Professor Simon Middleburgh

Ser Cymru Professor

Contact info

Email: s.middleburgh@bangor.ac.uk

  1. 2025
  2. E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu

    Optioneering in nuclear ion exchange resin disposal

    Atkinson, C., Robshaw, T., Walker, G. D., Rushton, M., Middleburgh, S., Lee, B. & Ogden, M., 1 Gorff 2025, Yn: Progress in Nuclear Energy. 185, 105719.

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  3. Cyhoeddwyd

    Decomposition and stoichiometry variation in lithium hydride and lithium deuteride

    Stratton, B., Davis, T., Astbury, J., Abdallah, M., Stephens, S. & Middleburgh, S., 1 Chwef 2025, Yn: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 606, 155619.

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  4. 2024
  5. Cyhoeddwyd

    Enhanced radiation damage tolerance in Zr-doped UO2

    Mohun, R., Middleburgh, S., Thomas, P. J. & Corkhill, C., 1 Rhag 2024, Yn: Materialia. 38, 102226.

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  6. Cyhoeddwyd

    Ti-Zr-Nb-(V) refractory alloy coatings deposited by high-power impulse magnetron sputtering: Structure, mechanical properties, oxidation resistance, and thermal stability

    Fraile, A., Cavaleiro, D., Bondarev, A., Middleburgh, S., Lee, B. & Fernandes, F., 1 Rhag 2024, Yn: Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A. 42, 6

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  7. E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu

    Hydrogen desorption kinetics of hafnium hydride powders

    Pollard, J., Dumain, A., Stratton, B., Irukuvarghula, S., Astbury, J., Middleburgh, S., Giuliani, F. & Humphry-Baker, S. A., 6 Tach 2024, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 155499.

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  8. Cyhoeddwyd

    Additive manufacture of zirconium alloys for thermal propulsion by selective powder deposition

    Makurunje, P., Callaghan, J. & Middleburgh, S., 31 Hyd 2024, 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC). International Astronautical Federation (IAF), IAC-24,C2,LBA,1,x91846

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  9. Cyhoeddwyd

    Development of Kernel Fuels for High Temperature Gas Reactor and Space Systems

    Middleburgh, S., Makurunje, P., Mohun, R., Goddard, D., Stephens, G. F. & Lee, B., 8 Hyd 2024.

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  10. Cyhoeddwyd

    Lithium stabilization of amorphous ZrO2

    Stephens, G. F., Wilson, J., Curling, S., He, G., Thomas, P. J., Williams, D., Ortner, S., Grovenor, C., Rushton, M., Cole-Baker, A. & Middleburgh, S., 6 Mai 2024, Yn: Progress in Nuclear Energy. 171, 105165.

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  11. Cyhoeddwyd

    Shifting to a 36-month fuel cycle with advanced moderating burnable absorbers enabling high assay low enriched uranium (HALEU)

    Bolukbasi, M., Middleburgh, S., Vrtiska, S. & Lee, B., 1 Maw 2024, Yn: Progress in Nuclear Energy. 105011.

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  12. Cyhoeddwyd

    On the design of a composite hydride-metal to accommodate hydride decomposition

    Middleburgh, S. (Dyfeisiwr), 15 Chwef 2024, Rhif y patent US20240055145A1

    Allbwn ymchwil: Patent

  13. E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu

    First-principles study of lithium aluminosilicate glass scintillators

    Ghardi, E., Scrimshire, A., Smith, R., Bingham, P., Middleburgh, S., Lee, W. & Rushton, M., 30 Ion 2024, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26, 7, t. 6138-6147 10 t.

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  14. Cyhoeddwyd

    Breeder blanker for nuclear fusion reactor

    Middleburgh, S. (Dyfeisiwr), 9 Ion 2024, Rhif y patent US11869677B2

    Allbwn ymchwil: Patent

  15. Cyhoeddwyd

    Assessing Li accommodation at amorphous ZrO2 grain boundaries

    Stephens, G. F., London, I., Ghardi, M., Fraile, A., Rushton, M., Lee, B., Cole-Baker, A. & Middleburgh, S., 1 Ion 2024, Yn: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 154780.

