SARNET2
Severe Accident Research Network of Excellence 2
| Coordinatore | INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE
Organization address
address: Avenue de la Division Leclerc 31 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | France [FR] |
| Totale costo | 39˙588˙707 € |
| EC contributo | 5˙750˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-EURATOM-FISSION
EURATOM: Nuclear fission and radiation protection |
| Code Call | FP7-Fission-2008 |
| Funding Scheme | NoE |
| Anno di inizio | 2009 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2009-04-01 - 2013-03-31 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE
Organization address
address: Avenue de la Division Leclerc 31 contact info |
FR (FONTENAY AUX ROSES) | coordinator | 1˙977˙184.00 |
| 2 |
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
Organization address
address: RUE LEBLANC 25 contact info |
FR (PARIS 15) | participant | 1˙051˙869.00 |
| 3 |
Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie
Organization address
address: Kaiserstrasse 12 contact info |
DE (Karlsruhe) | participant | 670˙552.00 |
| 4 |
KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
Organization address
address: Valhallavaegen 79 contact info |
SE (STOCKHOLM) | participant | 296˙762.00 |
| 5 |
GESELLSCHAFT FUER ANLAGEN- UND REAKTORSICHERHEIT (GRS) MBH
Organization address
address: Schwertnergasse 1 contact info |
DE (KOELN) | participant | 287˙680.00 |
| 6 |
UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART
Organization address
address: Keplerstrasse 7 contact info |
DE (STUTTGART) | participant | 220˙276.00 |
| 7 |
TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT
Organization address
address: TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A contact info |
FI (ESPOO) | participant | 108˙731.00 |
| 8 |
REGIA AUTONOMA PENTRU ACTIVITATI NUCLEARE DROBETA TR. SEVERIN RA SUCURSALA CERCETARI NUCLEARE PITESTI
Organization address
address: Cimpului 1 contact info |
RO (MIOVENI - ARGES) | participant | 87˙003.00 |
| 9 |
JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Organization address
address: Rue de la Loi 200 contact info |
BE (BRUSSELS) | participant | 84˙105.00 |
| 10 |
NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute Ltd.
Organization address
address: Konkoly-Thege Miklos u. 29-33 contact info |
HU (Budapest) | participant | 77˙359.00 |
| 11 |
INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY - BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Organization address
address: Tzarigradsko Shose 72 contact info |
BG (SOFIA) | participant | 77˙223.00 |
| 12 |
INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN
Organization address
address: Jamova 39 contact info |
SI (LJUBLJANA) | participant | 75˙824.00 |
| 13 |
PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT
Organization address
address: Villigen contact info |
CH (VILLIGEN PSI) | participant | 75˙587.00 |
| 14 |
UNIVERSITA DI PISA
Organization address
address: Lungarno Pacinotti 43/44 contact info |
IT (PISA) | participant | 71˙746.00 |
| 15 |
USTAV JADERNEHO VYZKUMU REZ A.S.
Organization address
address: HUSINEC - REZ 130 contact info |
CZ (HUSINEC) | participant | 68˙758.00 |
| 16 |
INZINIERSKA VYPOCTOVA SPOLOCNOST TRNAVA S.R.O.
