Rebecca O’Neill is a Technology Platform Lead for Irradiated Materials, Fuels and Actinides Handling and Characterisation at the National Nuclear Laboratory for the Henry Royce Institute.
Rebecca is a deputy technical lead within the Post Irradiation Evaluation (PIE) capability at the National Nuclear Laboratory. She is involved in providing technical advice and support to several large, long-term projects working to provide information on fuel and reactor material performance to support the ongoing operation of the UK reactor fleet.
Rebecca’s experience is within hot cell microscopy. Primarily using microscopy to characterise irradiated material including graphite, oxide fuels, stainless steel, and zirconium cladding, for both UK and international customers. The variety of work has ranged from condition monitoring of reactor fleet material to material failure investigations. Together with projects that have provided evidence that will contribute to the decision on the long-term storage of the UK’s nuclear material.
