Doctoral student polymeric materials in nuclear power plants

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Polymer Technology / Materials Science

We are building a long-term research environment in nuclear technology at KTH to deliver safer life extension estimations of existing Swedish nuclear power plants. The environment integrates three pillars: (i) fundamental understanding of ageing mechanisms in safety-critical polymer components under service-relevant thermal, radiative, and environmental conditions, including mitigation strategies; (ii) non-destructive condition monitoring based on portable, single-sided low-field T2-NMR adapted for plant use; and (iii) uncertainty-aware AI models embedded in digital twin workflows that fuse laboratory and online plant measurements to predict remaining useful life (RUL) and support risk-based inspection, maintenance, and replacement.

The purpose of this subproject, as part of the research environment in nuclear technology, is to focus on the mechanisms and kinetics o...