PROOF OF AUGMENTED SAFETY CONDITIONS IN ADVANCED LIQUID-METAL-COOLED SYSTEMS (PASCAL)
Research Project, 2020
– 2024
The PASCAL project is devoted at significantly contribute to the advancement of the safety research on innovative heavy
liquid metal cooled reactors, with the ambition to generate evidence that is ready-for-use in the discussions between the
ALFRED and MYRRHA designers and the respective safety authorities in the pre-licensing phase. The goals of PASCAL
also set an ambition of relevance and quality to the results, which is reflected in structuring and organizing the proposal.
Relevant experiments in representative conditions are planned, and - wherever applicable - accompaigned by simulations
with the objective of extending their domain of validation and reducing uncertainties. The selected activities all address the
main reference: supporting the justification of resilience to severe accident conditions, aiming to demonstrate the claim that
no off-site emergency measures are needed for an HLM-cooled system. Finally, the project will strengthen the longstanding
collaborations among European organizations, and will strongly support the education and training of a new generation of
experts, to secure safety culture is preserved.
Participants
Teodora Retegan Vollmer (contact)
Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material
Collaborations
Ansaldo Nucleare
Genova, Italy
Belgian Nuclear Research Center (SCK CEN)
Mol, Belgium
Delft University of Technology
Delft, Netherlands
Intra-University Consortium for Nuclear Technology Research
Pisa, Italy
Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA)
Roma, Italy
Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission
Brussels, Belgium
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany
Kaunas University of Technology
Kaunas, Lithuania
Nuclear Research And Consultancy Group
Petten, Netherlands
Paul Scherrer Institut
Villigen, Switzerland
Regia Autonoma Tehnologii Pentru Energia Nucleara - Raten
Mioveni, Romania
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sintec
Bologna, Italy
The von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Rhode Saint Genese, Belgium
Funding
European Commission (EC)
Project ID: EC/H2020/945341
Funding Chalmers participation during 2020–2024
European Commission (EC)
Funding Chalmers participation during 2020–2024
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Sustainable development
Driving Forces
Energy
Areas of Advance
Materials Science
Areas of Advance