Project description DEENESFRITPL Heat removing in nuclear power plants Removing heat from nuclear reactors is an essential step in energy generation. The effectiveness of that process depends on many factors including the cooling agents used. The main aim of the EU-funded project sCO2-4-NPP is to introduce and commercialise innovative technology for heat removal in nuclear power plants. Technology used in the sCO2-4-NPP initiative will provide a backup cooling system, attached to the principal steam-based cooling system, which considerably delays or eliminates the need for human intervention in the case of accidents. Its compact size and the modularity of the system, allows the innovative technology to be fitted into existing nuclear power plants. It can also be included in nuclear power plants under development. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The main aim of the sCO2-4-NPP is to bring an innovative technology based on supercritical CO2 (sCO2) for heat removal in nuclear power plants (NPPs) closer to the market. sCO2-4-NPP builds on results of the previous H2020 sCO2-HeRo project, where the technology was first developed and brought to TRL3. The sCO2-4-NPP technology will be a backup cooling system, attached to the principal steam-based cooling system, which will considerably delay or eliminate the need for human intervention (>72 hours) in case of accidents such as StationBlackOuts, thus replying to the need for increased safety in NPPs. Thanks to the compact size and modularity of the system, it can be retrofitted into existing NPPs but also included in future NPPs under development. Through a close collaboration between major industrial actors and highly-skilled academic institutions, the sCO2-4-NPP partners will bring the full system to TRL5 and parts of it to TRL7 by carrying out experiments, simulations, design, upscaling and validation of the technology in a real NPP PWR simulator. Regulatory requirements will be considered in the conceptual design of components and the system architecture to increase the chances of acceptance by European nuclear safety authorities and speed up the road to the market. Detailed technical, regulatory, financial and marketing roadmaps will be developed for bringing the technology to industrial use (TRL 9) after the project. The sCO2-4-NPP technology will increase NPP safety, decrease the plant overall environmental footprint and potentially lower costs for energy consumption, thus increasing the competitiveness of European NPP operators. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesnuclear engineering Keywords NPP safety LWR supercritical carbon dioxide sCO2 heat removal system decay heat removal roadmaps to market validation virtual NPP KONVOI PWR simulator ATHLET CATHARE nuclear licensing Programme(s) H2020-Euratom - Euratom Main Programme H2020-Euratom-1.7. - Promote innovation and industry competitiveness H2020-Euratom-1.1. - Support safe operation of nuclear systems Topic(s) NFRP-2018-10 - Encouraging innovation in nuclear safety for the benefit of European citizen Call for proposal NFRP-2018 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE Net EU contribution € 336 489,13 Address Avenue de wagram 22 75008 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education 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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 Other funding € 14 025,00 FIVES CRYO France Net EU contribution € 169 750,00 Address 25 b rue du fort 88194 Golbey cedex See on map Region Grand Est Lorraine Vosges 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 Other funding € 72 750,00 GFS GESELLSCHAFT FUR SIMULATORSCHULUNG MBH Germany Net EU contribution € 124 332,25 Address Deilbachtal 173 45257 Essen See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Düsseldorf Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt 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 Other funding € 53 285,25 KSG KRAFTWERKS-SIMULATOR-GESELLSCHAFT MBH Germany Net EU contribution € 124 042,63 Address Deilbachtal 173 45257 Essen See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Düsseldorf Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt 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 Other funding € 53 161,12 CENTRUM VYZKUMU REZ SRO Czechia Net EU contribution € 271 375,00 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 Other funding € 0,00 INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN Slovenia Net EU contribution € 161 562,50 Address Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska 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 € 0,00 UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN Germany Net EU contribution € 537 511,25 Address Universitatsstrasse 2 45141 Essen See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Düsseldorf Essen, 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 Other funding € 0,00 UJV REZ AS Czechia Net EU contribution € 86 625,00 Address Hlavni 130 250 68 Husinec rez See on map Region Česko Střední Čechy Středočeský kraj 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 Other funding € 37 125,00 ARTTIC France Net EU contribution € 139 914,25 Address 39 rue des mathurins 75008 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 Other funding € 59 963,25