Dr Congjin Ding
Dr Congjin Ding is a research associate in the Nuclear Energy group in the Department of Engineering.
Specialisms
Fast reactor projects (SafeG, ESFR-SIMPLE)
SafeG project is devoted to developing an advanced Gas-cooled Fast Reactor (GFR). A particular version of GFR - ALLEGRO - has been under development in the EU for several years. GFRs offer multiple advantages as they can deliver high-temperature heat and operate on a sustainable fuel cycle with high fuel utilization and recycling of waste. Balancing these advantages against achieving passive reactor safety goals is highly challenging.
ESFR-SIMPLE project contributes to the development of an advanced Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor (SFR). ESFR-SIMPLE aims to simplify the ESFR design through reducing its size, which will reduce the complexities and costs. Furthermore, a smaller size will provide opportunities for greater extent of modularisation and factory manufacturing of components. The ESFR-SIMPLE project will also focus on the power plant load following and energy storage capabilities for more efficient integration into the future low-carbon electricity grids, with a large proportion of intermittent renewable power generators.
Achievements
C. Ding, B. Kvizda, M. Cihlář, J. Komrska, M. Kratochvíl, P. Vácha, A. Dubey, and E. Shwageraus. “CFD simulation of injection point design for Emergency Core Cooling System of ALLEGRO.” Nuclear Engineering and Design (in preparation).
P. Pónya, C. Ding, Sz. Czifrus, and E. Shwageraus. “Reflector optimization of ALLEGRO refractory core.” Annals of Nuclear Energy (under review).
C. Ding, M. A. Kowalski, and E. Shwageraus. “Performance Evaluation of a New Transport Operator in SCONE Monte Carlo Code.” In PHYSOR 2024 (accepted) (2024).
M. A. Kowalski, C. Ding, and E. Shwageraus. “Particle Tracking in Involute-based Reactor Geometries in SCONE.” In PHYSOR 2024 (accepted) (2024).
Highlights
Organisation of SafeG workshop on Advanced Modelling Techniques
Organisation of Tsinghua – Cambridge Nuclear Group Symposium
Future plans
I am interested in working in the energy sector in France, particularly in the field of Nuclear Engineering or other energy domains.