Future Instrumentation and coNtrol based on innovative methods and Disruptive technologies for higher safety level
Akronym
FIND
Bidragets beskrivning
The Long-Term Operation of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) calls for innovative methods to monitor the ageing of safety systems. New instrumentation will also lead to improve decision-making in accidental conditions thanks to additional information, complementing the material and organisational modifications decided after the Fukushima accident.
The project FIND aims first to adapt innovative technologies deployed in other industries to prevent the failure of metallic pipes. FIND will work on Structural Health Monitoring technologies (ultrasonic guided waves and acoustic emission) to detect defects in real time during plant operation, even in inaccessible locations. In addition, Digital Twins will be developed to better predict degradation phenomena, with combination of detailed mechanical models and real plant data (strain, temperature and vibration measurements). Tests in experimental and industrial conditions (including NPPs) will be performed, representative of the following phenomena:
- Local corrosion and large deformations of raw service water pipes,
- Stress corrosion cracking and fatigue on the primary circuit,
- Flow accelerated corrosion on the turbine extraction line.
Concerning accidental instrumentation, FIND will first develop systems to track water movements during a loss-of-coolant accident. This will include localisation of breach thanks to heated thermocouples and data science approaches. FIND will evaluate feasibility to monitor progression of severe accidents, thanks to analysis of fission products in containment, either by gamma ray spectroscopy or physicochemical analysis.
Technologies developed in FIND are low intrusive and cost effective. They will help to anticipate maintenance, and will complete or replace some Non-Destructive Testing. This will result in higher availability of NPPs, lower operator dosimetry, and reduced costs, which will foster their adoption. FIND is led by IRSN, French public expert for nuclear risks and encompasse
Visa merStartår
2024
Slutår
2028
Beviljade finansiering
FRAMATOME GMBH (DE)
596 500 €
Participant
IPP CENTRE LLC (UA)
510 937.5 €
Participant
STATE ENTERPRISE STATE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CENTER FOR NUCLEAR AND RADIATION SAFETY (UA)
270 000 €
Participant
VUEZ AS (SK)
451 138.79 €
Participant
TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING (BE)
177 375 €
Participant
INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE (FR)
786 435.84 €
Coordinator
LGI CONSULTING (FR)
269 345 €
Participant
KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNIVERSITETAS (LT)
313 750 €
Participant
ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE (FR)
284 625 €
Participant
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (FR)
804 100 €
Participant
Beviljat belopp
4 984 546 €
Finansiär
Europeiska unionen
Typ av finansiering
EURATOM Research and Innovation Actions
Ramprogram
Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
Utlysning
Programdel
Euratom Research and Training Programme (EURATOM) (11773 Nuclear safety (11777 )
Tema
Safety of operating nuclear power plants and research reactors (HORIZON-EURATOM-2023-NRT-01-01Utlysnings ID
HORIZON-EURATOM-2023-NRT-01 Övriga uppgifter
Finansieringsbeslutets nummer
101163659