Organization address
address: Starohajska 2 contact info |
SK (TRNAVA) | participant | 50˙303.00 |
| 17 |
AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE,L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE
Organization address
address: Lungotevere Grande Ammiraglio Thaon di Revel 76 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 46˙437.00 |
| 18 |
MAGYAR TUDOMANYOS AKADEMIA KFKI ATOMENERGIA KUTATOINTEZET
Organization address
address: KONKOLY THEGE MIKLOS UT 29-33 contact info |
HU (BUDAPEST) | participant | 45˙904.00 |
| 19 |
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS-CIEMAT
Organization address
address: Avenida Complutense 22 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | participant | 35˙443.00 |
| 20 |
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA
Organization address
address: Kliment Ohridsky Bd 8 contact info |
BG (SOFIA) | participant | 32˙952.00 |
| 21 | THERMODATA | FR | participant | 31˙177.00 |
| 22 |
RICERCA SUL SISTEMA ENERGETICO - RSE SPA
Organization address
address: Via Rubattino Raffaele 54 contact info |
IT (MILANO) | participant | 28˙335.00 |
| 23 |
VUJE AS
Organization address
address: Okruzna 5 contact info |
SK (TRNAVA) | participant | 26˙521.00 |
| 24 |
Energy Institute JSC
Organization address
address: Frederic Joliot Curie St. 20 contact info |
BG (Sofia) | participant | 24˙477.00 |
| 25 |
LIETUVOS ENERGETIKOS INSTITUTAS
Organization address
address: Breslaujos g. 3 contact info |
LT (KAUNAS) | participant | 24˙439.00 |
| 26 |
URAD JADROVEHO DOZORU SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY
Organization address
address: Bajkalska 27 contact info |
SK (Bratislava) | participant | 22˙000.00 |
| 27 |
CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB
Organization address
address: - contact info |
SE (GOETEBORG) | participant | 20˙295.00 |
| 28 |
ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE S.A.
Organization address
address: avenue de Wagram 22-30 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 19˙732.00 |
| 29 |
AREVA NP GMBH
Organization address
address: Paul-Gossen-Str. 100 contact info |
DE (ERLANGEN) | participant | 16˙438.00 |
| 30 |
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH
Organization address
address: Leo-Brandt-Strasse contact info |
DE (JUELICH) | participant | 15˙398.00 |
| 31 |
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Organization address
address: Kensington Terrace 6 contact info |
UK (NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE) | participant | 13˙881.00 |
| 32 |
"NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ""DEMOKRITOS"""
Organization address
address: Patriarchou Gregoriou Str. contact info |
EL (AGHIA PARASKEVI) | participant | 11˙680.00 |
| 33 |
RUHR-UNIVERSITAET BOCHUM
Organization address
address: Universitaetstrasse 150 contact info |
DE (BOCHUM) | participant | 11˙537.00 |
| 34 |
TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A.
Organization address
address: Avenue Ariane 7 contact info |
BE (BRUSSELS) | participant | 11˙524.00 |
| 35 |
BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM
Organization address
address: MUEGYETEM RAKPART 3 contact info |
HU (BUDAPEST) | participant | 9˙429.00 |
| 36 |
NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED
Organization address
address: Daresbury Park - Daresbury 1100 contact info |
UK (WARRINGTON) | participant | 9˙254.00 |
| 37 |
AREVA NP SAS
Organization address
address: 1 place de la Coupole - Tour AREVA contact info |
FR (COURBEVOIE) | participant | 7˙333.00 |
| 38 |
NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP
Organization address
address: Westerduinweg 3 contact info |
NL (PETTEN) | participant | 4˙852.00 |
| 39 |
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Organization address
address: Speakman Drive 2251 contact info |
CA (Mississauga) | participant | 0.00 |
| 40 |
DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY
Organization address
address: Anushakti Bhavan, C.S.M. Marg. contact info |
IN (Mumbai) | participant | 0.00 |
| 41 |
KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Organization address
address: DEOJIN DONG 150 YUSEONG GU contact info |
KR (DAEJEON) | participant | 0.00 |
| 42 |
KOREA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY
Organization address
address: GWAHAK RO, YUSEONG GU 34 contact info |
KR (DAEJEON) | participant | 0.00 |
| 43 |
SUEZ-TRACTEBEL SA
Organization address
address: Place du Trone 1 contact info |
BE (Brussels) | participant | 0.00 |
| 44 |
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Organization address
address: Rockville Pike 11555 contact info |
US (ROCKVILLE) | participant | 0.00 |
| 45 |
VEIKI INSTITUTE FOR ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH
Organization address
address: Gellerthegy u. 17 contact info |
HU (BUDAPEST) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