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  16. 2023
  17. Cyhoeddwyd

    Understanding the Mechanistic Role of Lithium in Accelerated Corrosion of Zirconium Alloys Using Advanced Characterization and Atomistic Simulation

    Garner, A., Gillen, C., Stephens, G. F., Styman, P., Armson, S., Jacqueline, R., Liu, J., Carruthers, A., Pickering, F., Sherry, S., ChoenMay, C., Fenwick, M., Hulme, H., Ortner, S., Riley, C., Grovenor, C., Frankel, P., Middleburgh, S. & Cole-Baker, A., 1 Tach 2023, t. 356-386. 31 t.

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  18. Cyhoeddwyd

    Creating Functional Digital Shadows of X-ray systems

    Mitchell, I., Vidal, F., Middleburgh, S., Garbout, A., Buffière, J.-Y. & Letang, J. M., Hyd 2023.

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  19. Cyhoeddwyd

    In-reactor behaviour and economic assessment of enriched gadolinia burnable absorbers

    Bolukbasi, M., Middleburgh, S. & Lee, B., Hyd 2023, Yn: Progress in Nuclear Energy. 164, 104873.

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  20. Cyhoeddwyd

    Modelling the impact of configurational entropy on the stability of amorphous SiO2

    Owen, M., Rushton, M., Cooper, M. W., Ghardi, M., Claisse, A., Lee, B. & Middleburgh, S., 1 Awst 2023, Yn: Scripta Materialia. 233, 115507.

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  21. Cyhoeddwyd

    The oxidation of uranium diboride in flowing air atmospheres

    Mistarihi, Q., Martini, F., Buckley, J., Middleburgh, S., Abram, T. & Turner, J., 1 Gorff 2023, Yn: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 154417.

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  22. Cyhoeddwyd

    Assessing the high concentration of vacancies in refractory high entropy alloys

    Wilson, J. A., Moore, C., Goddard, D. T. & Middleburgh, S. C., 1 Mai 2023, Yn: Materialia. 28, 101764.

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  23. Cyhoeddwyd

    Diffusion in undoped and Cr-doped amorphous UO2

    Owen, M., Cooper, M. W. D., Rushton, M., Claisse, A., Lee, B. & Middleburgh, S., 1 Ebr 2023, Yn: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 576, 154270.

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  24. Cyhoeddwyd

    Enrichment of Chromium at Grain Boundaries in Chromia Doped UO2

    Middleburgh, S., Dumbill, S., Qaisar, A., Vatter, I., Owen, M., Vallely, S., Goddard, D., Eaves, D., Puide, M., Limback, M. & Lee, B., Maw 2023, Yn: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 575, 154250.

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  25. Cyhoeddwyd

    Addressing high processing temperatures in reactive melt infiltration for multiphase ceramic composites

    Makurunje, P., Middleburgh, S. & Lee, B., 1 Chwef 2023, Yn: Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 43, 2, t. 283-197

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  26. Cyhoeddwyd

    Layered neutron shielding

    Middleburgh, S. (Dyfeisiwr), 26 Ion 2023, Rhif y patent US20230025227A1

    Allbwn ymchwil: Patent

  27. 2022
  28. Cyhoeddwyd

    Nuclear fuel pellet, a fuel rod, and a fuel assembly

    Middleburgh, S. (Dyfeisiwr), 27 Medi 2022, Rhif y patent US11456083B2

    Allbwn ymchwil: Patent

  29. Cyhoeddwyd

    Defect Behaviour in the MoNbTaVW High Entropy Alloy (HEA)

    Lin-Vines, A., Wilson, J., Fraile, A., Evitts, L. J., Rushton, M., Astbury, J., Lee, W. E. & Middleburgh, S. C., Medi 2022, Yn: Results In Materials. 15, 100320.

