Ep 120: Rosaura Ham-Su, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

In this episode we discuss...

• Rosaura's interest in nuclear from a young age and her journey through the industry
• Rosaura's PhD in material science at McMaster University where she focused on ceramics processing
• A deep dive into the importance of ceramics processing in regards to creating nuclear fuel
• Magnetic shape memory alloys
• Challenges associated with fuel processing and manufacturing and how Canada Nuclear Labs is working to overcome them
• What drives requirements for creating new fuel from spent fuel and the economics involved
• Canada Nuclear Lab's research regarding new fuels and their increased safety
• The ratio of plutonium-239 and plutonium-240 and how it changes over fuel's lifespan within a reactor
• The importance of waste management technology to nuclear success