Platform for improvements in nuclear industry and utility safety

Project Information

PLINIUS

Grant agreement ID: FIR1-CT-2001-40152

Project closed

Start date 1 December 2001

End date 31 May 2006

Funded under

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

Total cost € 699 300,00

EU contribution € 699 300,00

Coordinated by

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
France

Objective

It is proposed to provide support for European researchers to conduct experiments with prototypic corium in the PLINIUS experimental platform made of VULCANO, COLIMA, VITI and KROTOS. The team operating this platform for 5 years has gained an experience in the making and measurement of corium. Currently, it is the sole platform in the EU operating with depleted UO(2).

Programme(s)

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

Topic(s)

• 2.1.4.-1. - Operational safety of existing installations

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

LFC - Access to Research Infrastructures

Coordinator

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE

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