Wir schaffen Wissen heute für morgen

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1 Wir schaffen Wissen heute für morgen Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) J. Dreier (on behalf of NES acting head M. Zimmermann) Paul Scherrer Institute and its Nuclear Energy and Safety Research Department Visit of EPFL/ETHZ NE Master Students at PSI-NES,

2 Overview PSI premises NES Offices Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #2

3 History of Nuclear Energy & Safety Research in CH 1955 Atoms for Peace Conference in Geneva 1955 Founding of the Reaktor AG, 1960 adopted by the federation EIR 1956 Saphir Reactor (-2000) 1960 Diorit Reactor (-1977) 1963 Hot Laboratory 1968 PROTEUS (-2012) 1988 Founding of the Paul Scherrer Institut Paul Scherrer ( ) Studied physics and mathematics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, in Königsberg and Göttingen in Germany Director of the Institute of Physics (ETHZ) Well-known for the clarity of his lectures Research in X-ray scattering and nuclear physics 1946: President of the Swiss Study Commission on Atomic Energy Involved in the founding of the Reaktor AG Involved in the founding of CERN Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #3

4 Political Embedding of PSI Swiss Federal Government EDA WBF EJPD VBS EFD EDI UVEK Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology ETHZ Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich EPFL Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne PSI Paul Scherrer Institute Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing WSL Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forestry, Snow and Landscape Eawag Swiss Federal Institute for Water Resources and Water Pollution Control Universities Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #4

5 To play a leading role at international level in: Structural bio-sciences Mission of PSI Physics of condensed matter Fundamental questions on nature by using large-scale research facilities (SLS, SmS, SINQ, particle beams and satellites) new user facility under construction: SwissFEL (Free Electron Laser) To perform energy research, primarily using complex facilities, towards an efficient, environmentally friendly and reliable energy supply To exploit its nuclear infrastructure for radiochemistry, radio pharmacy and proton therapy Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #5

6 PSI-Research Fields Nuclear Energy and Safety NES General Energy ENE Synchrotron Radiation and Nano-Technology SYN Life Sciences BIO Large Research Facilities GFA Condensed Matter Research with Neutrons and Muons NUM Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #6

7 Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #7 Structure of PSI & Embedding of NES

8 PSI Budget & Share of Energy Research 2013 Total Budget 348 MCHF (PSI and third-party funds) Solid State Physics and Materials Sciences 35 % Particle Physics 8 % Nuclear Energy Research 13 % Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #8 Life Sciences 24 % Staff ~ 1900 (~ 350 ext. fin.) PostDocs ~ 150 PhD students ~ 300 Apprentices ~ 80 External Users ~ 2000 Scientific Publications ~ 900 Employes with teaching duties ~ % General Energy Research Energy Research in PSI s Budget: 1/3

9 Nuclear Fission Research and Education in CH A basic element of Swiss R&D-Policy, as formulated currently in the Swiss Roadmap for Energy Research R&D on international level under the demanding guidelines and control of the ETH-domain Performed almost entirely in PSI s Nuclear Energy and Safety Department, financed with federal and other institutional means (~50/50%) Ties with university-level education at the Federal Institutes of Technology and Universities At EPFL: Chair in Reactor Physics & Systems Behaviour At ETHZ: Chair in Nuclear Systems Engineering At University of Berne: Chair in Mineralogy Joint ETHZ/EPFL Nuclear Engineering Master Programme Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #9

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11 NES within PSI Premises: Aerial Photography River Aare ZWILAG Hotlab PANDA ARTIST PROTEUS PSI East NES Offices Reactorschool SINQ PSI West SLS Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #11

12 Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #12 The Structure of the Department NES

13 NES Figures March 2014 Staff Scient./Techn. 150 PhD Students 25 Postdocs 21 Professors 3 Staff Total 199 Budget [CHF] PSI Staff PSI Consumables PSI Infrastructure Third Party Budget Total 12 Mio 1.8 Mio 6 Mio 20 Mio 40 Mio Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #13

14 Nuclear Energy and Safety (NES) Department NES Visitors Station: Information about NES activities for interested groups and the public Large-scale facility PANDA: drawing off heat by natural circulation Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #14

15 Key NES Goals Contributions to the safety of the Swiss nuclear power plants Investigation of safety characteristics of future reactor concepts and associated nuclear fuel cycles Evaluation of the safety of future repositories for radioactive waste Hot Laboratory Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #15

16 Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #16 NES Cooperation Network

17 Current NES Projects (in presentation order) - I Containment Thermal Hydraulics Study and modelling of mixing and 2-phase phenomena (including hydrogen phenomena), qualification of passive heat removal systems through integral and separate effect tests, validation of (new) TH codes Fundamental Fluid Dynamic Modeling Fundamental approaches, using HPC (high performance computing) technology, to mutliphase flow modelling related to safety, operation and life time management of nuclear installations Severe Accident Phenomenology Characterization and understanding of aerosol and iodine behaviour during severe accidents, integral and separate effects experiments, model development, plant modelling and support to SAMG (severe accident management guidelines Risk and Human Reliability (HRA) Treatment of the human factor in Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) Technology Assessment Energy and transport systems analyses and evaluation, life cycle analysis, stakeholders involvement Energy Scenario Modeling Analyses of long-term, energy-technology transitions at the Swiss, European and global levels Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #17

18 Current NES Projects (in presentation order) - II Nuclear Fuels R&D High-burnup fuel characteristics, advanced fuel materials, cladding behaviour and characterisation, modelling Material Ageing and Structural Integrity (INTEGER) Environment and irradiation assisted corrosion, ageing mechanisms, damage characterisation and monitoring (diagnostics) Advanced Nuclear Materials Characterisation of materials for applications in very high-temperature reactors, development of models for their behaviour Analytical Techniques (fuels) Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #18

19 Current NES Projects (in presentation order) - III Neutron Imaging LWR Core & Transient Analysis (STARS) Deterministic analysis of the behaviour of Swiss NPPs, expertise for safety authorities and NPP operators Generation IV Fast Reactor Studies (FAST) Code system development and applications for safety analyses of advanced fastspectrum reactors (actinide management) Experimental Reactor Physics Representativity of an Integral Reactor Experiment LWR-Proteus vs. NPP at full power Waste Management Geochemistry of repository systems, transport phenomena for substances from a final repository, contributions to safety assessments Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #19

20 Morning Agenda * Each presentation (no more than 10 minutes, using 5-6 slides) will sketch the corresponding PSI-project activities in terms of general context and goals, as well as the scientific/technological challenges. The last of the shown slides will, under Examples of possible Master research topics, list 1 or 2 titles, indicating in each case as to whether the proposed topic mainly entails experiments, or numerical simulation, or both. Slides will be collected in digital form (pdf) during the event and published on the website of the master program. Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #20

21 Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #21 Afternoon Agenda

22 Many thanks for your attention and, many thanks to all the contributors to the visit of today. Any questions? Visit of NE Master Students at PSI-NES, , #22