Quintessa provides theoretical technology services to the nuclear industry linking basic scientific understanding to engineering applications. In particular, Quintessa specialises in of the behaviour of reactor materials and the implications for safety and operability, utilizing our core skills in the development of conceptual and mathematical models of coupled processes, and their embodiment in advanced software packages.
Key areas for Quintessa's nuclear materials modelling are:
Quintessa can provide model development, assessment and desk-based research services that underpin the development and performance of new materials for all types of reactor systems.
For example, Quintessa is providing support to British Energy in a number of key areas associated with the development of defects in the graphite bricks an Advanced Gas Cooled Reactors (“Physical Integrity of AGR Graphite Cores”) as they age, together with predictions of the evolution of graphite properties with time.
For more information, please contact Philip Maul.