European expert network for the reduction of uncertainties in severe accident safety issues (EURSAFE)

Objective

PRESADA is a project aiming at the preservation, in a unique computer platform, of severe accident data used for the mitigation of severe accidents in existing and future reactors designs. It involves European partners who have produced a significant amount of data and have stored them in a variety of formats. The four main tasks are to assess the current practices for the preservation and maintenance of severe accident data, to identify the data access requirements for code developers and users, to formulate guidelines for the preservation and the access to the data, and to provide a demonstration package containing a selected set of data based on the existing STRESA structure already available to a web site. The project should be the embryo of a future integrated European Severe Accident database supported by a network of organizations working in the field.

The main objective of the PRESADA project is to propose a consolidated framework for the preservation of integral severe accident data used for the assessment of computer codes performance in nuclear reactor conditions. The European organizations working for Severe Accidents programs have already stored experimental data independently and in variety of forms and formats. In order not to loose these important data for the nuclear community, the PRESEDA project: should be the embryo of a future integrated European Severe Accident database supported by a Network of organizations working in this field. This database, accessible on the WEB, will be a powerful tool to assess the consequences and the possible countermeasures of mitigation of severe accidents for existing and future reactor designs.

Programme(s)

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

Topic(s)

• 2.1.2.-1.2.2 - Assessment of severe accident risks

Funding Scheme

THN - Thematic network contracts

Coordinator

INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE

Address

77/83 Av. Du General De Gaule
92140 Clamart
France

Participants (18)

AEA TECHNOLOGY PLC

United Kingdom

Address

Winfrith Technology Centre
DT2 8ZE Dorchester

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE

France

Address

Cea Cadarache
13108 St.paul Les Durance

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Netherlands

Address

Westerduinweg 3
1755 ZG Petten

CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD NUCLEAR

Spain

Address

11,Justo Dorado 11
28040 Madrid

ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE

France

Address

Quai Watier 6
78401 Chatou

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE GMBH - TECHNIK UND UMWELT

Germany

Address

Hermann-von-helmholtz-platz 1
76344 Eggenstein-leopoldshafen

FRAMATOME ANP GMBH

Germany

Address

Freyeslebenstrasse 1
91058 Erlangen

GESELLSCHAFT FUER ANLAGEN- UND REAKTORSICHERHEIT (GRS) MBH

Germany

Address

Schwertnergasse 1
50667 Koeln

HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE

United Kingdom

Address

St Peter's House, Balliol Road
L20 3LZ Bootle

KFKI - ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE - HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Hungary

Address

Konkoly-thege Miklos Ut 29-33
1121 Budapest

NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE REZ A.S.

Czechia

Address

Rez 130
250 68 Rez - Praha

PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT

Switzerland

Address

5232 Villigen

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Sweden

Address

Drottning Kristinas Väg 33A
100 44 Stockholm

TEOLLISUUDEN VOIMA OY

Finland

Address

27160 Olkiluoto

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

United States

Address

20555 Washington, Dc

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID

Spain

Address

C/josé Gutiérrez Abascal 2
28006 Madrid

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART

Germany

Address

31,Pfaffenwaldring 31
70569 Stuttgart

VEIKII INSTITUTE FOR ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH CO.

Hungary

Address

Gellérthegy U. 17
1016 Budapest