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The EC Programmes concerning Severe Accident Research
Michel HugonUnit ‘Fission’
Directorate EnergyDG Research & Innovation
European Commissione-mail: [email protected]
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CONTENT
• Severe Accident ResearchSARNET2CEG-SAM
• Technology Platforms
• FP7+2
• Horizon 2020
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SARNET2: Severe Accident Research NETwork of Excellence
• Key objectives:– Improve knowledge on severe accidents to reduce uncertainties on pending issues,
thereby enhance plant safety – Coordinate research resources and expertise available in Europe – Preserve research data and disseminate knowledge
• Started in April 2009 for 4 years in FP7• Total cost: 38 937 670 €• Total EC contribution: 5 750 000 €• Coordinated by IRSN • Work 40 equivalent full-time persons/year
• 22 countries – European Union, Switzerland, Canada, USA, Rep. Korea, India
• 43 organisations– 21 research organizations– 7 universities– 7 industry/utilities– 8 safety authorities or Technical Safety Organisations
230 researchers (+ 25 PhD)
• SARNET2 should create a self-sustaining organisation (legal entity, sources of funding) in the field of SA research before its completion
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Project acronym and title Key areas of R&D Coordinating organisation & no of partners*
Start date & duration
Total budget / EU contribution
PLINIUS FP6 – Plinius Prototypic Corium Platformhttp://www.plinius.eu
Reactor Safety –Severe Accident ManagementVULCANO, COLIMA, KROTOS, VITI
CEA (FR)1 partner (from 1 country)
01/11/0648 months
€0.62M / €0.6M
LACOMECO – Large Scale Experiments on Core Degradation, Melt Retention and Containment Behaviourhttp://nuklear-server.ka.fzk.de/lacomeco
Reactor Safety –Severe Accident ManagementQUENCH, LIVE, DISCO-H, HYKA
KIT (DE)1 partner (from 1 country)
01/02/1036 months
€0.78M / €0.5M
ALISA – Access to Large Infrastructures for Severe Accidents
EU-China Large scale experiments under prototypical conditions addressing severe management in LWR
KIT (DE)2 partners (from 2 countries)
GA signedCooA not signed48 months
€1.6M / €1.0M
Transnational Access to Large Infrastructures (TALI) in Euratom FP6/FP7
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ISTC/STCU CEG – SAM (Contact Expert Group on Severe
Accident Management)
Interaction between SARNET and CEG-SAM (ISTC/STCU) well established according to document entitled “Interaction between EC-SARNET and CEG-SAM activities”, which was endorsed by both groups in 2005 and 2010
• Results of SARNET activities periodically presented to CEG-SAM members
• Transmission of ISTC/STCU proposals and project reports related to SAM to SARNET topical co-ordinators
• Experimental results of ISTC/STCU projects used for development of knowledge as part of SARNET Joint Programme of Activities (JPA)
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Status of CEG-SAMin October 2011
Quite successful since its launching in April 2002
• About 5.5 M€ funding from EC for 14 ISTC projects from 2002 to 2011:
– 11 ISTC projects funded and completed– 3 ISTC projects funded and running
• 1 STCU project funded by Canada (300 k$) and running
• A paper to summarise the main results of the 15 ISTC/STCU projects is being written to be published in a peer-reviewed journal
• ISTC and STCU funding from EC– It has decreased from ~ 25 M€ in 2007 to ~ 7.4 M€ in 2009 and in 2010– No more projects on SAM funded since 2009
• ISTC will be closed on 31/12/2014
• Collaboration with Russia will continue through the Euratom-ROSATOM Working Group on nuclear fission (Under the cooperation agreement on nuclear safety between Euratom and Russia in 2002)
– Last meeting on 13 October 2011 in Moscow– Next meeting in the autumn 2012 in Brussels
• Website: http://cegsam.grs.de (password protected)
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ERCOSAM
• Collaborative Project (small/medium scale - focused)
• Key objectives:– Establish whether in a test sequence representative of a SA in a LWR a hydrogen
(helium) stratification can be established during part of the transient starting from the initiation of a LOCA blowdown until the end of bulk hydrogen release from the reactor vessel into the containment
– How can this stratification be broken down by the operation of SAM systems: sprays, coolers and Passive Auto-catalytic Recombiners?
