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IC&IT Ramnicu Valcea

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IC&IT Ramnicu Valcea

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1. National Center for Hydrogen & Fuel Cell

Romania


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Institute at a glanceInstitute at a glance

The Research Institute for Cryogenic & IsotopicTechnologies focuses on the creation and application of new

knowledge relevant to the topics associated to Isotopes and

Cryogenics especially related to Hydrogen. In particular, the institute

conducts basic and applied research of value creation and business

logic; business relations; organization and management; andcapabilities and competencies within industrial project businesses in

segments as Hydrogen isotope separations, ( especially related to

nuclear energy fission and fusion), Hydrogen-based energy,

environmental studies and isotope-based food & feed investigations.

All of the institute's projects involve close co-operation betweenits analysts and researchers and practitioners in industry, ensuring that

new knowledge is translated into industry practice.


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The Institutes missionThe Institutes mission

The mission ofIC&IT is to create and implement

new knowledge within the national

and international project business for

practitioners and the scientificcommunity alike. To fulfill this

mission, our institute

conducts experimental and

technological research projects that

seek to answer questions arising

from our business partners'

strategies and from the scientific

community.


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Welcome to IC&IT

Ramnicu Valcea

Welcome to IC&IT

Ramnicu Valcea

Institute for Cryogenics and Isotope

Technologies traces its roots to isotopic physics

research related to the developing of the Heavy-

Water production technologies, at Rm.Valcea

around the time of 70. The research staff has hada tradition of research into fundamental aspects of

isotopic physics and chemistry, including all the

necessary aspects from analysis to separation

methods. Once this task has been accomplished,

( the Heavy-Water plant has been build and

currently produces from 1988) the research andinstrumental development has been oriented onto

new area of isotopes technologies and

applications. The major emphasis of the current

experimental isotopic physics research is in

hydrogen study, centred on the experimental pilot

facilities for Deuterium and Tritium separation.


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R&D ExpertiseR&D Expertise

In keeping with the philosophy of Romanian Research

Authority, we always strive to mitigate the technological gap between

Romania and Western European countries. We believe that being actively

involved in international partnership and showing a continuously increasing

research potential is essential to support Romanias technological and

social problem identification/problem solving style of culture and education.It is recognized that IC&IT has the following functions in order to conduct

and participate into innovative research and to contribute to the

development of Romanian society, especially in the field of energy

Promotion of joint-research and investigation with Romanian and

European research organizations as well as contract researchers Promoting and implementing new technologies in Romania directly or

via our traditional business partners

Promoting publication and practical utilization of research results


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R&D expertiseR&D expertise

IC&ITs focused R&D capabilities are positioned to advancenational energy goals and related areas, through the full R&D life cycle from

basic scientific research through applied research and engineering to testing,

scale-up and demonstration.

The main field of expertise of IC&IT Ramnicu Valcea are:

Hydrogen isotope technologies Heavy-Water and Depleted Deuterium Water-based technologies

Tritium removal technologies for CANDU-type nuclear reactors (natural

uranium +heavy water reactors)

Tritium handling technologies for fusion applications

Hydrogen-based energy technologies Hydrogen production , fuel cell

systems, Liquid Hydrogen storage, Hydrogen separation & purification

technologies etc. National Hydrogen &Fuel Cell Centre

Gas separation and gas mixing technologies

Environmental investigations applying the newest analytical tools for

environmental monitoring


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Organization structureOrganization structure

IC&IT Research Institute is governed by the NationalAuthority for Scientific Research. Beside the usual Management &

Support unit, the institute consists of four parts: Experimental Pilot Plant

for Tritium and Deuterium Separation, Research & Development

Department, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Centre (which at this moment is in

development) and Technology and Business Incubator. Few simple facts human resources :

Total no. of employees 217

Personnel directly involved in R&D activities - 160

PhD percentage 19% from the high education personnel


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Budget structureBudget structure

Total business revenue 2007 ~7.5 mil.

Investment in equipments and analytical instrumentation ~2 mil.


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National Hydrogen &

Fuel Cell Centre

National Hydrogen &

Fuel Cell Centre

The new Hydrogen Research Centre

has the mission of deepen scientific

knowledge of the Hydrogen & Fuel

Cell chemical and physical processes

and is trying to bring together

technology and expertise in order to

provide a platform for new business

development into this new energy

field in Romania.

National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Centre is the body charged

by National Authority for Scientific Research with developing and implementing

new technologies related to the new Hydrogen energy. The Centre has been

created officially in 2008 through a large direct financial investment, but based

on a prior experience of the National Research & Development Institute for

Isotope and Cryogenic Technology staff in working with hydrogen.


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Previous and current

research

Previous and current

research


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Development StrategyDevelopment Strategy


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Development StrategyDevelopment Strategy


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Thank you !Thank you !

Ramnicu

Valcea

INC-DTCI - ICSI RM. VALCEACentrul National pentru Hidrogen siPile de Combustibil

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