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1 HTR related activities in The Netherlands Aliki van Heek 28 March 2011

2 Organisations in The Netherlands HTR related research is carried out by: - NRG - Delft University of Technology 2

3 Dutch nuclear research programme Sponsored by Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs Research programme on 4th Generation Nuclear Energy Systems: - HTR/VHTR - LWR/SCWR - (S)FR and ADS Contributes to projects of European Commission: - Sixth/Seventh Framework Programme, EURATOM: - RAPHAEL / ARCHER - CARBOWASTE - EUROPAIRS Autonomous topics complementary to EURATOM projects 3

4 European HTR related projects (1) RAPHAEL : ReActor for Process heat, Hydrogen And ELectricity generation ARCHER : Advanced High-Temperature Reactors for Cogeneration of Heat and Electricity R&D CARBOWASTE : Treatment and Disposal of Irradiated Graphite and other CARBOnaceous WASTE EUROPAIRS : End-User Requirements for industrial Process heat Applications with Innovative nuclear Reactors for Sustainable energy supply 4

5 RAPHAEL project research areas Fuel Materials Core behaviour Energy conversion Waste behaviour Plant safety Systems integration 5

6 HTR Fuel Pebble fuel Prismatic fuel 6

7 RAPHAEL Subproject Fuel Technology: fuel irradiation PYCASSO 7

8 PYCASSO PIE SEM microscopy 8

9 Additional PIE by NRG XRD pressure test 9

10 Fuel research with X-ray tomography (1) Scope: faeasibility study of X-ray tomography on HTR fuel elements Method: to make a 3D density distribution by software, by turning the pebble step-by-step and making photographs continually Result: tomography in which 100% of the particles could be identified and localised 10

11 Fuel research with X-ray tomography (2) Also 3D measurement of individual HTR fuel particles Software gives different cross sections of the 3D density distribution based on many digitised X-ray images on different rotation positions. Large impact: less destructive PIE needed 11

12 Stress (MPa) RAPHAEL Subproject Materials: work package 5: Design rules, example of contribution BM-L irrad. BM-L BM-T irrad. BM-T WM irrad. WM XW irrad. XW RCC-MR lower limit RCC-MR average rupture time (hrs) stress tests of irradiated steel specimens of modified 9Cr reactor vessel steel 12

13 Relative Volume Change (%) Subproject Materials: work package 4: Graphite Irradiation Programme Experiment Target Specimens INNOGRAPH-1A 750 C, medium dose ~ 200 INNOGRAPH-1B 750 C, high dose ~ 150 INNOGRAPH-2A 900 C, medium dose ~ 150 INNOGRAPH-2B 900 C, high dose ~ FP5 Neutron Fluence FP6 13

14 Subproject Materials: work package 4: Graphite Instrumentation Drum-based configuration INNOGRAPH-1 Scientific instrumentation: 24 Thermocouples. 9 neutron fluence detector sets 14

15 Subproject Materials: work package 4: Graphite specimen retrieval after irradiation Retrieving specimens in lead cells Drum Removing cover Ready to push specimens out 200 specimens! 15

16 Subproject Materials: work package 4: Graphite post irradiation examination 16

17 Safety analyses: SPECTRA model PBMR with dust concentrations Dust concentration: particles/m 3 17

18 NRG contribution to CARBOWASTE Intercomparison test (round robin) and sample management Identification and making of new products (SiC) from recycled carbon Disposal behaviour of carboneaceous wastes (SiC) 18

19 HTR Installed Reactor Capacity [MWe]. NRG contribution to EUROPAIRS AGR & Magnox LWR (UOX) LWR (MOX) PHWR VVER HTR Gen-III LWR Generating industrial interest Roadmapping Scenario modelling of HTR deployment Geological Repositories (SF & HLW) Year HTR LWR Total , , , , , ,0 Year 50000,0 0,0 19

20 NRG activities on Gas-cooled Fast Reactors In the framework of EU Project GCFR, succeeded by GoFastR: Transient analysis with thermal hydraulics code SPECTRA on prototype design ETDR Shielding analysis for ETDR Preparation of a MOX fuel irradiation experiment in the Petten HFR biological shield DHR MHX 20

21 Summary NRG plays a leading role in the European HTR research community HFR important tool - With fabrication and PIE possibilities Also: - Safety related system modelling - Chemical analysis 21

22 Thank you for your attention 22

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