Plastic ceramic films to improve safety of modern nuclear energy

Project description

Reinforcing the safety and improving the image of nuclear energy

Serious nuclear accidents, such as the one at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011, have highlighted the need for safety improvements in modern nuclear reactors. A key mechanism involved in radioactive contamination during a light-water reactor (LWR) failure is damage to the fuel’s cladding – the protective layer standing between the fuel rods and the reactor coolant. To prevent similar accidents occurring in Europe, the EU-funded PLASTICERA project’s primary goal is to develop a new accident-tolerant fuel coating for use in modern LWRs. The project could significantly improve the safety of nuclear energy and enhance its image as a tool to fight climate change.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › nuclear energy
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › ceramics

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2018 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2018

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinator

FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA

Net EU contribution

€ 91 736,64

Address

Via Morego 30
16163 Genova
Italy

Region

Nord-Ovest › Liguria › Genova

Activity type

Research Organisations

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Other funding

€ 0,00