Dr. Arthur Situm
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Tier 2 CRC SMR Safety and Licensing
Energy Systems Engineering
University of Regina
Assistant Professor at the University of Regina within the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Energy Systems Engineering program. Prof. Situm’s group is investigating challenges surrounding the corrosion or corrosiveness of nuclear fuel proposed for use in various SMR designs in order to improve the safety and support the licensing of these SMR designs.
Graduate Students
Daniel Slogoski
M.A.Sc. Student
Daniel Slogoski is investigating additive manufacturing techniques for metal alloys used in nuclear environments, focusing on corrosion analysis of Inconel 718 and stainless steel 316L in molten salts, and copper in deep geological repository conditions.
Zoe Hoyda
M.A.Sc. Student
Zoe Hoyda is a graduate student studying policy pertaining to GenIV reactors as well as the Raman spectroscopy (experimental and simulated) of molten salts.
Sukhwinder Singh
P.Eng., PMP, LSSGB
M.A.Sc. Student
Sukhwinder Singh is conducting research on Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) claddings within existing nuclear reactor environments and SMRs, with a particular emphasis on exploring different coatings to enhance the life of Zircaloy fuel claddings under extreme temperature conditions.
Brett C. Pikkert
M.A.Sc. Student
Brett’s research is focused on the alterations in corrosion rate of the silicon carbide layer of TRISO nuclear fuel particles within a simulated Canadian deep geological repository environment as a result of groundwater undergoing radiolysis due to exposure to radiation.
Research Staff
Dr. A. A. Banerjee
M.Phil., Ph.D.
Research Associate
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Regina
Dr. Banerjee is exploring various waste forms for Small Modular Reactors (SMR) for safe storage of active waste. Her expertise is in the encapsulation of waste forms to withstand degradation over a period of time.
Elijah Adesuji, PhD
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Research Associate
SMR Safety and Licensing
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Regina
Dr. Elijah is investigating the impact of different deep geological repository (DGR) environments on damaged polymer coated carbon steel via the use of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS).
Madhu Ramanathan
M.A.Sc.
Research Assistant
Process Systems Engineer
Madhu Ramanathan is a Research Assistant focused on the development and evaluation of molten salt waste forms for the immobilization of used chloride salts from Molten Salt Reactors.
Love Preet
M.Sc.
Research Assistant
Love’s research involves conducting simulation studies on spent fuel from a once-through fuel cycle, evaluating its compatibility with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) Deep Geological Repository (DGR) safety case and preliminary waste acceptance criteria.
Undergraduate Students
Michael Palsich
B.A.Sc. Student
Michael Palsich is testing how well different coatings protect against corrosion of zirconium alloy when exposed to high temperature steam. This will contribute to the development of accident-tolerant fuel.
Grace Kalu-Umeh
B.A.Sc. Student
Grace is investigating the electrochemical behavior of silicon carbide (SiC) in simulated deep geological repository environments, focusing on how fission products diffuse through SiC barriers in TRISO fuel and impact its long-term integrity for Gen IV SMRs.
Former Members
Mehdi Alipour
PhD
