ARCHER
Advanced High-Temperature Reactors for Cogeneration of Heat and Electricity R&D
| Coordinatore | NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP
Organization address
address: Westerduinweg 3 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Netherlands [NL] |
| Totale costo | 10˙121˙038 € |
| EC contributo | 5˙400˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-EURATOM-FISSION
EURATOM: Nuclear fission and radiation protection |
| Code Call | FP7-Fission-2010 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-IP |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-02-01 - 2015-01-31 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP
Organization address
address: Westerduinweg 3 contact info |
NL (PETTEN) | coordinator | 1˙317˙112.00 |
| 2 |
JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Organization address
address: Rue de la Loi 200 contact info |
BE (BRUSSELS) | participant | 543˙399.22 |
| 3 |
UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART
Organization address
address: Keplerstrasse 7 contact info |
DE (STUTTGART) | participant | 499˙320.00 |
| 4 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
Organization address
address: OXFORD ROAD contact info |
UK (MANCHESTER) | participant | 340˙603.00 |
| 5 |
LGI CONSULTING SARL
Organization address
address: RUE MARIVAUX 13 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 288˙907.80 |
| 6 |
ALFA LAVAL VICARB SAS
Organization address
address: RUE DU RIF TRONCHARD 1 contact info |
FR (FONTANIL) | participant | 228˙392.00 |
| 7 |
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH
Organization address
address: Leo-Brandt-Strasse contact info |
DE (JUELICH) | participant | 228˙266.25 |
| 8 |
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
Organization address
address: RUE LEBLANC 25 contact info |
FR (PARIS 15) | participant | 208˙992.00 |
| 9 |
ALSTOM POWER LTD
Organization address
address: ST. LEONARDS AVENUE contact info |
UK (STAFFORD) | participant | 199˙368.38 |
| 10 |
ALFA LAVAL PACKINOX SAS
Organization address
address: RUE DE BASSANO 14 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 159˙804.00 |
| 11 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN
Organization address
address: HELMHOLTZSTRASSE 10 contact info |
DE (DRESDEN) | participant | 142˙641.00 |
| 12 |
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC GERMANY GMBH
Organization address
address: DUDENSTRASSE 44 contact info |
DE (Mannheim) | participant | 138˙725.00 |
| 13 |
INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE
Organization address
address: Avenue de la Division Leclerc 31 contact info |
FR (FONTENAY AUX ROSES) | participant | 119˙172.00 |
| 14 |
AREVA NP SAS
Organization address
address: 1 place de la Coupole - Tour AREVA contact info |
FR (COURBEVOIE) | participant | 114˙995.00 |
| 15 |
AMEC NUCLEAR UK LIMITED
Organization address
address: Chelford Road, Booths Park contact info |
UK (KNUTSFORD) | participant | 99˙093.50 |
| 16 |
ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS - ARMINES
Organization address
address: Boulevard Saint-Michel 60 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 95˙263.00 |
| 17 |
CENTRUM VYZKUMU REZ S.R.O.
Organization address
address: HUSINEC-REZ 130 contact info |
CZ (HUSINEC-REZ) | participant | 94˙860.00 |
| 18 |
RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN
Organization address
address: Templergraben 55 contact info |
DE (AACHEN) | participant | 85˙823.00 |
| 19 |
TUV Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH
Organization address
address: Am Grauen Stein contact info |
DE (Cologne) | participant | 83˙795.00 |
| 20 |
EMPRESARIOS AGRUPADOS INTERNACIONA L SA
Organization address
address: CALLE MAGALLANES 3 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | participant | 77˙378.00 |
| 21 |
HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM DRESDEN-ROSSENDORF EV
Organization address
address: BAUTZNER LANDSTRASSE 400 contact info |
DE (DRESDEN) | participant | 72˙470.00 |
| 22 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
Organization address
address: Stevinweg 1 contact info |
NL (DELFT) | participant | 41˙504.25 |
| 23 |
AKADEMIA GORNICZO-HUTNICZA IM. STANISLAWA STASZICA W KRAKOWIE
Organization address
address: AL ADAMA MICKIEWICZA 30 contact info |
PL (KRAKOW) | participant | 37˙259.00 |
| 24 |
SAIPEM SA
Organization address
address: avenue san fernando 1/7 contact info |
FR (Montigny le bretonneux) | participant | 34˙053.00 |
| 25 |
PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT
Organization address
address: Villigen contact info |
CH (VILLIGEN PSI) | participant | 32˙055.00 |
| 26 |
Furnaces Nuclear Applications Grenoble
Organization address
address: Avenue Charles de Gaulle 4 contact info |
FR (Grenoble) | participant | 30˙135.00 |
| 27 |
UCAR SNC - GROUPE GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
Organization address
address: La Lechere contact info |
FR (AIGUEBLANCHE cedex) | participant | 27˙615.00 |
| 28 |
SGL CARBON GMBH
Organization address
address: Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 18 contact info |
DE (MEITINGEN) | participant | 21˙722.00 |
| 29 |
