High temperature reactor, nuclear, physics, waste and fuel cycle studies

Objective

The nuclear physics codes for Low-Enriched (LEU) HTR fuel can be verified and adjusted with measurements at the test HTR reactors in Japan (HTTR) and in China (HTR-10).
Additional information will be available from the critical facility PROTEUS in Switzerland. The core analyses with different codes will allow determining temperature coefficients and control rod worth for block and pebble bed type HTR with LEU fuel for safety evaluation and design. Plutonium extracted fro m spent LWR MOX is considered as an attractive HTR- fuel cycle to reduce the growing stockpiles of civil Plutonium.

HTR core analysis will be made for this symbiosis of LWR and HTR. Special treatments for purification of contaminated carbonaceous material from the core structures are intended to improve the disposal or re-use. Data for long-term geochemical modelling of directly disposed spent HTR fuel will be generated by leaching tests on the matrix, coating and kernels of fuel elements.

Programme(s)

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

Topic(s)

• 2.1.2.-3.1.1 - HT reactors

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH

Address

Wilhelm-johnen-straße
52425 Juelich
Germany

Participants (11)

ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS

France

Address

Rue Alfred Kastler 4
44307 Nantes

BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS PLC

United Kingdom

Address

Sellafield B170
CA20 1PG Seascale

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE

France

Address

Cea/saclay
91191 Gif Sur Yvette

COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE DES MATIÈRES NUCLÉAIRES

France

Address

Rue Paul Dautier 2
78141 Velizy Villacoublay

DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Netherlands

Address

Mekelweg 15
2629 JB Delft

ECOLE NATIONALE SUPÉRIEURE DES TECHNIQUES INDUSTRIELLES ET DES MINES DE NANTES

France

Address

Rue Alfred Kastler 4
44307 Nantes

NATIONAL NUCLEAR CORPORATION LTD.

United Kingdom

Address

Chelford Road, Booths Hall
WA16 8QZ Knutsford

NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP

Netherlands

Address

Westerduinweg 3
1755 ZG Petten

PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT

Switzerland

Address

5232 Villigen

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PISA

Italy

Address

Via Diotisalvi 2
56126 Pisa

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART

Germany

Address

31,Pfaffenwaldring 31
70569 Stuttgart