Thambiayah Nitheanandan

Thambiayah Nitheanandan is an Industry Professor in the Department of Engineering Physics at McMaster University. His research focuses on nuclear reactor safety, thermal hydraulics, materials science, and computational modeling for severe accident scenarios.

Notable areas of expertise include:

• Generation-IV nuclear energy systems
• Severe accident prevention in PHWRs
• Thermal and mechanical behavior of reactor components
• Aging management for nuclear infrastructure
• High-temperature material properties
• Emergency heat sink design

Recent scholarly activity trends highlight work in severe accident management, computational modeling of reactor components, and materials research for pressure tubes in CANDU reactors. Publications also cover historical contributions to nuclear safety through organizations like OECD-WGAMA and IAEA ICSP.