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue Michel -Ange 3 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 20˙013.00 |
| 30 |
Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie
Organization address
address: Kaiserstrasse 12 contact info |
DE (Karlsruhe) | participant | 9˙400.00 |
| 31 |
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Organization address
address: The Old Schools, Trinity Lane contact info |
UK (CAMBRIDGE) | participant | 7˙863.06 |
| 32 |
EDF ENERGY NUCLEAR GENERATION LIMITED
Organization address
address: "Barnett Way, Barnwood" contact info |
UK (BARNWOOD) | participant | 0.00 |
| 33 |
NOORDWES-UNIVERSITEIT
Organization address
address: HOFFMAN STREET 11 contact info |
ZA (POTCHEFSTROOM) | participant | 0.00 |
| 34 |
THYSSENKRUPP VDM GMBH
Organization address
address: PLETTENBERGER STRASSE 2 contact info |
DE (WERDOHL) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'In line with the Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform (SNETP) Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) and Deployment Strategy (DS), the ARCHER project will extend the state-of-the-art European (V)HTR technology basis with generic technical effort in support of nuclear cogeneration demonstration.
The partner consortium consists of representatives of conventional and nuclear industry, utilities, Technical Support Organisations, R&D institutes and universities. They jointly propose generic efforts composed of: -System integration assessment of a nuclear cogeneration unit coupled to industrial processes -Critical safety aspects of the primary and coupled system: oPressure boundary integrity oDust oIn-core hot spots oWater and air ingress accident evaluation -Essential HTR fuel and fuel back end R&D oPIE for fuel performance code improvement and validation oBack end research focused on radiolysis -Coupling component development: oIntermediate heat exchanger development oSteam generator assessment -High temperature material R&D: oCompletion of graphite design curves oMaking use of the experience of state of the art metal in conventional industry -Nuclear cogeneration knowledge management, training and communication
The activities proposed are imbedded in the international framework via GIF; direct collaboration within the project with international partners from the US, China, Japan, and the republic of Korea; and cooperation with IAEA and ISTC.
The proposal is a technical building block supporting nuclear cogeneration as fossil fuel alternative for industry and as such supports a high potential contribution to European energy strategy as defined in the SET-Plan. The results of the proposal will be reported to SNETP, to support the strategic pillar of ‘other uses of nuclear energy’, and the establishment of a Nuclear Cogeneration Industrial Initiative, which shall include effective (international) nuclear cogeneration demonstration.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Cogeneration of heat and power (CHP) is a very efficient way to produce electricity and steam for industry. Scientists and engineers are developing a similar concept for next-generation nuclear reactors to produce greener energy.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
CHP systems, primarily based on the combustion of fossil fuels, are very efficient suppliers of electricity and heat to homes, offices, buildings and industrial processes. High-temperature, gas-cooled nuclear reactors (HTRs) can generate steam conditions comparable to conventional CHP plants. They are well suited to CHP to deliver large-scale power to industries, but without using fossil fuels.
Scientists initiated the EU-funded project 'Advanced high-temperature reactors for cogeneration of heat and electricity R &D' (ARCHER) to provide generic technical support leading to a nuclear CHP concept. It will extend European HTR and very HTR (VHTR) technologies by incorporating novel advancements. This initiative involves collaboration between a large European consortium and international partners from Asia and the United States.
Researchers are assessing the coupling of nuclear cogeneration to industrial processes (system integration). A suitable cogeneration coupling case study was selected by exploiting an existing petrochemical industrial site.. Safety tests have been carried out with great success and system modelling efforts are underway.
Research and development (R&D) efforts are also targeting HTR fuels and other high-temperature materials and components. Post-irradiation examination (PIE) of materials using non-destructive testing has shown success and even preliminary results are likely to be publishable. Scientists are ready to conduct a mock-up to assess performance of an intermediate heat exchanger (IHX) prototype required for the development of the coupling system. Researchers are currently evaluating high-temperature alloys and instrumentation as well.
There are currently few alternatives to fossil fuel combustion for industrial power production in the EU. Insecurity of supply and price volatility combined with environmental impact support the development of nuclear CHP. ARCHER is providing the technical support to demonstrate the concept's validity and viability.