Advanced fuelS for Generation IV reActors: Reprocessing and Dissolution

Provider

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

Programme

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Call for proposals

RP - Spolufinancování programu Evropských společenství

Main participants

České vysoké učení technické v Praze / Fakulta jaderná a fyzikálně inženýrská

Contest type

RP - Co-financing of EC programme

Contract ID

MSMT-34668/2012-32

Project name in Czech

Advanced fuelS for Generation IV reActors: Reprocessing and Dissolution

Annotation in Czech

Nuclear power issues have been attracting research interest for decades even since the actual use of power reactors using oxide fuels was considered a mature science. It has mainly been due to one of the great drawbacks of nuclear power, the waste handling. Presently, there is a renaissance in nuclear power research focused on a new generation of reactor concepts utilising more of the inherent energy of the fuels. Additionally, these new concepts will also produce less radioactive waste, which is radiotoxic for a shorter time frame. If such concept succeeds, nuclear power can be considered almost sustainable bearing in mind that the waste we already have generated may be used for next generations. In order to reach these goals, there are several issuesto be considered and the future nuclear fuel is one of the most important ones. ASGARD project will conduct crosscutting studies in synergy with the current nuclear fuel and waste research projects in Europe (e.g. ACSEPT and FAIRFUELS projects), but will also extend further into the research on new innovative nuclear concepts (SFR-Prototype, MYRRHA). ASGARD will provide a structured R&D framework for developing compatible techniques for dissolution, reprocessing and manufacturing of new nuclear fuels.The fuels to be considered will mainly consist of the next generation of fuels, e.g. oxides, nitrides and carbides, since the current oxide fuels and their reprocessing is dealt within already existing projects. An educational programme will be implemented to share the knowledge between students, researchers in the fuel manufacturing and the fuel reprocessing communities. The challenging objectives of ASGARD will be addressed by a multi-disciplinary consortium composed of European universities, nuclearresearch bodies and major industrial stakeholders. ASGARD will be an essential contribution to the development of new sustainable nuclear fuel cycle concepts and thus pave the road to more sustainable nuclear future.

R&D category

ZV - Basic research

CEP classification - main branch

DL - Nuclear waste, radioactive pollution and control

CEP - secondary branch

CH - Nuclear and quantum chemistry, photo chemistry

CEP - another secondary branch

CB - Analytical chemistry, separation

OECD FORD - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)

10402 - Inorganic and nuclear chemistry<br>10406 - Analytical chemistry<br>10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Provider evaluation

U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)

Project results evaluation

Following the condition that the candidate of financial contribution was evaluated and afterwards selected by international provider in accordance with the rules of the program the Ministry of Education, Youth ans Sports does not realize the evaluation of project results. The project is evaluated only after its approval by an international provider.

Realization period - beginning

Jan 1, 2012

Realization period - end

Dec 31, 2015

Project status

U - Finished project

Latest support payment

Mar 4, 2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Data delivery code

CEP16-MSM-7G-U/01:1

Data delivery date

Oct 2, 2017

Total approved costs

7,856 thou. CZK

Public financial support

1,684 thou. CZK

Other public sources

0 thou. CZK

Non public and foreign sources

6,172 thou. CZK