EC - SARNET: A Proposal of Network of Excellence for a Sustainable Integration of European Research on Severe Accident Phenomenology and Management

Objective

In spite of the accomplishments reached in severe accident research, a limited number of specific items remain where R&D is still necessary to reduce further uncertainties considered of importance for nuclear reactor safety, and to consolidate severe accident management plans. Facing and anticipating budget reductions, 51 European R&D organizations, including technical supports of safety authorities, industry, utilities and universities, have decided to join their efforts in SARNET in a durable way to resolve outstanding severe accident safety issues for enhancing the safety of existing and future NPPs.SARNET will: tackle the fragmentation existing in defining/carrying out research programmes; harmonize and improve Level-2 PSA methodologies; diffuse the knowledge to Associated Candidate Countries more efficiently; bring together top scientists in severe accident research so as to be a world leader in advanced computer tools for severe accident risk assessment; The integral severe accident analysis code ASTEC will provide the backbone of the integration. The current knowledge and all the future knowledge generated within SARNET will be integrated in ASTEC.In addition, ASTEC will be adapted so as to be used for any water-cooled reactor applications in Europe. Island GRS will do their best to provide the necessary capacity for maintenance, training and developments. The Network management will coordinate the knowledge generation through joint projects, monitor its integration in ASTEC, make sure that access rights are correctly implemented, disseminate appropriate information using electronic communication links, preserve the knowledge in scientific databases, and identify the missing knowledge. These actions will be decided and controlled by a Governing Board assisted by appropriate advisory capacities. Most the organisations involved will contribute to the diffusion of the knowledge by contributing to the education and training programme.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › databases
• engineering and technology › other engineering and technologies › nuclear engineering

Keywords

• Severe accident Phenomenology
• severe accident management research

Programme(s)

• FP6-EURATOM-NUCTECH - Thematic priority - Other activities in the field of nuclear technologies and safety of the specific framework programme for the European Atomic Energy Community within the multi-annual framework programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• NUCTECH-2003-3.4.3.1-2 - Sustainable integration of European research on severe accident phenomenology and management

Call for proposal

EURATOMCALL2003-FIXEDDEADLINE
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Funding Scheme

NoE - Network of Excellence

Coordinator

INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE

Address

77-83 Avenue Du General De Gaulle
Clamart
France

Participants (52)

ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH

Austria

Address

Kramergasse 1
Wien

ASSOCIATIE VINCOTTE NUCLEAIRE

Belgium

Address

Rue Walcourt 148
Bruxelles

ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LTD

Canada

Address

Chalk River Laboratories
Clalk River

BECKER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH

Germany

Address

Koelner Strasse 6
Eschborn

BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM

Hungary

Address

Muegyetem Rakpart 3-9
Budapest

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS

Spain

Address

Avenida Complutense 22
Madrid

CESI - CENTRO ELETTROTECNICO SPERIMENTALE ITALIANO 'GIACINTO MOTTA' SPA

Italy

Address

Via Rubattino 54
Milano

CESI RICERCA SPA

Italy

Address

Via Rubattino 54
Milano

CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB

Sweden

Address

Chalmersplatsen 4
Gothenburg

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE

France

Address

31-33 Rue De La Federation
Paris

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - DIRECTORATE GENERAL JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE

Belgium

Address

Rue De La Loi 200
Bruxelles

CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR

Spain

Address

Justo Dorado 11
Madrid

ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE

France

Address

22-30 Avenue De Wagram
Paris

EMPRESARIOS AGRUPADOS INTERNACIONAL SA

Spain

Address

Magallanes 3
Madrid

ENTE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L' ENERGIA E L'AMBIENTE

Italy

Address

Lungotevere Thaon Di Revel 76
Roma

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH

Germany

Address

Leo-brandt-strasse
Jülich

Links

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE GMBH

Germany

Address

Weberstrasse 5
Karlsruhe

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM ROSSENDORF E.V.

Germany

Address

Bautzner Landstrasse 128
Weissig - Dresden

FORTUM NUCLEAR SERVICES OY

Finland

Address

Keilaniemenie 1
Helsinki

FRAMATOME ANP GMBH

Germany

Address

Freyeslebenstrasse 1
Erlangen

FRAMATOME ANP SAS

France

Address

Place De La Coupole - Tour Areva
Paris La Defense

GESELLSCHAFT FUER ANLAGEN- UND REAKTORSICHERHEIT (GRS) MBH

Germany

Address

Schwertnergasse 1
Koeln

INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY

Bulgaria

Address

Tzarigradsko Shausse 72
Sofia

INZINIERSKA VYPOCTOVA SPOLOCNOST TRNAVA S.R.O.

Slovakia

Address

Starohaejska 2
Trnava

JOZEF STEFAN INSTITUTE

Slovenia

Address

Jamova 39
Ljubljana

KFKI ATOMENERGIA KUTATOINTEZET

Hungary

Address

Konkoly Thege Ut 29-33
Budapest

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN

Sweden

Address

Valhallavaegen 79
Stockholm

LIETUVOS ENERGETIKOS INSTITUTAS

Lithuania

Address

Breslaujos 3
Kaunas

NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH "DEMOKRITOS"

Greece

Address

Patriarchou Gregoriou Str.
Aghia Paraskevi

NATIONAL NUCLEAR CORPORATION LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Booths Hall - Chelford Road
Knutsford

NUCLEAR REGULATORY AGENCY

Bulgaria

Address

Shipchenski Prokhod Blvd 69
Sofia

NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP

Netherlands

Address

Westerduinweg 3
Petten

Links

PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT

Switzerland

Address

Villigen Psi

REGIA AUTONOMA PENTRU ACTIVITATI NUCLEARE

Romania

Address

Campului 1
Mioveni - Arges

RUHR-UNIVERSITAET BOCHUM

Germany

Address

Universitaetsstrasse 150
Bochum

SUEZ-TRACTEBEL SA

Belgium

Address

Place Du Trã´ne 1
Brussels

SWEDPOWER AB

Sweden

Address

Jaemtlandsgatan 99
Stockholm

TECHNICATOME SA

France

Address

Centre D'etude De Saclay
Gif Sur Yvette

TEHNICE UNIVERSITET SOFIA

Bulgaria

Address

Kliment Ohridsky Bd 8
Sofia

THERMODATA ASBL

France

Address

6 Rue Du Tour De L'eau
Saint Martin D'heres

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID

Spain

Address

C/ Ramiro De Maeztu 7
Madrid

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PISA

Italy

Address

Via Lungarno Pacinotti 43
Pisa

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART

Germany

Address

Keplerstrasse 7
Stuttgart

UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN

Belgium

Address

1 Place De L'universite
Louvain-la-neuve

UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES

Belgium

Address

Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50
Bruxelles

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

United Kingdom

Address

6 Kensington Terrace
Newcastle Upon Tyne

Links

URAD JADROVEHO DOZORU SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY

Slovakia

Address

Bajkalska 27
Bratislava

USTAV JADERNEHO VYZKUMU REZ A.S.

Czechia

Address

Rez 130
Rez - Praha

VEIKI INSTITUTE FOR ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH

Hungary

Address

Gellerthegy U. 17
Budapest

VTT VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS

Finland

Address

Vuorimiehentie 5
Espoo

VUJE TRNAVA A.S. - INZINIERSKA, PROJEKTOVA A VYSKUMNA ORGANIZACIA

Slovakia

Address

Okruzna 5
Trnava

WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

329 Harwell
Didcot