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Gas cooled fast reactor research in Europe (GCFR and GoFastR projects)

Creators

  • 1. AMEC, Knutsford (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Cadarache, Paul Les Durance (France)
  • 3. Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen (Switzerland)
  • 4. Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranic Elements, Karlsruhe (Germany)

Description

The paper summarises the achievements of Euratom's research efforts into the GFR system, starting with the 5th Framework programme (FP5) GCFR project in 2000, through the FP6 project between 2005 and 2009 and looking ahead to the proposed activities within the current 7th Framework Programme (FP7). It consists of the following sections: (i) Introduction; (ii) The potential of GFR; (iii) EURATOM GFR projects - (a) ALLEGRo: a GFR Demonstrator; (b) GFR Development; (c) Fuel concepts development; (d) Dissemination of project information; (e) Education and training; (f) Future direction of the project; and (g) International collaboration

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FISA 2009 - 7th European Commission conference on EURATOM research and training in reactor systems. Conference proceedings

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation_en;

Publishing Information

Publisher
European Commission
Imprint Place
Brussels (European Commission (EC))
ISBN
13-978-92-79-13302-2
Imprint Title
FISA 2009 - 7th European Commission conference on EURATOM research and training in reactor systems. Conference proceedings
Imprint Pagination
744 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 370-383
ISSN
1018-5593
Report number
INIS-CZ--0123

Conference

Title
FISA 2009 - 7. European Commission conference on Euratom research and training in reactor systems
Dates
22-24 Jun 2009
Place
Prague (Czech Republic)

INIS

Country of Publication
European Commission (EC), Brussels (Belgium)
Country of Input or Organization
Czech Republic
INIS RN
43035151
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS; DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS; EURATOM; FAST REACTORS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Descriptors DEC
COOPERATION; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; REACTORS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract 012773 (FI6O)
Notes
Presented in section Innovative nuclear systems including partitioning and transmutation; 4 figs., 12 refs.
Collaborations
GCFR Project; GoFastR Project