Uranium free fuels for accelerator driven systems: collaboration on oxide and nitride fuel irradiation and modelling

Informazioni relative al progetto

CONFIRM

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: FIKW-CT-2000-00096

Progetto chiuso

Data di avvio 1 Settembre 2000

Data di completamento 31 Agosto 2008

Finanziato da

• Research and training programme (Euratom) in the field of nuclear energy (1998 to 2002)

Costo totale € 2 063 522,00

Contributo UE € 999 069,00

Coordinato da

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Sweden

Obiettivo

Accelerator driven systems are candidates for burning of uranium free fuels like nuclear waste. As the fraction of waste lost to the secondary waste stream in a multi recycling strategy decreases with increased fuel burnup, an important objective of uranium free fuel development for ADS is to achieve high burnup without loss of safety margins. From the fuel perspective, burnup is limited by swelling rates and pin pressurization. These issues can be addressed by use of optimised fuel pellet, pin and assely designs. This proposal suggests a program for modelling, development and irradiaton of oxide and nitride uranium free fuel s under normal operating conditions as well as under power transients. The objective is to identify a reference oxide fuel for an ADS demo facility, and to investigate safety properties of nitride alternatives.

Campo scientifico

• engineering and technology › other engineering and technologies › nuclear engineering › nuclear waste management
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management › waste treatment processes › recycling
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels

Programma(i)

• FP5-EAECTP C - Research and training programme (Euratom) in the field of nuclear energy (1998 to 2002)

Argomento(i)

• 2.1.2.-2.2.5 - Transmutation (fuel)

Invito a presentare proposte

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Meccanismo di finanziamento

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinatore

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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• Indirizzo: Lindstedtvägen 20 ; 10044 STOCKHOLM ; Svezia
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Partecipanti (7)

AEA TECHNOLOGY PLC

Regno Unito

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• Indirizzo: 220 Harwell ; OX11 0QJ DIDCOT,HARWELL,CHILTON
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BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS PLC

Regno Unito

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• Indirizzo: Sellafield B170 ; CA20 1PG SEASCALE
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COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE

Francia

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• Indirizzo: Centre d' Etudes de Cadarache, Bat. 315 ; 13108 ST.PAUL LES DURANCE
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Germania

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• Indirizzo: Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1 ; 76125 KARLSRUHE
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PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT

Svizzera

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• Indirizzo: 5232 VILLIGEN
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SERCO LTD

Regno Unito

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• Indirizzo: The Quadrant 404, Birchwood Park ; WA3 6AT WARRINGTON
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STUDSVIK NUCLEAR AB

Svezia

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• Indirizzo: 61182 NYKOPING
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