KNOO_workshop_MWReeks Severe Accident.pptVIP

SARNET – Severe Accident Research Network  University of Manchester  School of Mechanical Engineering, G. Begg BuildingCFD Workshop on Test-Cases, Databases BPGfor nuclear power plants applications16th July 2008 OVERVIEW SARNET is a Network of Excellence in the Nuclear Fission area of the EU 6th Framework Programme, with the general aim of integrating in a sustainable manner European research on severe accident phenomenology in light water reactors The network started in April 2004 and will finish in September 2008; a successor project is being negotiated for a further 4 years in the 7th Framework programme After a brief summary of project organisation and aims, this presentation indicates how CFD methods are used in the project overall, with focus on the Source Term area, that studies the release and transport of radioactive fission products from the reactor core to the environment SevereAccidentResearchNETwork of excellence Currently: 18 European Countries and Canada 51 organizations 19 Research organizations 10 Universities 11 Industry organizations 4 Electricity producers 7 Safety authorities and technical support organisations More than 230 researchers About 20 PhD students SARNET OBJECTIVES Resolution of still pending issues important for reactor safety Optimised use of available resources and competences on severe accidents throughout Europe Knowledge transfer for safety application Perpetuate the competence on severe accidents Encapsulation of the knowledge base on severe accidents through the lumped-parameter ASTEC code this program calculates the progress of severe accidents in light water reactors from initiating event through to release of radioactive fission products to the environment it enables the results of the scientific research to be used in reactor applications SARNET ACTIVITIES SARNET is organised into a number of work packages covering integrating activities (such as research prioritisation, database management, ASTEC devel