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IVMR SIGNED

In-Vessel Melt Retention Severe Accident Management Strategy for Existing and Future NPPs

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Coordinator	INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE Organization address address: AV DE LA DIVISION LECLERC 31 city: FONTENAY AUX ROSES postcode: 92260 website: http://www.irsn.org contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.
Coordinator Country	France [FR]
Project website	https://gforge.irsn.fr/gf/project/ivmr/
Total cost	8˙262˙989 €
EC max contribution	4˙831˙454 € (58%)
Programme	1. H2020-Euratom-1.8. (Ensure availability and use of research infrastructures of pan_european relevance) 2. H2020-Euratom-1.3. (Support the development and sustainability of nuclear competences at Union level) 3. H2020-Euratom-1.1. (Support safe operation of nuclear systems)
Code Call	NFRP-2014-2015
Funding Scheme	RIA
Starting year	2015
Duration (year-month-day)	from 2015-06-01 to 2019-11-30

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#	participants	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE Organization address address: AV DE LA DIVISION LECLERC 31 city: FONTENAY AUX ROSES postcode: 92260 website: http://www.irsn.org contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	FR (FONTENAY AUX ROSES)	coordinator	840˙130.00
2	KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN Organization address address: BRINELLVAGEN 8 city: STOCKHOLM postcode: 100 44 website: www.kth.se contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	SE (STOCKHOLM)	participant	1˙078˙701.00
3	UJV REZ, a. s. UJV REZ, a. s. Organization address address: HLAVNI 130, REZ city: HUSINEC postcode: 250 68 website: http://www.ujv.cz contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	CZ (HUSINEC)	participant	663˙397.00
4	COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES Organization address address: RUE LEBLANC 25 city: PARIS 15 postcode: 75015 website: www.cea.fr contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	FR (PARIS 15)	participant	550˙682.00
5	KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE Organization address address: KAISERSTRASSE 12 city: KARLSRUHE postcode: 76131 website: www.kit.edu contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	DE (KARLSRUHE)	participant	319˙937.00
6	JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION Organization address address: Rue de la Loi 200 city: BRUSSELS postcode: 1049 website: http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	BE (BRUSSELS)	participant	293˙215.00
7	ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE Organization address address: AVENUE DE WAGRAM 22 city: PARIS 08 postcode: 75008 website: www.edf.fr contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	FR (PARIS 08)	participant	125˙044.00
8	AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE Organization address address: LUNGOTEVERE GRANDE AMMIRAGLIO THAON DI REVEL 76 city: ROMA postcode: 196 website: http://www.enea.it contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	IT (ROMA)	participant	109˙125.00
9	INZINIERSKA VYPOCTOVA SPOLOCNOST TRNAVA S.R.O. INZINIERSKA VYPOCTOVA SPOLOCNOST TRNAVA S.R.O. Organization address address: JANA HOLLEHO 5 city: TRNAVA postcode: 917 01 website: www.ivstt.sk contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	SK (TRNAVA)	participant	108˙500.00
10	HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM DRESDEN-ROSSENDORF EV HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM DRESDEN-ROSSENDORF EV Organization address address: BAUTZNER LANDSTRASSE 400 city: DRESDEN postcode: 1328 website: www.hzdr.de contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	DE (DRESDEN)	participant	96˙600.00
11	AREVA NP SAS AREVA NP SAS Organization address address: 1 PLACE JEAN MILLIER TOUR AREVA city: COURBEVOIE postcode: 92400 website: www.areva.com contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	FR (COURBEVOIE)	participant	82˙875.00
12	Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy Organization address address: VUORIMIEHENTIE 3 city: Espoo postcode: 2150 website: www.vtt.fi contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	FI (Espoo)	participant	80˙456.00
13	CENTRUM VYZKUMU REZ SRO CENTRUM VYZKUMU REZ SRO Organization address address: HLAVNI 130 city: HUSINEC-REZ postcode: 250 68 website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	CZ (HUSINEC-REZ)	participant	80˙000.00
14	NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP Organization address address: WESTERDUINWEG 3 city: PETTEN postcode: 1755 LE website: www.nrg.eu contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	NL (PETTEN)	participant	69˙825.00
15	IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE Organization address address: SOUTH KENSINGTON CAMPUS EXHIBITION ROAD city: LONDON postcode: SW7 2AZ website: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/ contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	UK (LONDON)	participant	58˙030.00
16	NARODOWE CENTRUM BADAN JADROWYCH NARODOWE CENTRUM BADAN JADROWYCH Organization address address: ULICA ANDRZEJA SOLTANA 7 city: OTWOCK postcode: 05 400 website: www.ncbj.gov.pl contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	PL (OTWOCK)	participant	57˙600.00
17	Fortum Power and Heat Oy Fortum Power and Heat Oy Organization address address: Keilanimentie 1 city: Espoo postcode: 48 website: www.fortum.com contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	FI (Espoo)	participant	47˙812.00
18	ENERGIATUDOMANYI KUTATOKOZPONT ENERGIATUDOMANYI KUTATOKOZPONT Organization address address: KONKOLY THEGE MIKLOS UT 29-33 city: Budapest postcode: 1121 website: http://www.energia.mta.hu/ contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	HU (Budapest)	participant	46˙000.00
19	NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute Ltd. NUBIKI Nuclear Safety Research Institute Ltd. Organization address address: KONKOLY THEGE MIKLOS UTCA 29 33 6 EP city: BUDAPEST postcode: 1121 website: www.nubiki.hu contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	HU (BUDAPEST)	participant	45˙375.00
20	INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY - BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY - BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Organization address address: Tzarigradsko Shose 72 city: SOFIA postcode: 1784 website: http://www.inrne.bas.bg contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	BG (SOFIA)	participant	41˙400.00
21	LIETUVOS ENERGETIKOS INSTITUTAS LIETUVOS ENERGETIKOS INSTITUTAS Organization address address: Breslaujos g. 3 city: KAUNAS postcode: LT-44403 website: http://www.lei.lt contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	LT (KAUNAS)	participant	28˙875.00
22	TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING Organization address address: BOULEVARD SIMON BOLIVAR 34 - 36 city: BRUXELLES postcode: 1000 website: www.tractebel-engineering-gdfsuez.com contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	BE (BRUXELLES)	participant	7˙875.00
23	GESELLSCHAFT FUR ANLAGEN UND REAKTORSICHERHEIT (GRS) gGmbH GESELLSCHAFT FUR ANLAGEN UND REAKTORSICHERHEIT (GRS) gGmbH Organization address address: SCHWERTNERGASSE 1 city: KOLN postcode: 50667 website: http://www.grs.de contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	DE (KOLN)	participant	0.00

