New method developments and rationalization of tools for LMFBR design in the frame of the European collaboration

The collaboration in Western Europe on fast reactor works has been active for more than two decades. The present collaboration on the research and development was initiated by the inter-government memorandum of understanding in January, 1984, and the research and development agreement was formally signed in January, 1989. The agreement originally involved the governments of France, the FRG, the U.K., Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands, though the latter three have since withdrawn. The works of the research and development collaboration is controlled by the steering committee with a permanent secretariat, and the technical works are overseen by 11 committees, the AGTs, each related to a specific topic. AGT3 is related to plant performance. The objective of the works is to provide for those performing design calculation with the calculating method and the data, and to recommend bias factors where necessary. It was agreed to use only one scheme for future works by all the partners. ERANOS functionalities, software and quality assurance aspects and so on are described. (K.I.)