SUNRISE Participants

Members of SUNRISE

The SUNRISE project began in January 2021 and has since evolved thanks to the dedication and hard work of many excelent researchers who have provided invaluable contributions to the development of the project. This section introduces the current members of the project along with their respective Work Packages, which can be explored in the detailed Work Plan . It is also a tribute to past SUNRISE members who, while no longer active in the project, have contributed significantly to its advancement.

Current Members of SUNRISE

WP1: Design and safety analysis of a lead-cooled research reactor

• Janne Wallenius  - KTH

• Fredrik Dehlin  - KTH

• Anders Blennermark - Blykalla

• Sara Bortot  - KTH

WP2: Development and modelling of advanced steels

• Pär Olsson  -KTH

• Peter Szakalos  - KTH

• Christopher Petersson - KTH
• Björn Bosbach - Alleima
• Max Persson  - KTH

• Qiuguo Yang  - KTH

• Ebrahim Mansouri - KTH

WP3: Development and testing of novel materials, coatings and manufacturing techniques

• Marta-Lena Antti  - LTU

• Gunnar Westin  - UU

• Jens Hardell  - LTU

• Farid Akhtar  - LTU

• Jan Frostevarg  - LTU
• Leonardo Pelcastre   - LTU 
• Daria Kolbas  - LTU
• Paul Gruber  - LTU

WP4: Nuclear fuel development

• Malin Selleby  - KTH
• Mikael Jolkkonen  - KTH
• Elina Charatsidou  - KTH

• Faris Sweidan  - KTH

• Yulia Mishchenko  - KTH

• Maria Giamouridou  - KTH

WP5: Experimental testing of LFR components

• Pavel Kudinov  - KTH

• Dmitry Grishchenko  - KTH

• Haipeng Li  - KTH

• Ignas Mickus  - KTH

• Sumathi Vasudevan  - KTH

• Kin Wing Wong  - KTH

Former Members of SUNRISE

• Robin Andersson
• Alessandro Persico (WP1) - KTH
• Alejandria Perez (WP1) - KTH
• Gabriela Lapinska (WP4) - KTH
• Sarmad Naim Katea
• Eloi Pallares Abril (WP1) - KTH
• Guillem Sanchis Ramirez (WP1) - KTH
• Hadi Torkamani
• Udyanth Vadiya
• Guan Wang
• Sarmad Naim Katea
• Didier Bathellier (WP2) - KTH
• Daniel Karlsson
• Sobhan Patnaik
• Serena Ambrosino (WP4) - KTH

• Denise Adorno Lopes (WP4) - KTH

At KTH the following units are contributing to the project:

• The division of Nuclear Science and Engineering
• The unit of structures at the department of material science and engineering

At Luleå University of Technology the following units are contributing to the project:

• The division of materials science
• The division of machine elements

At Uppsala University the following unit is contributing to the project:

• The programme of in-organic chemistry at the department of chemistry

Stakeholder group

The following industrial companies, nuclear regulators, municipalities, and universities from abroad, constitute the stakeholder group of SUNRISE, providing in-kind contributions to the project.

• Uniper
• Westinghouse
• Alleima/Kanthal
• Outukumpu
• Jernkontoret
• Safetech
• SSM
• Oskarshamns kommun
• University of New South Wales, AUS
• Bangor University, UK
• MIT, USA