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Interdisciplinary Programme

Mobilizing competences to address energy independence, climate change, and nuclear waste management issues. Collaboration with major actors in nuclear industry and research. French national research programme focusing on next-gen nuclear technologies and waste management. Formation through research in multidisciplinary fields.

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Interdisciplinary Programme

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  1. Interdisciplinary Programme Programmesur l’Aval du Cycle et l’EnergieNucléaire(Nuclear Energy and Backend Programme) H. Flocard

  2. Renewal of interest for Nuclear Energy Energy independence - Limitations on fossil fuel resources - Climate change issues - Limited potential or renewable energies - Anticipation of increased electricity needs (trains, urban transportation, heat pumps, hybrid or electric cars) - Additional energetic options (heat, H2 production, second generation agrofuels) Major actors in the field of nuclear energy Research (CEA, ANDRA) Safety (ASN, IRSN) Industry (AREVA, EDF) Two laws - on Energy (2005) et – on nuclear waste management. Definition of national research programme (2006 -> 2015) Separation, Transmutation, GEN-IV & geological storage Explicit request to CNRS to setup a programme with a view to organizing at the national level the activities of the academic community (CNRS + Universities) on these subjects. French Context H. Flocard

  3. Goals : Mobilizing competences of Academiaon Future Nuclear Energy (Scenarios, GEN-IV reactors, reprocessing, innovative materials for extreme conditions) Nuclear waste management (Confining Materials, Transmutation, underground storage, environmental issues) Civil nuclear energy related sociology issues Formation via research. Scope : Involved scientific communities Nuclear Physics Chemistry and Material Sciences Mathematics Earth Sciences Social Sciences Organization : PACEN structure IN2P3 ensures global overview of PACEN program on behalf of CNRS Collaboration frameworks on major scientific themes with industry and research centers (France and Europe) Independent initiatives on specific subjects PACEN – Goals, Scope & Organisation H. Flocard

  4. Nuclear Data for the Energy Production Cycles Accelerator Driven Systems Molten Salt Applications to Nuclear Energy GEN-IV systems dynamics and scenarios High intensity accelerators (see. J.L. Biarotte talk) PACEN – Nucl. Physics Related Activities H. Flocard

  5. A A-1 s(n,NC) ? = ? Pf’ Pf ? = ? Nuclear Data for Energy Production Cycles • - There is need for improvement of international Nuclear Data Tables • - for the numerical simulation of the behavior of future reactors (GEN-IV) • - for the evaluation of the transmutation potential of fast reactors and ADS • - The need concerns fission, capture and (n,xn) cross sections • - for the U-Pu cycle with a particular emphasis on transplutonium actinides • - for the Th-U cycle • The (near) impossibility of direct measurements has led to experimental and • theoretical improvements • - Development of indirect (surrogate) methods whith potential transposition to basic research on exotic nuclei properties • - Reexamination of the theoretical understanding of compound nuclear formation as well as fully microscopic description of fission process. Experimental Sites GELINA (Geel) AIFIRA (Bordeaux) NTOF (CERN) Tandem (Orsay) near future NFS (GANIL) (2011) H. Flocard

  6. Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS) - ADSs may significantly reduce the radiotoxicity of nuclear waste. - IN2P3 teams work on demonstrating the viability of the three main components of ADS - High intensity accelerators (see J.-L. Biarotte talk) - Spallation neutron source : - MEGAPIE Project @ PSI (2007) (1MW target) - Preliminary design of window free target + experiment “WebExpIr” - Subcritical reactor : operation and criticity control - MUSE @ MASURCA (Cadarache) (2000-2004) - GUINEVERE @ SCK-MOL (EUROTRANS) (2009) GENEPI III Accelerator GUINEVERE MEGAPIE Target VENUS subcritical reactor • IN2P3 participates to the preliminary technical • design of the MYRRHA project @ • (demonstrator of ADS technology & irradiation installation) • component of SNE-TP (2012) (FP7 Central Design Team project) H. Flocard

  7. Nuclear Systems and Deployment Scenarios • - There is presently a need for increased simulation capacity • - to investigate detailed properties of future reactors (systems) • - normal operation, • - incidental and accidental excursions • - to evaluate the viability of nuclear scenarios (steady & transition states) • - an analysis of fluxes of all matters (radiotoxicities, heat loads) in a (possibly multi-component) reactor fleet • - calculation of requirements (safety capacity) on all installations of the cycle (fuel fabrication, reprocessing, transportation, interim storage, geological storage) • IN2P3 teams have developped probabilistic versatile codes for moderated and fast reactors (neutronics + thermal-hydraulic) • - for solid fuel reactors (U-Pu or Th-U) – MURE (2009 registered on NEA code basis) • - for liquid fuel reactors (Th-U) – REM • Nuclear Scenario Evaluation Code • - the OSCAR code has been developped and tested • - via collaboration with CEA, IN2P3 can operate COSI code • - IN2P3 is in charge of the national evaluation • of ADS involving scenarios (multi-strata) • of Th-U cycle scenarios • of « symbiotic » multi-component scenarios H. Flocard

  8. Thorium Cycle & Molten Salt Reactors The IN2P3 teams have developed a novel concept of non moderated Th-MSR (TMSR) - It can act either as a breeder or a MA incinerator - It has been retained in the international GEN-IV « Strategic Research Agenda » • Incineration of G-III spent fuel inventory • - Plutonium • two orders of magnitude • Np, Am & Cm • one order of magnitude H. Flocard

  9. Summary • - Under the supervision of IN2P3, the CNRS has launched a comprehensive research • program PACEN in relation to civilian nuclear energy. • PACEN is concerned by all upstream research themes associated with future nuclear • energy (GEN-IV systems) and waste management (including ADS) It involves most • scientific communities within the CNRS and French universities from mathematics to • social sciences • - PACEN actions are defined in coordination with and for the most part co-financed by the • major french actors of the field (CEA, ANDRA, IRSN, EDF, AREVA) and european partners • (FP7) • The IN2P3 teams play an important role (~25%, ~30m.y/y of involved manpower) within • PACEN. IN2P3 physicists work in strong interaction with engineers, chemists and material • scientists and researchers from other (French and European) organizations. • - As far as the IN2P3 community is concerned, PACEN supports its activities on • - Nuclear Data production and evaluation • - Accelerator driven systems • - Numerical simulation of reactors and deployment scenarios of nuclear fleets • - Application of molten salt technology to nuclear energy • - High intensity accelerators • PACEN strives to maintain a constant and strong relation between its applied • activities and basic nuclear science. H. Flocard

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