OBJECTIVES

Management, exploitation and assessment of knowledge in the Severe Accident (SA) field is the top level objective of SEAKNOT. In order to achieve it, some specific goals are pursued:

  • To carry out a critical analysis of the current knowledge on SAs to make recommendations on the way forward to significantly reduce risks associated with existing and forthcoming nuclear technologies (SMLWRs & ATFs).
  • To identify experimental research needs required to support and optimize SA mitigation measures, including an assessment of the current and future EU SA facilities.
  • To strengthen the background and the skills of the young generation on SA through the implementation of an efficient plan to achieve Knowledge and Know-how Transfer (K2T) from senior scientists and engineers.

As a consequence, the major outcomes of the project have been identified as:

  • Phenomena Identification Ranking Table (PIRT) on SA
  • SA Validation Database Directory
  • SA experimental infrastructure network, including a mapping of existing facilities and needs
  • Knowledge spreading (SA Textbook, new editions of SA Phenomenology Course and ERMSAR Conference)
  • Ambitious mobility granting for MSc/PhD students and young researchers

2024 Forum Poster

EXPECTED IMPACTS
  • Enhance NPP safety outlining the most efficient path for investigation to be conducted in the coming years.
  • Maintain and further expand EC expertise in SA domain.
  • Strengthen the abilities and skills of the workforce responsible for conducting such research.
  • Reinforce education & training activities on SA.

Dissemination actions will have three axes: scientific, supporting the creation and diffusion of high-quality applied knowledge; societal, generating knowledge that support the uptake of innovative solutions to address global challenges, including SDG7 Clean Energy; and economic, facilitating technological development, demonstration and deployment of innovative solutions.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Strong benefit from previous EU and non-EU research in the SA field.
  • Collaboration with the NEA/CSNI and IAEA related Working Groups, strong link with the NUGENIA TA2.
  • Creation of a “common space” for SA experts and young  nuclear generations.
  • A reset of needs in SA research based on what’s known, what’s unknown and what’s is safety significant.
  • Upcoming technological and methodological innovation without neglecting the expertise built for decades.
PARTNERS

CIEMAT/IRSN/KIT/JSI/UPM/FZJ/UJV/TRACTEBEL/ FRAMATOME/KTH/VTT/ENEA/CEA/UNIPI/BT/LGI/PSI

DURATION & BUDGET

October 2022 to September 2026 – 4 years

Budget €2,726,993.75

CONTACT

Technical Project Leader:

Luis E. Herranz (CIEMAT) Email: luisen.herranz@ciemat.es

EVENTS
  • Severe Accident Phenomenology (SAP) Course – two editions planned in June 2023 (UPM Madrid) and 2025 (FZJ)
  • European Review Meeting on Severe Accident Research (ERMSAR) – two editions planned in May 2024 (KTH Stockholm) and 2026 (CIEMAT Madrid)
FOR DOWNLOAD

A factsheet containing the key information about this project is available for download below.

This project has received funding from the HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01 under grant agreement No 101060327