2020 | 31/12/2023 | Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics and Applications at UPC | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/03/2020 | 31/12/2020 | 2020 EDU_COVID-19 Umbrella | EUROPEAN INST OF INNOV.& TECHNOL. |
| 13/02/2020 | 14/09/2021 | Calibración equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes de los clientes de Trescal España de Metrología, S.L.U. 2020-2021#13 de febrero de 2020 hasta la fecha en la que se hayan realizado la totalida | TRESCAL ESPAÑA DE METROLOGIA SLU |
| 07/02/2020 | 06/02/2021 | Campaña de medidas y estudio de la deposición salina de las torres de refrigeración de la central de ciclo combinado de San Roque para dar cumplimiento a los requisitos medioambientales | GAS NATURAL FENOSA GENERACION SLU |
| 02/02/2020 | 02/01/2024 | CONVENIO ENTRE EL CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR Y LA UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA, SOBRE UN PROGRAMA DE VIGILANCIA RADIOLÓGICA AMBIENTAL (RED DE ESTACIONES DE MUESTREO) | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 29/01/2020 | 31/12/2021 | Convenio calibración ACPRO 2020 | ASESORIA Y CONTROL EN PROTECCION RA |
| 29/01/2020 | 29/01/2020 | Lightweight neutron dosimeter | |
| 12/11/2019 | 31/12/2020 | Intercomparación de sistemas de medida de radón en el aire | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 11/11/2019 | 20/12/2019 | Mesures d'absorció/desorció de CO2 | REFTRANS SA |
| 01/11/2019 | 31/10/2022 | University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering | European Commission |
| 25/10/2019 | 25/11/2019 | Asesoramiento y estudio de resultados para el programa de análisis espectrométrico del equipo de medición de la radiación gamma en aerosoles modelo MEGA. | RADITEL SERVEIS I SUB TEC, SL |
| 01/10/2019 | 15/12/2021 | Evaluation of pellet fuelling in ITER plasma scenario with ELM control by 3-D fields | ITER Organization |
| 01/09/2019 | 31/08/2024 | Supplying Accurate Nuclear data for energy and non-energy Applications | Commission of European Communities |
| 01/08/2019 | 30/11/2020 | Independent assessment of the Locust thermal hydraulic system code | DMS NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY CO LTD |
| 15/07/2019 | 19/11/2020 | Acuerdo específico CSN/UPC Intercomparación destinada a valorar el grado de fiabilidad de los SDPE autorizados en España. | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 01/07/2019 | 31/12/2022 | 001-P-001722_Fusió a Catalunya (Fusion Cat) | GENCAT - DEPT. D'EMPRESA I OCUPACIO |
| 01/06/2019 | 30/11/2020 | Desarrollo de herramientas para la simulación y optimización del vaciado de piscinas de combustible gastado de centrales nucleares | Endesa Generación, S.A. |
| 22/05/2019 | 30/09/2019 | Desarrollo de instrumentación para la medición de neutrones | Diseño y Productos Tecnológicos DIC |
| 01/05/2019 | 31/01/2020 | APROXIMACIÓ INNOVADORA A LA DOSIMETRIA NEUTRÒNICA EN CAMPS CONTINUS I POLSATS | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 01/04/2019 | 31/03/2022 | Convenio de colaboración entre CSN,UPC y FIBHCSC sobre estimadciones de dosis ocupacionales en cristalino en instalaciones sanitarias y de investigación (EDOCI) | CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR |
| 01/04/2019 | 31/12/2023 | Bimetallic catalyst knowledge-based development for energy applications | Commission of European Communities |
| 26/03/2019 | 31/07/2019 | Irradiación de dosímetros personales y elaboración de un informe sobre su fiabilidad | A.N.A ASCO-VANDELLOS II A.I.E. |
| 26/02/2019 | 01/12/2021 | Evaluation of pellet fuelling in ITER plasma scenario with ELM control by 3-D fields | ITER ORGANIZATION |
| 18/02/2019 | 17/02/2023 | Simulación predictiva, diagnósticos activos e interfaz (codac) de control dinámico de balance de tritio para sistemas complejos de planta (iter): complexcodac | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 29/01/2019 | 28/07/2019 | Desenvolupament de tasques per a la millora de teixits d'altes prestacions | APRESTOS DE LANERIA, S.A. |
| 21/01/2019 | 31/12/2019 | Calibración de equipos de medida de radiacones ionizantes de Autoridad del Canal de Panamá con la empresa Quirón Prevención | QUIRON PREVENCION SL |
| 15/01/2019 | 31/12/2019 | Calibración de equipos de medida de radiaciones ionizantes de los clientes de ACPRO | ASESORIA Y CONTROL EN PROTECCION RA |
| 14/01/2019 | 02/04/2022 | Simulació i desenvolupament de reactors catalítics per la tecnologia de l'hidrogen. | AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
| 01/01/2019 | 30/09/2022 | Mejora del rendimiento (corrosión e integridad mecánica) de sustratos de materiales duros mediante recubrimeintos PVD AlCrSiN e implantación de iones | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/01/2019 | 30/09/2022 | Preparación mecanoquímica de catalizadores para aplicaciones energéticas: activación de metano y producción de hidrógeno | AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION |
| 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2022 | 001-P-001646_BASE 3D | GENCAT - DEPT. D'EMPRESA I OCUPACIO |
| 01/01/2019 | 31/12/2019 | Convenio entre el Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear y la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya para canalizar la subvención otorgada por el Real Decreto 578/2019, de 11 de octubre, en materia de seguridad nuclear y protección radiológica para la cátedra de seguridad nuclear “ARGOS” en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales de Barcelona | Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear |
Quality
The Validation, Monitoring, Modification and Accreditation Framework (VSMA Framework) for official degrees ties the quality assurance processes (validation, monitoring, modification and accreditation) carried out over the lifetime of a course to two objectives—the goal of establishing coherent links between these processes, and that of achieving greater efficiency in their management—all with the overarching aim of improving programmes.
Validation
- Verification Memory (Doctoral Programme) - 2012
- Verification Resolution (MECD)
- Agreement of the Council of Ministers (BOE)
Monitoring
- University monitoring report (Doctoral School) - 2016
- Monitoring report (Doctoral Programme) - 2016
- University Monitoring and Accreditation Report (Doctoral School) - 2018
- Follow-up Assessment Report (AQU) - 2017
- Follow-up Assessment Report (AQU) - 2020
Accreditation
- Accreditation Report (Doctoral Programme) - 2018
- Official Degree Accreditation Evaluation Report (AQU) - 2020