Dr. David P. Jackson

Professor (Adjunct) 
Department of Engineering Physics

McMaster University
1280 Main Street West, Hamilton
Ontario, Canada  L8S 4L7

office: JHE/A321
email:  jacksond@mcmaster.ca
voice:  (905) 525-9140 x 24651

B.Sc., M.A., M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto),
Dip. Eng. Mgmt, M.Eng. Mgmt. (Ottawa), L.E.L.

Research Interests

Energy:

Fission as a renewable energy source Electricity supply in Ontario Public information on energy

Fusion:

International cooperation on fusion energy

Nuclear Fuel Cycles:

Reprocessing of used nuclear fuel particularly CANDU fuel Mitigation of nuclear fuel waste management by partitioning and transmutation

 

Blogs

www.reactorscanada.com

 

Activities

Past President, Canadian Nuclear Society

Past Director, Canadian Nuclear Association

Canadian representative, Fusion Power Coordinating Committee, International Energy Agency (IEA) of the OECD, and on three IEA Implementing Agreement Executive Committees

Scientic reviewer, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Consultant, Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO)

 

Teaching

3ES3 INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY SYSTEMS

4ES3 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENERGY SYSTEMS

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Sample Publications

H. Tammemagi and D. Jackson, Half Lives: the Canadian Guide to Nuclear Technology, Oxford University Press, 2008

D. Jackson, Is Nuclear Power Environmentally Sustainable? Proceedings of the International Green Energy Conference, 12-16 June 2005, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, also International Journal of Green Energy 4,2 (2007) 161-172

D. Jackson, A Review of Reprocessing, Partitioning, and Transmutation of Spent Nuclear Fuel and the Implications for Canada, Proceedings of the CNS Waste Management, Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration Conference 8-11 May 2005, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

D. Jackson, Status of Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing, Partitioning and Transmutation, Nuclear Waste Management Organization, 2003, www.nwmo.ca

D. Jackson, Implications of Reprocessing, Partitioning and Transmutation on Long-Term Management of Used Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear Waste Management Organization, 2005, www.nwmo.ca

D.P. Jackson and K.W.Dormuth, "Uranium Enrichment in Canada", Centre for International Governance Innovation, Nuclear Energy Futures Paper No. 5, May 2009

D.P. Jackson and K.W.Dormuth, Watching Brief on Reprocessing, Partitioning and Transmutation (RP&T) and Alternative Waste Management Technology, Annual Report 2010 NWMO TR-2010-24, December 2010

K.W.Dormuth and D.P. Jackson, Use of Enriched Uranium in Canada Power Reactors, Waste Management, Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration Conference (WMD&ER), September 2012, accepted