Design and development of a steam generator emergency feedwater passive system for existing and future PWR's using advanced steam injectors

Project Information

DEEPSSI

Grant agreement ID: FIKS-CT-2000-00113

Project closed

Start date 1 December 2000

End date 30 November 2003

Funded under

• Research and training programme (Euratom) in the field of nuclear energy (1998 to 2002)

Total cost € 1 568 840,00

EU contribution € 700 000,00

Coordinated by

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
France

Objective

The present proposal deals with the utilisation of steams injectors (or steam jet pumps) in Pressurised Water Reactors (PWR's). A steam injector is a passive injection device using pressurised steam to suck outer cold water. The first steam injector was patented during the 19th century and then widely used in steam engines. Today, no utilisation of steam injectors is foreseen in nuclear reactors despite its working principle is well adapted to plants having so huge quantity of steam available. In PWR's, the most promising application appears to be the Steam Generator Emergency Feedwater System. It is proposed to make the necessary progresses in steam injector thermal hydraulics in order to reach a really optimised design. The experimental data base will also be used to develop and to qualify a numerical modelling required to make the system evaluation.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › other engineering and technologies › nuclear engineering

Programme(s)

• FP5-EAECTP C - Research and training programme (Euratom) in the field of nuclear energy (1998 to 2002)

Topic(s)

• 2.1.2.-1.3.1 - Evolutionary safety concepts

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: CEA-CE Cadarache Bat. 212 ; 13108 ST.PAUL LES DURANCE ; France
• Total cost: No data

Participants (5)

CESI - CENTRO ELETTROTECNICO SPERIMENTALE ITALIANO GIACINTO MOTTA SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Reggio Emilia 39 ; 20090 SEGRATE
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTE OF FLUID FLOW MACHINERY - POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 14,ul.Fiszera 14 ; 80 952 GDANSK
• Total cost: No data

ITALIAN AGENCY FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Martiri di Monte Sole 4 ; 40129 BOLOGNA
• Total cost: No data

NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE REZ A.S.

Czechia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 250 68 REZ - PRAHA
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SIET SPA - SOCIETA INFORMAZIONI ESPERIENZE TERMOIDRAULICHE SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Nino Bixio 27 ; 29100 PIACENZA
• Total cost: No data