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Advanced Structural Integrity Assessment Tools for Safe Long Term Operation

Objective

NFRP 1: 2016-2017 notes that “A number of current Generation II reactors should continue operating for a few decades and Generation III should still be in operation one century from now.” This requires a systematic ageing management procedure for justifying their safe long term operation (LTO). One fundamental part in this process is to demonstrate the integrity of the nuclear power plant components. The required safety margins are determined by considering various degradation and ageing mechanisms and postulated defects. This project focuses on open technology gaps, identified in the NUGENIA road map, related to piping components, not covered by other ongoing projects.

Specifically this project will focus on developing:

o innovative quantitative methodologies to transfer laboratory material properties to assess the structural integrity of large piping components,
o an enhanced treatment of weld residual stresses when subjected to long term operation,
o advanced simulation tools based on fracture mechanics methods using physically based mechanistic models,
o improved engineering methods to assess components under long term operation taking into account specific operational demands,
o integrated probabilistic assessment methods to reveal uncertainties and justify safety margins.

ATLAS+ will have a significant impact on the safety of operational Generation II and III nuclear power plants. The project will demonstrate and quantify inherent safety margins introduced by the conservative approaches used during design and dictated by codes and standards employed through-out the life of the plant. The outcomes from ATLAS+ will therefore support the long term operation of nuclear power plants. This will be achieved by using more advanced and realistic scientific methods to assess the integrity of piping. The project will provide evidence to support the methods by carrying out large scale tests using original piping materials.

Call for proposal

NFRP-2016-2017

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Sub call

NFRP-2016-2017-1

Coordinator

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
Net EU contribution
€ 532 207,00
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Tekniikantie 21
02150 Espoo
Finland

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€ 206 996,75

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AREVA GMBH

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Germany
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€ 9 622,88
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Paul-gossen-strasse 100
91052 Erlangen
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Bayern Mittelfranken Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt
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€ 8 059,33
AREVA NP SAS

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France
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€ 8 597,10
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1 Place Jean Millier Tour Areva
92400 Courbevoie
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Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Hauts-de-Seine
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€ 5 731,40
ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE
France
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€ 416 250,00
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Avenue De Wagram 22
75008 Paris 08

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Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris
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€ 347 500,00
Jacobs Clean Energy Limited
United Kingdom
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€ 193 664,00
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Chelford Road Booths Hall
WA16 8QZ Knutsford

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North West (England) Cheshire Cheshire East
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€ 193 663,50
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
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€ 225 067,00
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Beacon House Queens Road
BS8 1QU Bristol

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South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bristol, City of
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€ 225 066,75
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
France
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€ 155 875,00
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Rue Leblanc 25
75015 Paris 15

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€ 205 339,00
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
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€ 223 681,00
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Oxford Road
M13 9PL Manchester

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North West (England) Greater Manchester Manchester
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€ 172 325,25
KIWA TECHNICAL CONSULTING AB
Sweden
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€ 519 810,00
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Po Box 7178
170 07 Solna

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Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län
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€ 67 087,00
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Avenida Complutense 40
28040 Madrid

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Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid
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€ 67 086,75
TECNATOM S.A.
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€ 46 813,00
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Avenida Montes De Oca 1
28703 San Sebastian De Los Reyes - Madrid

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€ 46 812,00
BAY ZOLTAN ALKALMAZOTT KUTATASI KOZHASZNU NONPROFIT KFT.
Hungary
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€ 248 375,00
Address
Kondorfa Utca 1
1116 Budapest

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€ 248 375,00
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€ 76 250,00
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Konkoly Thege Miklos Ut 29-33
1121 Budapest

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€ 76 250,00
INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN
Slovenia
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€ 46 875,00
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Jamova 39
1000 Ljubljana

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Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska
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€ 46 875,00
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€ 95 438,00
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Westerduinweg 3
1755 LE Petten

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€ 75 368,00
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Walton Hall
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€ 75 368,25
UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART
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€ 49 375,00
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Keplerstrasse 7
70174 Stuttgart

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€ 49 375,00
INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE
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€ 87 972,00
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Av De La Division Leclerc 31
92260 Fontenay Aux Roses

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€ 87 971,75
ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS
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€ 38 190,00
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Boulevard Saint Michel 60
75272 Paris

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€ 38 190,00
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CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
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€ 56 671,87
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75794 Paris

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ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES MINES DE PARIS
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€ 6 248,05
Address
Boulevard Saint Michel 60
75272 Paris

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€ 6 248,04
FRAMATOME GMBH
Germany
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€ 487 524,12
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Paul-gossen-strasse 100
91052 Erlangen

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€ 381 207,42
FRAMATOME
France
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€ 263 902,90
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1 Place Jean Millier Tour Areva
92400 Courbevoie

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€ 175 518,60