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Potential Romanian offer for GIF R&D

Potential Romanian offer for GIF R&D. Rodin Traicu RAAN. TRIGA Reactors High-Inherent Nuclear Safety, intended to Fuel and Materials Testing in Steady – State and Pulse Modes. Post-Irradiation Examination Laboratories for Evaluation of Nuclear Fuel and Structural Materials Behavior.

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Potential Romanian offer for GIF R&D

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  1. Potential Romanian offer for GIF R&D Rodin Traicu RAAN

  2. TRIGA Reactors High-Inherent Nuclear Safety, intended to Fuel and Materials Testing in Steady – State and Pulse Modes Post-Irradiation Examination Laboratories for Evaluation of Nuclear Fuel and Structural Materials Behavior Laboratories specialized in Physical, Chemical and Materials / Equipment Testing and Diagnosis High Activity Gamma Irradiation Station (SIGMA) ICN ASSETS Radioactive Waste Treatment Plant based on Qualified and Authorized Technologies and Staff Fuelling Machine Heads Testing Rig High Pressure Loops for Testing of Nuclear Fuel and Nuclear Equipment Mechanical Workshops dealing with Precision Mechanics, Pressure Equipment, Lifting Devices sustained by Special Authorized Processes and Distinct Laboratories for Material and Quality Control Laboratories for Fuel Elements Manufacturing and Experimental Development of Technologies for Advanced Fuel Fabrication

  3. Reactor Physics and Nuclear Safety • Experience in: • Continuous improvement of the nuclear installation safety through nuclear safety analysis upgrading, and computer codes and models development. • Current Activities: • Reactor Physics Analysis • Thermo-hydraulic Analysis • Reactor Physics Computer Methods and Codes Development • Nuclear Safety Analysis for NPP • Safety Assessment for Radioactive Wastes Repositories • Neutronic Design of In-Pile Irradiation of Romanian CANDU Type Fuel in TRIGA Reactor • Probabilistic Safety Analysis for Cernavoda NPP, research reactors and conventional installations • Development of experimental methods for reactor physics • Experimental Facilities: • Reference Neutron Spectrum Devices for Thermal and Epithermal Energies (to be Assessed as a Neutron Flux Density Etalon) • Neutron Source Graphite Pile for Low Neutron Flux Measurements • High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Chain

  4. TRIGA reactor (1) US General Atomics design for materials testing - used in Romanian nuclear fuel licensing • irradiation tests on structural materials and nuclear fuel for CANDU type nuclear power plants. • Irradiated and non-irradiated nuclear fuel behavior analysis in transient regime. - radioisotopes and irradiated materials production with applications in health, industry and environment areas • Current activities: • Irradiation tests on: • TRIGA Nuclear fuel, • experimental CANDU SEU-43 fuel type • Cernavoda NPP fuel - in accident conditions – LOCA, RIA Structural materials irradiation in inactive environment (Helium) Power cycling tests with technical conditions specified by the beneficiary

  5. TRIGA reactor (2) Strategic plan (2006 – 2010) • Maintenance of operational status of the reactor; • Continuing TRIGA SSR 14MW conversion from HEU to LEU; • Activities to ensure higher thermal flux for experimental channels; • SEU 43 type experimental fuel elements testing according to specifications; • RIA type test in ACPR, on pre-irradiated fuel; • Alternate/multiple use of neutron flux in the reactor core and from horizontal beam tubes; • Radioisotope production for pharmaceutical applications.

  6. Nuclear Materials and Corrosion (1) • 35 years experience in: • Nuclear materials behavior study in NPP’s, under normal, abnormal and severe accident conditions. • Development of manufacturing and control technologies for advanced nuclear fuels

  7. Nuclear Materials and Corrosion (2) Current Activities: • Thermo-mechanical testing of metallic and ceramic materials under different state ofstress and environment conditions; • investigation of degradation mechanisms acting in the NPP systems/components materials; • Fracture mechanical analysis; • Zirconium alloys and UO2 pellets behavior under sever accident conditions; • Microstructural and fracture surfaces analysis; • Micro- and nano-structural analysis; • DRX and texture analysis; • Development of technologies for UO2 sinterable powders and sintered pellets with controlled microstructure;

  8. Post-Irradiation Examination Laboratory Direct connected to the TRIGA reactor • Activities • CANDU fuel and structural materials behavior investigation after irradiation in Cernavoda NPP and in Romanian TRIGA research reactor. • Manufacturing of sealed nuclear radiation sources and radioisotopes used in industriy, agriculture and medicine. • Radioactive waste characterization and treatment.

  9. OUT-OF-PILE-TESTING Experience and activities: • design, manufacturing and test of the equipment and facilities for Out–of-Pile testing • design, manufacturing and operation of the specialized unique devices for Out-of-Pile testing on nuclear fuel • nuclear and non-nuclear materials Out-of-Pile testing

  10. THANK YOU! INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH PO.Box 78 No. 1, Campului Str. 115400 – Mioveni, Arges County, Romania Tel: (+40)248.21.34.00 Fax: (+40)248.26.24.49 email: secretariat@scn.ro Web: http://www.scn.ro

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