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  30. Cyhoeddwyd

    Coated ZrN sphere-UO2 composites as surrogates for UN-UO2 accident tolerant fuels

    Costa, D. R., Hedberg, M., Adorno-Lopez, D., Delmas, M., Middleburgh, S., Wallenius, J. & Olsson, P., 15 Awst 2022, Yn: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 567, 153845.

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  31. Cyhoeddwyd

    Effect of ZrB2 and UB2 Discrete Burnable Absorber Pins on Fuel Reactivity

    Bolukbasi, M., Middleburgh, S., Vrtiska, S. & Lee, B., 1 Awst 2022, Yn: Progress in Nuclear Energy. 150, 104295.

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  32. Cyhoeddwyd

    Predicting the thermal expansion of body-centred cubic (BCC) high entropy alloys in the Mo-Nb-Ta-Ti-W system

    Wilson, J., Evitts, L. J., Fraile, A., Wilson, R., Rushton, M., Goddard, D., Lee, B. & Middleburgh, S., 1 Gorff 2022, Yn: Journal of Physics: Energy. 4, 3, 034002.

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  33. Cyhoeddwyd

    Self-contained dual-scale composite architectures in spray dried zirconium diboride

    Makurunje, P., Woodhouse, G., Goddard, D. & Middleburgh, S., 15 Meh 2022, Yn: Ceramics International. 48, 12, t. 17529-17538

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  34. Cyhoeddwyd

    Fuel pellet

    Middleburgh, S. (Dyfeisiwr), 17 Mai 2022, Rhif y patent US11335468B2

    Allbwn ymchwil: Patent

  35. Cyhoeddwyd

    Hydrogen Accommodation in the TiZrNbHfTa High Entropy Alloy

    Moore, C., Wilson, J., Rushton, M., Lee, B., Astbury, J. & Middleburgh, S., 1 Mai 2022, Yn: Acta Materialia. 229, 117832.

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  36. Cyhoeddwyd

    Interface interactions in UN-X-UO2 systems (X = V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W) by pressure-assisted diffusion experiments at 1773 K

    Costa, D. R., Liu, H., Adorno-Lopez, D., Middleburgh, S., Wallenius, J. & Olsson, P., 1 Ebr 2022, Yn: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 561, 153554.

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  37. 2021
  38. Cyhoeddwyd

    The accommodation of lithium in bulk ZrO2

    Stephens, G. F., Than, Y. R., Nelson, W., Evitts, L. J., Wenman, M., Murphy, S., Grimes, R. W., Cole-Baker, A., Ortner, S., Gotham, N., Rushton, M., Lee, B. & Middleburgh, S., 15 Rhag 2021, Yn: Solid State Ionics. 373, 115813.

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  39. Cyhoeddwyd

    The future of medical radioisotope production in the UK -- Part Two

    Evitts, L. J., Pearce, F., Middleburgh, S., Rushton, M. & Lee, B., 1 Tach 2021, Nuclear Future, 17, 6, t. 17-19 3 t.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigolErthygl

  40. Cyhoeddwyd

    Diffusion in doped and undoped amorphous zirconia

    Owen, M., Rushton, M., Evitts, L. J., Claisse, A., Puide, M., Lee, B. & Middleburgh, S., Tach 2021, Yn: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 555, 153108.

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  41. Cyhoeddwyd

    Lithium Accomodation in ZrO2

    Stephens, G. F., Evitts, L. J., Rushton, M., Lee, B., Middleburgh, S., Than, Y. R., Cole-Baker, A., Neilson, W., Murphy, S., Wenman, M. R., Grimes, R. W., Gotham, N. & Ortner, S., 29 Hyd 2021, ENS TopFuel 2021 Conference proceedings. ENS TopFuel

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  42. Cyhoeddwyd

    Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

    Jones, E., Hemmings, D. & Middleburgh, S., 24 Medi 2021, The Conversation.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigolErthygl

  43. Cyhoeddwyd

    The future of medical radioisotope production in the UK: An introduction to nuclear medicine

    Evitts, L. J., Pearce, F., Middleburgh, S., Rushton, M. & Lee, B., 1 Awst 2021, Nuclear Future, 17, 4, t. 18-20 3 t.

    Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigolErthygl

  44. Cyhoeddwyd

    In-situ TEM investigation of nano-scale helium bubble evolution in tantalum-doped tungsten at 800 °C

    Ipatova, I., Greaves, G., Pacheco-Gutiérrez, S., Middleburgh, S., Rushton, M. & Jimenez-Melero, E., 1 Gorff 2021, Yn: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 550, 152910.

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  45. Cyhoeddwyd

    Utilizing neutronics modelling to predict changing Pu ratios in UO2 in the presence of Th

    Evitts, L., Gilbert, M. R., Middleburgh, S., Lee, B. & Dahlfors, M., 1 Gorff 2021, Yn: Progress in Nuclear Energy. 137, 103762.

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  46. Cyhoeddwyd

    Performance and economic assessment of enriched gadolinia burnable absorbers

    Bolukbasi, M., Middleburgh, S., Dahlfors, M. & Lee, B., Gorff 2021, Yn: Progress in Nuclear Energy. 137, 103752.

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  47. Cyhoeddwyd

    Accommodation and Diffusion of Nd in Uranium Silicide - U3Si2

    Liu, H., Messina, L., Claisse, A., Middleburgh, S., Schuler, T. & Olsson, P., 15 Ebr 2021, Yn: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 547, 152794.

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  48. Cyhoeddwyd

    Interface properties of Ti3SiC2/Al2O3 ceramics: Combined experiments and first-principles calculations

    Ji, J., Yu, J., Lee, B., Middleburgh, S., Li, D., Wang, X., Li, Q., Wang, Z., Shi, G., Chen, F. & Zhang, L., 1 Maw 2021, Yn: Ceramics International. 47, 5, t. 6409-6417

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  49. Cyhoeddwyd

    Ultrafast femtosecond laser micro-marking of single-crystal natural diamond by two-lens focusing system

    Joya, Y., Yan, B., James, K., Yue, L., Middleburgh, S. & Wang, J., Maw 2021, Yn: Materials Today Communications. 26, 7 t., 101800.

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  50. Cyhoeddwyd

    Oxidation of UN-U2N3/UO2 composites: an evaluation of UO2 as an oxidation barrier for the nitride phases

    Costa, D. R., Hedberg, M., Middleburgh, S., Wallenius, J., Olsson, P. & Lopes, D. A., Chwef 2021, Yn: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 544, 152700.

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  51. Cyhoeddwyd

    High-Entropy Alloys for Advanced Nuclear Applications

    Pickering, E., Carruthers, A., Barron, P., Middleburgh, S., Armstrong, D. & Gandy, A., 11 Ion 2021, Yn: Entropy. 23, 1, 98.

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  52. Cyhoeddwyd

    Structure and properties of amorphous uranium dioxide

    Middleburgh, S., Lee, B. & Rushton, M., 1 Ion 2021, Yn: Acta Materialia. 202, t. 366-375

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  53. Cyhoeddwyd

    The UK National Thermal-Hydraulics Facility: Motivations, Design and Planning Status

    Dahlfors, M., Joannou, J., Brummitt, A., Rushton, M., Middleburgh, S. & Lee, B., 2021, EPJ Web of Conferences. EDP Sciences, Cyfrol 247. 11 t. 20006

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  54. 2020
  55. Cyhoeddwyd

    Short communication on further elucidating the structure of amorphous U2O7 by extended X-ray absorption spectroscopy and DFT simulations

    Thompson, N., Middleburgh, S., Evitts, L., Gilbert, M., Sennett, M. & Hyatt, N., 15 Rhag 2020, Yn: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 542, 152476.

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  56. Cyhoeddwyd

    A tubular ceramic component suitable for being used in a nuclear reactor

    Middleburgh, S. (Dyfeisiwr), 26 Tach 2020, Rhif y patent US20200373022A1

    Allbwn ymchwil: Patent

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