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SAFIR, Safety of nuclear power plants – Finnish national research programme 2003-2006

SAFIR, Safety of nuclear power plants – Finnish national research programme 2003-2006. Overview of the programme prepared by Eija Karita Puska, Director of SAFIR http://www.vtt.fi/pro/tutkimus/safir. Background – Nuclear energy R&D.

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SAFIR, Safety of nuclear power plants – Finnish national research programme 2003-2006

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  1. SAFIR, Safety of nuclear power plants – Finnish national research programme 2003-2006 Overview of the programme prepared by Eija Karita Puska, Director of SAFIR http://www.vtt.fi/pro/tutkimus/safir

  2. Background – Nuclear energy R&D • In Finland nuclear energy R&D consist of research in three major areas: • nuclear power plant safety, 39 % • waste management, 50 % • fusion, 10 % • In nuclear power plant safety nearly 40 % of research is done in public research programmes • In waste management only 2 % of research is in the public research programmes

  3. National research programmes • In Finland public research is organised into research programmes with 3-4 year duration • The tradition dates back to 1989/1990 • Currently in the three major areas: • nuclear power plant safety SAFIR 2003-2006 • waste management KYT 2002-2005 • fusion FUSION 2003-2006

  4. SAFIR is The mid-field of research and education Safetyof nuclear power plants –Finnishnationalresearch programme SAFIR Regulatoryinspectionsandreviews Safetycase andlicensingevidence Regulatory research Utility research 2003-2006 National research programme

  5. SAFIR = mid-field Safety of nuclear power plants –Finnish national research programme Mid-field research activities Researchactivitiessupportingregulatoryinspectionsdo notbelong toSAFIR. Researchactivitiessupportinglicensingdo notbelong toSAFIR. Regulatory body (STUK) Utilities (TVO, Fortum) Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI)

  6. General SAFIR objectives • Basic preparedness • expertise • methods • Education • new experts • experienced experts • Networks • domestic • international

  7. SAFIR – Six Research Areas • 1. Reactor fuel and core • 2. Reactor circuit and structural safety • 3. Containment and process safety functions • 4. Automation, control room and information technology • 5. Organisations and safety management • 6. Risk-informed safety management

  8. SAFIR structure • Steering group as the highest level (blue) • Each area has a reference group that superwises the research (yellow) • Additional Ad hoc groups in large areas (yellow) • The research is organised into projects with project manager and staff (red)

  9. Steeringgroup ad hoc-ryhmät ad hoc-ryhmät ad hoc-ryhmät ad hoc-ryhmät ad hocgroups Six Reference Groups in the six research areas 1. Reactorfuel & core 2. Reactor circuitand structural safety 6. Risk-informedsafety management 3. Containmentand processsafety functions 5. Organisationsand safetymanagement 4. Automation,control room& IT

  10. SAFIR 2004 – The Research • 4,87 million € and 35 person years • 23 research projects • VTT as the major research organisation (some 90 % of research), others • Lappeenranta University of Technology • Fortum Nuclear Services • Helsinki University of Technology • plus some other partners as subcontractors

  11. SAFIR – The Education • SAFIR is an important forum for education of nuclear experts in Finland • Education takes place via research work in the SAFIR projects • Education is a continuous process • New experts into the nuclear field - largely via tutoring by the old experts • New challenging tasks for the old experts – old experts have to acquire new skills

  12. SAFIR – The Network • SAFIR is a forum for information exchange and link between researchers and organisations: • some 130-150 persons involved in the research work in the projects of SAFIR • 80 persons from safety authority STUK, utilities Fortum and TVO, VTT, universities and other organisations involved in the quidance of research via the steering group and six reference groups (meeting 3-4 times annually)

  13. VTT’s role in SAFIR • VTT Processes has been selected as the coordination unit for the period 2002-2004 • VTT is the main/responsible partner in 16 out of the 23 research projects in 2004 • VTT has a key role in the funding of SAFIR for 2004 with 1,3 million € • VTT’s research units decided independently on their funding in SAFIR and the direction of the funding within SAFIR

  14. SAFIR 2004 • Reshaping of funding structure by change of legistlation, prepared by Ministry of Trade and Industry (KTM). The change of legistlation took place 1.1.2004. • Effects on SAFIR: funding by KTM, STUK and Utilities replaced by funding from a separate fund administrated within VYR (Valtion Ydinjätehuoltorahasto, State Nuclear Waste Management Fund) • Funding collected from Finnish utilities Fortum and TVO pro MWth

  15. SAFIR 2004 • Three-step selection process for projects: • Numerical evaluations by reference groups • Evaluation meetings of the reference groups • Final evaluation meeting of the steering group • Result: • Research continues in all six areas • 7 new projects • 16 projects continue from 2003 • More weight on area 3: Containment and process safety functions

