EISOFAR
Roadmap for a European Innovative Sodium cooled Fast Reactor
Informazioni Generali
- Coordinatore:
- CEA - COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (Francia)
- Responsabile ENEA:
- BIANCHI FOSCO - (BO-MARTIRI MONTE SOLE)
- Ruolo ENEA:
- PARTNER
- Sito WEB:
- Sito WEB non disponibile
Descrizione e Attività
Descrizione Generale
Fast Reactors have a unique capability as sustainable energy source in terms of both utilisation of fissile material for energy production and minimisation of the nuclear waste, due to the hard neutron spectrum; LMFR are among the selected Generation IV systems to address the sustainability issues.
The SSA named "Roadmap for a European Innovative SOdium cooled FAst Reactor - EISOFAR" aims enabling the European Community to define its specific R&D strategic objectives on sodium cooled fast reactors embedded in the ongoing discussions performed within the CA on the SNF-TP; it has the ambition to be a key component of the European Strategic Research Agenda.
During its 1-year period EISOFAR SSA is pursuing several technical objectives:
- the identification of a comprehensive set of preliminary requirements, approaches and strategies applicable, in general, to future LMFR and in particular to a fourth generation European Sodium Fast Reactor (ESFR);
- the preliminary definition of new opportunities of viability's domains where the solutions will be found in order to meet the above requirements, and the identification of plausible design options;
- the identification of R&D topics for the ESFR and specific Euratom R&D studies;
- the preparation of a preliminary Roadmap for the ESFR.
It is expected that the SSA results will contribute mainly on the following items for the ESFR;
- strategies and requirements on: safety, and ways for possible improvements; safeguards for PR&PP improvement an d implementation; reduction of investment and operating costs;
- feasibility domains for: core design with minor actinides; advanced fuel cycle (actinide recycling, waste management, resistance to proliferation); design options and promising alternatives.
These insights will allow helping the identification of the specific R&D needs, the objectives and content for an integrated project in FP7 and the plausible schedule for the ESFR deployment.
Attività svolta da ENEA
Il contributo ENEA riguarda la definizione di un corpo di requisiti innovativi, applicabili ai futuri reattori critici refrigerati a metallo liquido e in particolare a quelli refrigerati a sodio, oltre alla individuazione di temi di ricerca critici per lo sviluppo di un reattore a sodio, da investigare nel 7PQ della CE.
Programmi Europei
- Programma:
- Sesto Programma Quadro EURATOM (2002-2006) → Euratom fissione (SSA - Azione di Sostegno Specifico)
Dati Finanziari (in euro)
Costo Eleggibile
- Progetto:
- 489.139,00
- ENEA:
- 10.800,00
Contributo
- Al progetto:
- 249.021,00
- A ENEA:
- 5.400,00
Durata del Progetto
- Anno di stipula e Durata:
- 2007 - 13 mesi
- Periodo:
- 01-01-2007 → 31-01-2008