Most of the actors involved in severe accident research in Europe, plus Canada, Korea and the United States (41 partners), will network in SARNET2 (Severe Accident Research NETwork of Excellence - Phase 2) their capacities of research in order to resolve important pending issues on postulated severe accidents of existing and future Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs). The project has been defined in order to optimise the use of the available means and to constitute a sustainable consortium in which common research programmes and a common computer tool to predict NPP behaviour during a postulated severe accident (ASTEC integral code) are developed. With this aim, the SARNET2 partners contribute to a Joint Programme of Activities, which consists of: - Maintaining and improving an advanced communication tool (developed during SARNET Phase 1) for accessing all project information, fostering exchange of information, and managing documents; - Harmonizing and re-orienting the research programmes, and defining new ones; - Performing experimental programmes on high priority issues, defined during SARNET Phase 1; - Analyzing experimental results in order to elaborate a common understanding of relevant phenomena; - Developing the ASTEC code (including its applicability to all types of European NPPs), which capitalizes in terms of physical models the knowledge produced within SARNET2; - Developing Scientific Databases, in which all the results of research programmes are stored in a common format (DATANET); - Developing education courses on severe accidents for students and researchers, and training courses for specialists; - Promoting personnel mobility amongst various European organizations; - Organizing yearly a large international conference on Severe Accident research (ERMSAR). After the first phase (2004-2008), and the four-year proposed second phase, co-funded by the EC, the network will evolve toward self-sustainability: a legal entity will be created.
Introduzione (Teaser)
Pooling of resources, intensive research, simulations and experiments in the field of severe accidents in nuclear power plants have given way to valuable information that will help to upgrade nuclear power plants globally. This will minimise the possibility of nuclear accidents considerably.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Nuclear energy can offer an unparalleled source of sustainable and clean energy (no green-house gas emission). The EU wants to ensure that nuclear energy around the world operates under the strictest safety and security standards.
With this in mind the EU-funded project 'Severe accident research network of excellence 2' (SARNET2) is consolidating a tool to predict the behaviour of nuclear power plants during major accidents. It has brought together 44 organisations in 19 European countries, as well as Canada, India, Korea and the United States to achieve this aim.
Building on the previous SARNET project, the network of excellence is consolidating all the necessary information under one umbrella and disseminating its results to stakeholders around the world, as well as on its website. Through high-level research, knowledge dissemination and a network of global actors, SARNET2 is radically improving world knowledge on severe accident management to enhance plant safety.
One of the most important project results is the finalisation of a new version of the Accident Source Term Evaluation Code (ASTEC), which simulates hypothetical severe accidents in a nuclear water cooled reactor. This simulation software covers topics such as core degradation, release of fission products, containment thermal-hydraulics, hydrogen combustion, aerosol behaviour and debris coolability.
Among its recent achievements, the project organised together with the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of OECD a workshop on corium and debris coolability in France. The pivotal topic of coolability of debris beds was also discussed at the NURETH-14 conference in Canada in September 2011. SARNET2 organised a 'Severe Accident Phenomenology Short Course', 1-week long, in Italy, which attracted about 100 graduate students and another 2-days course in Germany for high-level staff. It also organised the 5th ERMSAR conference in Germany, which gathered more than 150 specialists from around the world, among them Japanese scientists. The network also edited a 700 pages book 'Nuclear Safety in Light Water Reactors - Severe Accident Phenomenology'that gathers the whole knowledge in the last 30 years on severe accidents.
SARNET2 is actively involved in a new project launched by OECD/NEA that examines severe accident scenarios, covering topics such as hydrogen generation, core coolability, corium relocation and vessel failure. With respect to molten corium-concrete interactions (MCCIs), the project team conducted several experiments that provided pivotal safety insight and led to publishing a state-of-the-art report on the topic. Containment issues were also investigated through a series of simulations and experiments on hydrogen mixing and combustion in containment, yielding important data in the drive to ensure nuclear safety.
As the project comes to a close, nuclear power plants and authorities worldwide are benefitting from a wealth of information on upgrading safety considerably. The initiative's partnerships, experiments, simulations and research findings will strengthen worldwide knowledge in helping to increase safety in the industry.