The muse experiments for subcritical neutronics validation

Project Information

MUSE

Grant agreement ID: FIKW-CT-2000-00063

Project closed

Start date 1 October 2000

End date 31 October 2004

Funded under

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

Total cost € 4 056 932,00

EU contribution € 2 000 000,00

Coordinated by

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
France

Objective

The MUSE experiments to be performed at MASURCA facility (CEA-Cadarache), will investigate several subcritical configurations driven by an external neutron source provided by (d, d) or (d, t) reactions. The incident deutons will be provided by a pulsed accelerator (GENEPI), to be installed in the MASURCA facility. The configurations foreseen will have uranium, plutonium, thorium fuels, with lead o r sodium or gas coolant. Several levels of subcriticality will be investigated (Keff = 0.95 to 1.). Measurements are foreseen of the subcriticality (with static, dynamic and neutron noise methods), of the neutron spatial distributions, neutron spectra, and effective delayed neutron fraction and neutron source importance parameter. Extensive cross-comparison of codes and data is foreseen. Experimental reactivity control techniques will be developed, related to subcritical operation.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › alkali metals
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels

Programme(s)

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

Topic(s)

• 2.1.2.-2.2.3 - Transmutation (basic studies)

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Centre Cadarache - Bat. 238 ; 13108 ST.PAUL LES DURANCE ; France
• Total cost: No data

Participants (12)

BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Boeretang 200 ; 2400 MOL
• Total cost: No data

BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS PLC

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Sellafield B170 ; CA20 1PG SEASCALE
• Total cost: No data

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Avenida Complutense 22 ; MADRID
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CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 3,Gibraltargatan 3 ; 41296 GOETEBORG
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DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Mekelweg 15 ; 2629 JB DELFT
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FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße ; 52425 Juelich
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FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE GMBH - TECHNIK UND UMWELT

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 ; 76344 EGGENSTEIN-LEOPOLDSHAFEN
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ITALIAN AGENCY FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: LungoTevere Grande Ammiraglio Thaon Di Revel 76 ; 00196 ROMA
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NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Westerduinweg 3 ; 1755 ZG PETTEN
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ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Lindstedtvägen 20 ; 10044 STOCKHOLM
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UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER - GRENOBLE 1

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Avenue des Martyrs 53 ; 38026 Grenoble
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UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND METALLURGY

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: al. Mickiewicza 30 ; 30059 KRAKOW
• Total cost: No data