CAREM project development activities

The CAREM project involves technological and engineering solutions, as well as several innovative design features that must be properly demonstrated during the design phase. Also specific codes used for modelling systems related with safety issues to obtain design parameters (e.g. primary cooling system, reactor core, fuel design, etc.) must be verified and validated against world-wide benchmark and/or experimental data to build confidence in their results. This paper describes main issues of the development program ongoing as part of the design phase of the CAREM project, which includes the design and construction of several experimental facilities and engineering mock ups. Main results obtained from the test facilities and validation of codes are also presented. (author)