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sCO2-HeRo

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The supercritical CO2 Heat Removal System
Raising nuclear reactor safety to a higher level - The supercritical CO2 heat removal system - sCO2-HeRoThe supercritical CO2 heat removal system, sCO2-HeRo, safely, reliably and efficiently removes residual heat from nuclear fuel... Raising nuclear reactor safety to a higher level - The supercritical CO2 heat removal system - sCO2-HeRoThe supercritical CO2 heat removal system, sCO2-HeRo, safely, reliably and efficiently removes residual heat from nuclear fuel without the requirement of external power sources. This system therefore can be considered as an excellent backup cooling system for the reactor core or the spent fuel storage in the case of a station blackout and loss of ultimate heat sink. sCO2-HeRo is a very innovative reactor safety concept as it improves the safety of both currently operating and future BWRs and PWRs through a self-propellant, self-sustaining and self-launching, highly compact cooling system powered by an integrated Brayton-cycle using supercritical carbon dioxide. Since this system is powered by the decay heat itself, it provides new ways to deal with accidents that are beyond design. The sCO2-HeRo provides breakthrough options with scientific and practical maturity, which will be proven by means of numerical tools, like advanced CFD, and small-scale experiments to determine the performance of the components like a compact heat exchanger and a turbo-machine set. A demonstration unit of the sCO2-HeRo system will be installed in a unique glass model in order to demonstrate the maturity of the system. Finally, the potential of this system to deal with a range of different accident scenarios and beyond-design accidents will be shown with the help of the German nuclear code ATHLET. ver más
31/08/2018
UDE
3M€
Perfil tecnológico estimado
Duración del proyecto: 35 meses Fecha Inicio: 2015-09-01
Fecha Fin: 2018-08-31

Línea de financiación: concedida

El organismo FP6 notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2018-08-31
Línea de financiación objetivo El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
NFRP-04-2014: EU concerted development of Member State research on radioactive waste management
Cerrada hace 10 años
Presupuesto El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a 3M€
Líder del proyecto
UNIVERSITAET DUISBURGESSEN No se ha especificado una descripción o un objeto social para esta compañía.
Perfil tecnológico TRL 4-5