Potential Romanian offer for GIF R&D

Rodin Traicu Rodin Traicu

RAAN RAAN

TRIGA ReactorsHigh-Inherent Nuclear Safety, intended to

Fuel and Materials Testing in Steady – State and Pulse Modes

Post-Irradiation Examination Laboratories for Evaluation of

Nuclear Fuel and Structural Materials Behavior

High Activity Gamma Irradiation Station

(SIGMA)

Fuelling Machine Heads Testing Rig

High Pressure Loops for Testing of Nuclear Fuel and Nuclear

Equipment

Laboratories specialized in Physical, Chemical and Materials

/ Equipment Testing and Diagnosis

ICN ASSETS

Radioactive Waste Treatment Plant

based on Qualified and Authorized Technologies

and Staff

Laboratories for Fuel Elements Manufacturing and

Experimental Development of Technologies for Advanced Fuel

Fabrication

Mechanical Workshops dealing with Precision Mechanics, Pressure

Equipment, Lifting Devices sustained by Special Authorized Processes

and Distinct Laboratories for Material and Quality Control

Reactor Physics and Nuclear Safety Reactor Physics and Nuclear Safety

Experience in:Continuous improvement of the nuclear installation safety through nuclear safety analysis upgrading, and computer codes and models development.

Current Activities:Reactor Physics AnalysisThermo-hydraulic AnalysisReactor Physics Computer Methods and Codes DevelopmentNuclear Safety Analysis for NPPSafety Assessment for Radioactive Wastes RepositoriesNeutronic Design of In-Pile Irradiation of Romanian CANDU Type Fuel in TRIGA ReactorProbabilistic Safety Analysis for Cernavoda NPP, research reactors and conventional installations Development of experimental methods for reactor physics

Experimental Facilities:Reference Neutron Spectrum Devices for Thermal and Epithermal Energies (to be Assessed as a Neutron Flux Density Etalon)Neutron Source Graphite Pile for Low Neutron Flux MeasurementsHigh Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Chain

TRIGA reactor (1)TRIGA reactor (1)

- used in Romanian nuclear fuel licensing irradiation tests on structural materials irradiation tests on structural materials and nuclear fuel for CANDU type nuclear and nuclear fuel for CANDU type nuclear power plants.power plants.

Irradiated and non-irradiated nuclear fuel Irradiated and non-irradiated nuclear fuel behavior analysis in transient regime.behavior analysis in transient regime.

- radioisotopes and irradiated materials production with applications in health, industry and environment areas

Current activities:Current activities: Irradiation tests on:Irradiation tests on:

- TRIGA TRIGA Nuclear fuelNuclear fuel,, - experimental experimental CANDU SEU-43 fuel typeCANDU SEU-43 fuel type- Cernavoda NPP fuel - in accident Cernavoda NPP fuel - in accident conditions – LOCA, RIAconditions – LOCA, RIA

Structural materials irradiation in inactive environment (Helium) Structural materials irradiation in inactive environment (Helium)

Power cycling tests with technical conditions specified by the beneficiaryPower cycling tests with technical conditions specified by the beneficiary

US General Atomics design for materials testing

TRIGA reactor (2)TRIGA reactor (2)

Strategic plan (2006 – 2010)Strategic plan (2006 – 2010)

Maintenance of operational status of the Maintenance of operational status of the reactor;reactor;

Continuing TRIGA SSR 14MW conversion Continuing TRIGA SSR 14MW conversion from HEU to LEU;from HEU to LEU;

Activities to ensure higher thermal flux for Activities to ensure higher thermal flux for experimental channels;experimental channels;

SEU 43 type experimental fuel elements SEU 43 type experimental fuel elements testing according to specifications;testing according to specifications;

RIA type test in ACPR, on pre-irradiated fuel;RIA type test in ACPR, on pre-irradiated fuel; Alternate/multiple use of neutron flux in the Alternate/multiple use of neutron flux in the

reactor core and from horizontal beam reactor core and from horizontal beam tubes;tubes;

Radioisotope production for pharmaceutical Radioisotope production for pharmaceutical applications.applications.

Nuclear Materials and Corrosion (1)Nuclear Materials and Corrosion (1)

35 years experience in: 35 years experience in:

Nuclear materials behavior study in NPP’s, Nuclear materials behavior study in NPP’s, under normal, abnormal and severe under normal, abnormal and severe accident conditions.accident conditions.

Development of manufacturing and control Development of manufacturing and control technologies for advanced nuclear fuelstechnologies for advanced nuclear fuels

• Thermo-mechanical testing of metallic and Thermo-mechanical testing of metallic and ceramic materials under different state ofceramic materials under different state of stress stress and environment conditions;and environment conditions;

• investigation of degradation mechanisms acting investigation of degradation mechanisms acting in the NPP systems/components materials;in the NPP systems/components materials;

• Fracture mechanical analysis;Fracture mechanical analysis;• Zirconium alloys and UO2 pellets behavior under Zirconium alloys and UO2 pellets behavior under

sever accident conditions;sever accident conditions;

• Microstructural and fracture surfaces analysis;Microstructural and fracture surfaces analysis;• Micro- and nano-structural analysis;Micro- and nano-structural analysis;• DRX and texture analysis;DRX and texture analysis;• Development of technologies for UO2 sinterable Development of technologies for UO2 sinterable

powders and sintered pellets with controlled powders and sintered pellets with controlled microstructure;microstructure;

Nuclear Materials and Corrosion (2)Nuclear Materials and Corrosion (2)

Current Activities:Current Activities:

Post-Irradiation Examination LaboratoryPost-Irradiation Examination Laboratory

ActivitiesActivities

CANDU fuel and structural CANDU fuel and structural materials behavior investigation materials behavior investigation after irradiation in Cernavoda NPP after irradiation in Cernavoda NPP and in Romanian TRIGA research and in Romanian TRIGA research reactor.reactor.

Manufacturing of sealed nuclear Manufacturing of sealed nuclear radiation sources and radioisotopes radiation sources and radioisotopes used in industriy, agriculture and used in industriy, agriculture and medicine.medicine.

Radioactive waste characterization Radioactive waste characterization and treatment.and treatment.

Direct connected to the TRIGA reactorDirect connected to the TRIGA reactor

OUT-OF-PILE-TESTING OUT-OF-PILE-TESTING

design, manufacturing and test of the design, manufacturing and test of the equipment and facilities for Out–of-Pile equipment and facilities for Out–of-Pile testingtesting

design, manufacturing and operation of design, manufacturing and operation of the specialized unique devices for Out-of-the specialized unique devices for Out-of-Pile testing on nuclear fuelPile testing on nuclear fuel

nuclear and non-nuclear materials Out-of-nuclear and non-nuclear materials Out-of-Pile testingPile testing

Experience and activities:Experience and activities:

INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCHINSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH

PO.Box 78PO.Box 78No. 1, Campului Str. No. 1, Campului Str.

115400 – Mioveni, Arges County, Romania115400 – Mioveni, Arges County, Romania

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