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Financement de l’UE (5 092 627 €) : Techniques de surveillance de base et validation et démonstration expérimentales Hor25/05/2017 Programme de recherche et d'innovation de l'UE « Horizon »
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Techniques de surveillance de base et validation et démonstration expérimentales
The CORTEX project aims at developing an innovative core monitoring technique that allows detecting anomalies in nuclear reactors, such as excessive vibrations of core internals, flow blockage, coolant inlet perturbations, etc. The technique will be based on primarily using the inherent fluctuations in neutron flux recorded by in-core and ex-core instrumentation, from which the anomalies will be differentiated depending on their type, location and characteristics. The method is non-intrusive and does not require any external perturbation of the system. The project will result in a deepened understanding of the physical processes involved. This will allow utilities to detect operational problems at a very early stage and to take proper actions before such problems have any adverse effect on plant safety and reliability. With an ageing fleet of nuclear reactors utilizing more challenging fuel assembly designs, core loadings, and operating more often in load-follow, new operational problems have been observed during the last decade and will become more frequent in the future. By making the detection and characterization of anomalies possible, the availability of nuclear-generated electricity will be further improved. This will contribute to a lowering of the CO2 footprint to the environment and to a higher availability of cheap base-load electricity to the consumers. By implementing the technique in the existing fleet of reactors, the technique will have a major impact. Moreover, the technique, being generic in nature, can be applied to future reactor types and designs. In order to develop a method that can reach a high Technology Readiness Level, the consortium was strategically structured around the required core expertise from all the necessary actors of the nuclear industry, both within Europe and outside. The broad expertise of the consortium members ensures the successful development of new in-situ monitoring techniques.
| Analysis AND Measurement Services Corporation | 0,00 € |
| Chalmers Tekniska Hogskola AB | 788 278 € |
| Commissariat a L Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives | 423 113 € |
| Ecole Polytechnique Federale DE Lausanne | 810 250 € |
| Erevnitiko Panepistimiako Institouto Systimaton Epikoinonion Kai Ypologiston | 223 375 € |
| Gesellschaft FUR Anlagen UND Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH | 400 000 € |
| HUN-REN Energiatudomanyi Kutatokozpont | 83 000 € |
| Kernkraftwerk Gosgen-Daniken AG | 62 475 € |
| LGI Sustainable Innovation | 217 019 € |
| National University Corporation Kyoto University | 0,00 € |
| Paul Scherrer Institut | 338 315 € |
| Preussenelektra GmbH | 0,00 € |
| Technische Universitaet Dresden | 344 750 € |
| Technische Universitaet Muenchen | 325 708 € |
| TUV Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH | 73 700 € |
| TUV Rheinland Istec GmbH,Institut FUR Sicherheitstechnologie | 210 900 € |
| Ujv Rez AS | 140 750 € |
| Universidad Politecnica de Madrid | 132 993 € |
| Universitat Politecnica de Valencia | 318 500 € |
| University of Lincoln | 199 503 € |
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/754316
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