Improved Understanding of the Irradiation Creep Behaviour of Nuclear Graphite

Closed for proposals

Project Type

Coordinated Research Project

Project Code

I31019

CRP

1645

Approved Date

27 April 2009

Status

Active - Ongoing

Start Date

6 November 2009

Expected End Date

31 May 2016

Completed Date

1 November 2016

Description

Member States have shown interest in High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTGRs), using graphite as a moderator. If successfully demonstrated, HTGRs will achieve higher thermal efficiencies (45%- 48%) than current evolutionary LWRs and HWRs (34-36%), and thereby promise improved economics.

This CRP promotes international collaboration among IAEA Member States for the development of Gas-Cooled Reactors in the areas of graphite behaviour under irradiation.

The CRP has been planned on the advice and with the support of the IAEA Nuclear Energy Department’s Technical Working Group on Gas-Cooled Reactors (TWG-GCR). The CRP will be conducted by IAEA’s Nuclear Power Technology Development Section, in cooperation with the Division of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Nuclear Data Section.

Coordination has been agreed with the OECD-NEA, which also provides the Technical Secretariat services to the Generation-IV International Forum (GIF).

Objectives

The overall objective of this project is to enhance the prospects for demonstration of modular HTGR power generation technology by facilitating the exchange of relevant technical information and co-ordinating co-operative technology development among Member States.

Specific objectives

To support the design of structural graphite components for use in the construction of HTGR cores through the development of an improved understanding of the irradiation induced creep of graphite.

Contact the project officer

CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Image CAPTCHA

Stay in touch

Newsletter