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Sodium Properties and Safe Operation of Experimental Facilities in Support of the Development and Deployment of Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors (NAPRO)
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I31024CRP
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5 September 2018Description
The CRP addresses the need of standardization of sodium (Na) physical, physico-chemical and thermo-dynamic properties, main rules for design, construction and operation of Na experimental facilities, as well as good practices and safety guidelines for Na experiments
Objectives
The overall objective of the CRP is to support the Member States’ sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) research programmes by providing a consistent sodium property data to be used in the design, development, modelling, and simulation of advanced SFRs. A condition towards achieving this objective is an extensive understanding of the existing data that are available, an evaluation the existing data, the identification of the data gaps, and the development of recommendations for experimental programmes to support closing these data gaps. Supporting this necessary condition is the development of best practices experimental facility design and guidelines for the safe handling of sodium
Specific objectives
WP1: Collection and assessment of data on sodium physical and chemical properties
WP2: Development of guidelines and best practices for sodium facility design and operation
WP3: Development of guidelines and best practices for sodium facility safety
Impact
Two CRP outputs, Sodium Coolant Handbooks: i) Physical and Chemical Properties and ii) Thermal-Hydraulic Correlations will be useful for a wide range of governmental and private sector organizations responsible for the development and/or deployment of sodium cooled fast reactors, including designers, manufacturers, vendors, research institutions, academia, technical support organizations (TSOs) and other organizations directly involved in technology development programmes on SFRs.
Relevance
The NAPRO CRP addresses the need of standardization of sodium physical, physico-chemical and thermo-dynamic properties. The CRP is relevant to the development of sodium cooled fast reactors technology