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Project objective

The stabilization of molten corium is recognised as essential if a safe and stable state is to be reached following a severe accident. Among the possible options, In-Vessel Melt Retention (IVMR) appears as an attractive solution that would minimize the risks of containment failure (less Hydrogen produced, no corium-concrete interaction), if it can be proved to be feasible. The strategy is already adopted for the VVER 440 type 213 based on thorough research work for the Finnish Loviisa NPP and Hungarian Paks NPP. It is also included in the design of some new Gen.III reactors like AP-1000, APR 1400 and Chinese CPR-1000. It has also been studied in the past for other reactor concepts like KERENA (BWR) or VVER-640. Current approaches for reactors with relatively small power, such as VVER 440 or AP600, use conservative assumptions. However, for higher power reactors (around 1000 MWe), it is necessary to evaluate the IVMR strategy with best-estimate methods in order to address the uncertainties associated with the involved phenomena. Additional R&D is needed to ensure and demonstrate adequate safety margins, including identification of efficient technical solutions for the external cooling of the vessel and performing best-estimate evaluation of relevant scenarios. Among other provisions, the possibility of cooling the corium inside the vessel by direct injection of water into the degraded core, may be considered because it is likely to remove a significant part of the residual power. The goal of the project is an analysis of the applicability and technical feasibility of the IVMR strategy to high power reactors, both for existing ones (e.g. VVER 1000 type 320 units) as well as for future reactors of different types (PWR or BWR). The main outcomes of the project will be elevant assumptions and scenarios to estimate the maximum heat load on the vessel wall, improved numerical tools for the analysis of IVMR issues and a harmonized methodology on the IVMR.

Deliverables

List of deliverables.
Final report on simulant stratified pool	Documents, reports	2020-03-13 11:49:07
Final report on top cooling	Documents, reports	2020-03-13 10:23:29
Final project report	Documents, reports	2020-03-13 11:18:37
Report on CERES tests	Documents, reports	2020-03-13 11:17:05
Synthesis report on spray cooling	Documents, reports	2020-03-11 10:38:05
Report on experimental study of spray cooling	Documents, reports	2020-03-06 14:57:10
Review of alternative innovations	Documents, reports	2020-03-06 14:57:03
Synthesis report on corium pool behaviour	Documents, reports	2020-03-06 14:56:38
Final report on the large scale cold-crucible experiment	Documents, reports	2020-03-06 14:56:48
Review of spray cooling	Documents, reports	2020-03-06 14:56:49
Report on mechanical resistance	Documents, reports	2020-03-06 14:56:42
Review of vessel coating	Documents, reports	2020-03-06 14:56:53
Report on the use of CFD	Documents, reports	2020-03-06 14:57:11
Communication action Plan	Documents, reports	2020-03-06 14:57:01
Final report on critical scenarios	Documents, reports	2020-02-27 15:44:32
Methodology - Synthesis	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:41
Final report on core debris coolability	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:41
Results of the PIRT on phenomena relevant for IVR modelling	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:41
Final report on innovations	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:41
Review of baffling of the vessel	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:41
Final report on full scale tests	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:40
Report on modelling	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:41
Final report on oxide conductivity	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:40
Review of active passive/injection systems	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:40
Final report on melt properties	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:40
Influence of oxidation and fluid properties on boiling and CHF: Results of the CNU-M1 and ANUBIS tests	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:40
3rd periodic report	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:40
Final report on core reflood	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:40
Review of instrumentation for SAMG	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:40
First periodic report	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:39
IVMR website	Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes	2020-02-14 10:25:39
2nd periodic report	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:39
Preliminary report on spray cooling	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:39
Minutes of the kick-off meeting	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:39
Final report on small scale tests	Documents, reports	2020-02-14 10:25:39

