ENEA's industrial promotion programme in support of Italian nuclear power plants

In connection with the implementation of the Italian Energy Plan, ENEA has been assigned the role of supporting industrial activities in the field of nuclear power plants through a technological support programme. The paper provides information on ENEA's Industrial Promotion Programme, strategic objectives pursued, financial and personnel resources utilized and the main results achieved. The programme, besides being finalized as regards safety aspects, in terms of preventing, mitigating and managing accidents, concerns the development of the main systems and components of a power plant, covering major aspects of design, building, verification methods and technologies. Besides the technical and technological results achieved both as regards new components and systems, the management structure and methods followed and experimented with in conducting the programme are presented. (author). 2 tabs