Objective Securing the nuclear fuel supply for European research reactors is the overall objective of the LEU-FOREvER project. Our analysis points out two main risks of shortage: (i) the very challenging conversion of High Performance Research Reactors (HPRRs) from High to Low Enriched Uranium fuels (LEU), (ii) the ROSATOM monopoly to fuel medium power research reactors (MPRRs) with original Soviet design. On HPRRs, a multi-disciplinary consortium composed of fuel/core designers, operators and fuel manufacturer has been built to tackle both issues. Five European organisations (AREVA NP, CEA, ILL, SCK•CEN, TUM), which compose the HERACLES group, have been strongly involved for almost 20 years now in the development of LEU fuels. To enter the qualification phase in 2021, HERACLES is pushing towards the completion of an understanding phase. The baseline lies on the development of UMo fuels and their variants. Within LEU-FOREvER, optimisation of both manufacturing process (up to the design of pilot equipment) and modelling of the in-pile behaviour of these fuels are proposed. As a result of an independent review undergone in 2015, an alternative to UMo fuels has to be considered: this will be high-loaded U3Si2. Within LEU-FOREvER, it will be optimised to prepare an ambitious in-pile test (“High PROSIT”).For European MPRRs, the ultimate goal is to design a new core which could work with both the original ROSATOM and European elements that would be developed, licensed and qualified (“4EVERTEST”) within LEU-FOREvER. The Czech LVR-15 reactor (CV Rez) has been selected as a case study, and preliminary design by AREVA-TA is based on U3Si2/Al flat fuel plates. To improve economic competitiveness, AREVA NP will reinvestigate its manufacturing process and propose optimisations.Strong synergies are expected between both activities. The modernization of research reactors appears as a key element in the mitigation of the risks surrounding the supply of isotopes, as expressed in the NFRP-11 topic. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energynatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metalsmedical and health sciencesclinical medicineradiologynuclear medicinesocial sciencespolitical sciencesgovernment systems Keywords Research Reactor nuclear fuel UMo U3Si2 HPRR MPRR Programme(s) H2020-Euratom - Euratom Main Programme H2020-Euratom-1.8. - Ensure availability and use of research infrastructures of pan_european relevance Topic(s) NFRP-11 - Support for the EU security of supply of nuclear fuel for research reactors Call for proposal NFRP-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call NFRP-2016-2017-1 Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES Net EU contribution € 857 375,00 Address RUE LEBLANC 25 75015 PARIS 15 France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 857 375,00 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all AREVA NP SAS Participation ended France Net EU contribution € 4 042,50 Address 1 PLACE JEAN MILLIER TOUR AREVA 92400 Courbevoie See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Hauts-de-Seine Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 4 042,50 SOCIETE TECHNIQUE POUR L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE TECHNICATOME SA France Net EU contribution € 658 380,00 Address RTE ST-AUBIN LIEUDIT HAUTES RIVES 91190 Villiers Le Bacle See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Essonne Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 658 380,00 CENTRUM VYZKUMU REZ SRO Czechia Net EU contribution € 700 541,25 Address HLAVNI 130 250 68 Husinec-Rez See on map Region Česko Střední Čechy Středočeský kraj Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 700 541,25 INSTITUT MAX VON LAUE - PAUL LANGEVIN France Net EU contribution € 128 725,00 Address 71 AVENUE DES MARTYRS 38000 Grenoble See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Isère Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 128 725,00 NARODOWE CENTRUM BADAN JADROWYCH Poland Net EU contribution € 148 640,00 Address ULICA ANDRZEJA SOLTANA 7 05 400 Otwock See on map Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 148 640,00 STUDIECENTRUM VOOR KERNENERGIE / CENTRE D'ETUDE DE L'ENERGIE NUCLEAIRE Belgium Net EU contribution € 1 290 317,00 Address AVENUE HERRMANN DEBROUX 40 1160 Bruxelles / Brussel See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 615 316,25 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Germany Net EU contribution € 473 210,00 Address Arcisstrasse 21 80333 Muenchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 473 210,00 LGI SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION France Net EU contribution € 161 952,50 Address 6 CITE DE L'AMEUBLEMENT 75011 Paris See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 161 952,50 FRAMATOME France Net EU contribution € 2 174 965,00 Address 1 PLACE JEAN MILLIER TOUR AREVA 92400 Courbevoie See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Hauts-de-Seine Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 2 174 965,00