• Started in July 2010 for 4 years in FP7• Total cost: 2 613 522 €• Total EC contribution: 1 000 000 €
• 6 partners:– PSI (CH) Coordinator, IRSN (FR), CEA (FR), KIT (DE), NRG (NL), AECL (Canada)– 2 new partners: JÜLICH GmbH (DE), NRC (USA)
• Link with ROSATOM project SAMARA through a Coordination Agreement (CooA) signed by all parties
– 2 partners: IBRAE RAN, SSC RF-IPPE– 1 new partner: JSC Afrikantov OKBM
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Radiation protection:• Risk from low doses• Medical uses of radiation• Emergency management• other
Reactor systems:• Nuclear installation safety• Advanced nuclear systems
Reactor systems:• Nuclear installation safety• Advanced nuclear systems
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Euratom FP7 fission & radiation protection
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SNETP http://www.snetp.eu/Strategic Documentation
• Vision Report(September 2007)
• Strategic Research Agenda(May 2009)
• Deployment Strategy(May 2010)
• ESNII Concept Paper (May 2010)
• ESNII Implementation Plan(2010-2012)
• Nuclear Education & Training(Jan 2011)
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The first pillar of SNETP: NUGENIANUclear GEN II-III International Association
Official creation at Brussels on Nov.14, 2011
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« ESNII » European Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative
“TWG GenII&III” to implement SRAon current and future LWRs
NULIFE NoEto implement
SRAon LTO/PLIM
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1 Plant safety and risk assessment
2 Severe accidents
3 Core and Reactor operation
4 Integrity assessment of systems, structures and components
5 Fuel, waste management (all but geological disposal) and dismantling
6 Innovative Gen III design
7 Harmonisation
7 main technical areas in NUGENIA
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FP7 + 2 (Euratom)2012 - 2013
• Same programme, same instruments, SNETP and ESNII mentioned
• 1 call each year with ~ M€ 50 per year• Proposal adopted by Commission on 7 March 2011:
– Nuclear fission and radiation protection: M€ 118– JRC nuclear research activities: M€ 233– Fusion energy research: B€ 2.2
• M€ 1892 for ITER France• Following Fukushima, new FP7+2 text, which maintains
research on Gen IV systems, but exclusively on safety aspects, resulting from agreed political approach, noted by Council on 28 June
• 19 December 2011: proposal adopted by Council
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• Geological disposal€6M
• Safety & competitiveness of nuclear installation
• Advanced nuclear systems for increased sustainability
• Cross-cutting aspects
• Advanced systems for non-electrical uses
€24M
• Radiation protection€12M
• Research infrastructures
• Training and mobility
• Cross-cutting
€14M
- Indicative budget: M€ 56- Publication date: end July 2012- Deadline: mid November 2012
FP7 + 2 (Euratom) - 2013 Call
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PolicyPolicy Research and Innovation
Research and Innovation
What is Horizon 2020www.ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020
• Commission proposal for a 80 billion euro research and innovation funding programme (2014-2020)
• A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European Research Area:
– Responding to the economic crisis to invest in future jobs and growth
– Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment
– Strengthening the EU’s global position in research, innovation and technology
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PolicyPolicy Research and Innovation
Research and Innovation
Proposed budget: Total € 1 789 million, including Fission € 355 million; Fusion € 710 million (without ITER); JRC € 724 million
Integral part of Horizon 2020 package
General objective: • Improve nuclear safety, security & radiation protection• Contribute to the long-term decarbonisation of the energy system, in a
safe, efficient and secure way
Specific objectives for indirect actions (fission):• support safe operation of nuclear systems;• contribute to development of solutions for the management of ultimate
waste;• support development and sustainability of nuclear competences;• foster radiation protection;• promote innovation and industrial competitiveness• ensure availability and use of research infrastructures
Euratom Programme 2014-2018
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PolicyPolicy Research and Innovation
Research and Innovation
Next steps
Ongoing: Parliament and Council negotiations on the basis of the Commission proposals
Ongoing: Parliament and Council negotiations on EU budget 2014-2020 (including overall budget
for Horizon 2020)
Mid 2012: Final calls under 7th Framework Programme for research to bridge gap towards Horizon
2020
Mid 2013: Adoption of legislative acts by Parliamentand Council on Horizon 2020
1/1/2014: Horizon 2020 starts, launch of first calls
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Information on FP7 and access to programmes and calls: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html