Take a look to the deliverables list in detail: detailed list of IVMR deliverables.

Publications

List of publications.
year	authors and title	journal	last update
2019	Adrien Pivano, Pascal Piluso, Nourdine Chikhi, Jules Delacroix, Pascal Fouquart, Romain Le Tellier Experiments on interactions of molten steel with suboxidized corium crust for in-vessel melt retention published pages: 110271, ISSN: 0029-5493, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2019.110271	Nuclear Engineering and Design 355	2020-02-14
2018	N. Chikhi, P. Fouquart, J. Delacroix, P. Piluso Measurement of Type 304L Stainless Steel and 16MND5 Ferritic Steel Density and Surface Tension: Possible Impact for Stratified Molten Pool published pages: 200-212, ISSN: 0029-5450, DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2018.1486160	Nuclear Technology 205/1-2	2020-02-14
2019	Alice Seibert, Dragos Staicu, David Bottomley, Marco Cologna, Jacobus Boshoven, Herwin Hein, Emthetal Kassim, Sarah Nourry, Markus Ernstberger, Davide Robba, Rudy Konings Thermophysical properties of U, Zr-oxides as prototypic corium materials published pages: 165-177, ISSN: 0022-3115, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.04.019	Journal of Nuclear Materials 520	2020-02-14
2018	F. Fichot, L. CarÃ©nini, M. Sangiorgi, S. Hermsmeyer, A. Miassoedov, S. Bechta, J. Zdarek, D. Guenadou Some considerations to improve the methodology to assess In-Vessel Retention strategy for high-power reactors published pages: 36-45, ISSN: 0306-4549, DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2018.03.040	Annals of Nuclear Energy 119	2020-02-14
2018	Mindaugas ValinÄius, Tadas Kaliatka, Algirdas Kaliatka, Eugenijus UÅ¡puras Modelling of Severe Accident and In-Vessel Melt Retention Possibilities in BWR Type Reactor published pages: 1-14, ISSN: 1687-6075, DOI: 10.1155/2018/7162387	Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations 2018	2020-02-14
2015	R. Gencheva, A. Stefanova, P. Groudev Plant application of ICARE/ASTECv2.0r3 computer code for investigation of in-vessel melt retention in VVER-1000 reactor design published pages: 207-212, ISSN: 0306-4549, DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2015.02.039	Annals of Nuclear Energy 81	2020-02-14
2018	L. CarÃ©nini, F. Fichot, N. Seignour Modelling issues related to molten pool behaviour in case of In-Vessel Retention strategy published pages: 363-374, ISSN: 0306-4549, DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2018.04.032	Annals of Nuclear Energy 118	2020-02-14
2018	Afaque Shams Towards the accurate numerical prediction of thermal hydraulic phenomena in corium pools published pages: 234-246, ISSN: 0306-4549, DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2018.03.031	Annals of Nuclear Energy 117	2020-02-14
2017	Peter Matejovic, Miroslav Barnak, Milan Bachraty, Lubomir Vranka, Robert Berky Adoption of in-vessel retention concept for VVER-440/V213 reactors in Central European Countries published pages: 93-109, ISSN: 0029-5493, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.01.015	Nuclear Engineering and Design 314	2020-02-14
2016	R. Gencheva, A. Stefanova, P. Groudev, B. Chatterjee, D. Mukhopadhyay Study of in-vessel melt retention for VVER-1000/v320 reactor published pages: 208-217, ISSN: 0029-5493, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.12.031	Nuclear Engineering and Design 298	2020-02-14
2016	Didier Jacquemain, Didier Vola, Renaud Meignen, Jean-Michel Bonnet, Florian Fichot, Emmanuel Raimond, Marc Barrachin Past and Future Research at IRSN on Corium Progression and Related Mitigation Strategies in a Severe Accident published pages: 161-174, ISSN: 0029-5450, DOI: 10.13182/NT16-13	Nuclear Technology 196/2	2020-02-14

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