Objective
The suggested Collaborative Project (CP) addresses key viability and performance issues to support the development of a fourth generation European Sodium Fast Reactor (ESFR). This innovative system is mainly developed for competitive electricity generation and offer interesting potential characteristics in terms of safety, environmental impact, resource utilisation and waste minimisation (e.g. potential for Minor Actinides management). The objectives of the CP-ESFR look for the improvement, vis-à-vis of current nuclear systems, of the safety level, the guarantee of a financial risk comparable to that of the other means of energy production and a flexible and robust management of the nuclear materials. The corresponding technical requirements in terms of System’s performance; Operation, maintenance and procedures; Safety design & analysis and licensing issues; Physical protection &Proliferation resistance; Functional requirements for provisions; Fuel cycle Constructability; Decommisioning; System’s economy are based – among others - upon the results of the 6th FP Specific Support Action EISOFAR (Roadmap for a European Innovative SOdium cooled FAst Reactor). The schedule for this four years project fit with the principle for an industrial deployment of ESFR technology around 2040 with the preliminary deployment of a demonstrator by 2020-2025. Following the requirements above, and considering the context as it is described, the Collaborative Project is tentatively structured into six main technical sub projects (SPs): 1)Consistency and assessment & international relationships 2)Fuel, fuel element, core & fuel cycle 3)Safety and Security 4)Energy Conversion System Components & materials 5)Reactor system (including handling) 6)Education & training A specific Management activity will insure the whole consistency.
Fields of science
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryalkali metals
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generation
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsenergy conversion
Call for proposal
FP7-Fission-2008
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Funding Scheme
CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinator
75015 Paris 15
France
Participants (23)
WA16 8QZ Knutsford
16152 Genova
92400 Courbevoie
20134 Milano
28040 Madrid
Participation ended
20122 Milano
75008 Paris 08
28015 Madrid
00196 Roma
612 00 Brno
76131 Karlsruhe
01328 Dresden
1049 Brussels
1755 LE Petten
250 68 Husinec
5232 Villigen Psi
48930 Getxo
00185 Roma
28040 Madrid
92260 Fontenay Aux Roses
39600 Maliano
28108 Alcobendas
2169 Salaspils