Project description DEENESFRITPL First tests on the safety of molten salt reactors Molten salt reactors (MSRs) are one of several next-generation (Gen IV) nuclear reactor designs under development today. Efforts to revive older nuclear designs have been bubbling up in the EU, Russia and US, and many start-ups are trying to commercialise the technology. Further work is needed to test the safety of the reactor and the nuclear fuel cycle facilities, and demonstrate the path towards technology licensing and deployment. The EU-funded SAMOSAFER project will use advanced numerical and experimental techniques to prove the safety of MSRs. The project, which represents the first step towards large-scale validation and demonstration of the technology, aims to ensure that MSRs can comply with all expected safety requirements. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) is considered a game-changer in the field of nuclear energy and a strong asset in the combat against climate change. The expanding R&D programmes in China, EU, Russia, and the USA, lead to a vibrant atmosphere with many bright students entering the scene and new start-up companies eager to commercialize this technology.The MSR typically consists of a reactor core with a liquid fuel salt, and an integrated treatment unit to clean and control the fuel salt composition. Due to the liquid fuel, the MSR excels on safety and can operate as a breeder with thorium or uranium, or as a burner of spent fuel actinides.However, to make these promises reality, R&D is needed to demonstrate the inherent safety of the reactor, the feasibility of the fuel cycle facilities, and the path towards licensing and deployment. This will take time during which the safety requirements will become more stringent.This proposal aims to develop and demonstrate new safety barriers and a more controlled behaviour in severe accidents, based on new simulation models and assessment tools validated with experiments.Our proposal cover the modelling, analysis, and design improvements on:• Prevention and control of reactivity induced accidents• Redistribution of the fuel salt via natural circulation and draining by gravity• Freezing and re-melting of the fuel salt during draining• Temperature control of the salt via decay heat transfer to the environment• Thermo-chemical control of the salt to enhance the radionuclide retention• Nuclide extraction processes, such as helium bubbling, fluorination, and others• Redistribution of the source term in the fuel treatment unit• Assessment and reduction of radionuclide mobility• Barriers against severe accidents, such as fail-safe freeze plugs, emergency drain tanks, and gas hold-up tanksThe grand objective is to ensure that the MSR can comply with all expected safety requirements in a few decades from now. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsliquid fuelsnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrynoble gasesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsnuclear energynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesnatural scienceschemical sciencesnuclear chemistryradiation chemistry Keywords Molten Salt Reactor severe accident analysis simulation models and assessment tools Programme(s) H2020-Euratom - Euratom Main Programme H2020-Euratom-1.1. - Support safe operation of nuclear systems Topic(s) NFRP-2018-2 - Model development and safety assessments for Generation IV reactors Call for proposal NFRP-2018 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT Net EU contribution € 736 190,90 Address Stevinweg 1 2628 CN Delft Netherlands See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Delft en Westland 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 Other funding € 98 287,68 Participants (15) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France Net EU contribution € 551 163,88 Address Rue michel ange 3 75794 Paris 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 Other funding € 380 043,10 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE France Net EU contribution € 60 000,00 Address Avenue felix viallet 46 38031 Grenoble cedex 1 See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Isère 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 Other funding € 220 000,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. 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INSTITUT MINES-TELECOM France Net EU contribution € 40 000,00 Address 19 place marguerite perey 91120 Palaiseau See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Essonne 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 Other funding € 50 000,00 JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION Belgium Net EU contribution € 164 809,86 Address Rue de la loi 200 1049 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. 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