  16. SAFIR 2004 scope • 21 research projects, where VYR funding involved + 2 research projects funded by Finnish National Technology Agency Tekes and Finnish Utilities +administration, total volume 4,87 M€ • Funding VYR 2,62 M€, VTT 1,31 M€, NKS 0,10 M€, Fortum 0,23 M€, EU 0,09 M€, Other partners 0,52 M€ • TIFANY and AMY projects under the ”SAFIR-umbrella” with Tekes and utility funding, reported in SAFIR

  17. SAFIR 2004 Plan

  18. SAFIR 2004 Plan

  19. SAFIR 2003 -2004

  20. SAFIR 2003 - 2004

  21. SAFIR projects in 2004 1. Reactor fuel and core • Enhanced methods for reactor analysis (EMERALD), 570 k€ / 50,5 person months / VTT Processes • High-burnup upgrades in fuel behaviour modelling (KORU), 281 k€ / 27 person months / VTT Processes

  22. SAFIR projects in 2004 2. Reactor circuit and structural integrity • Integrity and life time of reactor circuits (INTELI), 1082 k€ / 69 person months / VTT Industrial Systems • LWR oxide model for improved understanding of activity build-up and corrosion phenomena (LWROXI), 86 k€ / 6,5 person months / VTT Industrial Systems • Ageing of the Function of the Containment Building (AGCONT), 34 k€ / 2,5 person months / VTT Building and Transport • Concrete Technological Studies Related to the Construction, Inspection and Reparation of the Nuclear Power Plant Structures (CONTECH), 107,5 k€ / 8,9 person months / VTT Building and Transport

  23. SAFIR projects in 2004 3. Containment and process safety functions • Wall Response to Soft Impact (WARSI), 138 k€ /13 person months / VTT Industrial Systems • Impact tests (IMPACT), 202 k€ /10 person months / VTT Building and Transport • The integration of thermal hydraulics (CFD) and finite element (FEM) computer codes in liquid and solid mechanics (MULTIPHYSICS), 116 k€ / 7,2 person months / Fortum Nuclear Services • APROS modelling of containment pressure suppression systems (TIFANY), 192,4 k€ / 14,5 person months / Fortum Nuclear Services • Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of Nuclear Reactors (THEA), 158 k€ / 10 person months / VTT Processes

  24. SAFIR projects in 2004 3. Containment and process safety functions (continued) • Severe Accidents and Nuclear Containment integrity (SANCY), 305 k€ / 13,5 person months / VTT Processes • Fission product gas and aerosol particle control (FIKSU), 55,5 k€ / 4,5 person months / VTT Processes • Development of aerosol models for NPP applications (AMY), 212 k€ / 20 person months / Fortum Nuclear Services • Archiving experiment data (KOETAR), 60 k€ / 6 person months / Lappeenranta University of Technology • Condensation pool experiments (POOLEX), 256 k€ / 23,5 person months / Lappeenranta University of Technology • PACTEL OECD planning (PACO), 33 k€ / 2 person months / Lappeenranta University of Technology

  25. SAFIR projects in 2004 4. Automation, control room and information technology • Interaction approach to development of control rooms (IDEC), 196 k€ /14,1 person months / VTT Industrial Systems • Influence of RoHS-directive to reliability of electronics (ROVEL) - preproject, 20 k€ / 1,2 person months / VTT Industrial Systems

  26. SAFIR projects in 2004 5.Organisations and safety management • Organisational culture and management of change (CULMA), 210 k€ / 16 person months / VTT Industrial Systems • Disseminating tacit knowledge in organisations (TIMANTTI) - preproject, 27 k€ / 4,5 person months / Helsinki University of Technology

  27. SAFIR projects in 2004 6. Risk-informed safety management • Potential of Fire Spread (POTFIS), 158 k€ / 10 person months / VTT Building and Transport • Principles and Practices of Risk-Informed Safety MAnagement (PPRISMA). 245 k€ / 21,3 person months / VTT Industrial Systems

  28. SAFIR Results 2003 • Research in 20 projects produced: • Over 100 specified results (Deliverables) • 140 publications in various categories • One Doctoral thesis and four Master’s • See http://www.vtt.fi/pro/tutkimus/safir • annual report & annual plan 2004

  29. Research 2003 • TRAB-3D SMABRE internal code coupling (reactor dynamics & thermal hydraulics) (EMERALD)

  30. Research 2003 • Computation of the flawed bimetallic pipe bend experiment (INTELI)

  31. Research 2003 • Stress contours of a compact tension specimen finite element analysis model belonging to the local approach evaluation and round-robin of the  'Euro Curve’ ’ductile - to-brittle transition region fracture toughness dataset(INTELI)

  32. Research 2003 • POOLEX test rig for steam blow experiments

  33. Research 2003 • Preliminary steam blow test results (POOLEX)

  34. Research 2003 • Organisational culture researchers analysing data from TVO maintenance organisation (CULMA)

  35. Research 2003 • Fortum NS development simulator and Loviisa training simulator have been used in the Interaction approach to development of control rooms (IDEC) project

  36. Research 2003 • Cable fire test (POTFIS)

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