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OBJECTIVES
- Development and improvement of High Performance Computing simulation tools for fuel element behavior in Gen2&3 nuclear reactors
- Integration of this advanced simulation approach in the industrial framework
- Education and Training focused on the link between basic research, open source development and industrial applications
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EXPECTED IMPACT
- Basic research results with a multi-scale characterization of fuel mechanical behavior based on experiments coupling with simulation
- 3D simulation open source codes for the fuel element behavior at engineering and microstructure scales
- Qualification of 3D codes with Verification, Validation and Uncertainties Analysis
- Improved industrial model based on Machine Learning and AI methods
- Fuel safety analysis with advanced tools for Gen 2&3 reactors including enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel concepts.
- Open publications, Workshops, Schools, MOOC dedicated to fuel performance codes
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Experimental device for creep tests on irradiated fuel samples,
- Physical data for fuel mechanical properties
- Improved physics-based mechanical laws for fuel and cladding
- Validated open source computational tools for thermomechanical simulation :
- MMM mesoscale (microstructure scale) code
- OFFBEAT engineering scale simulation code (fuel element)
- Prototype tool (meshless SPH method)
- Improved models for industrial Fuel Performance Codes
- Safety assessment for operating transients and DBA (state of the art fuel and eATF).
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PARTNERS
CEA, CIEMAT, EDF, ENEA, FRAMATOME, LEI, NINE, POLIMI, SINTEC, UJV REZ, UNIPI, VTT, KTH, JRC, PSI, EPFL, BANGOR, NNL
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DURATION
Start: November 1st 2022 – Duration 54 months
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CONTACT
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