To demonstrate the integrity of the nuclear power plant components, the required safety margins are determined by considering various degradation and aging mechanisms, and postulated defects. Therefore, this project focuses on open technology gaps, identified in the NUGENIA roadmap, related to piping components.

This project aims to integrate CSP particle systems into highly efficient s-CO2 Brayton power cycles for electricity production.
To achieve this goal, the consortium will produce custom combinations of particles and alloys that meet operating conditions extremes in terms of temperature, abrasion and oxidation / hot carburization of the heat exchanger tubes and the particles moving around or through them.

The ENTENTE project, financed with European funds, aims to design a European database of modeling and experimental data related to radiation embrittlement, in which data generated by previous projects financed with European funds and by ENTENTE.

The objective of the GEMMA Project is to qualify and code the structural materials selected for the construction of Generation IV reactors, as foreseen within the European Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative ESNII. Its qualification means that its resistance to the harsh conditions of exposure of high temperature, highly corrosive environment and intense flux of fast neutrons, will be verified experimentally and / or numerically modeled.

The European Union has defined clear short- and long-term goals to achieve its energy transition towards sustainable energy and a climate-neutral economy by 2050. Due to the availability of material and / or irradiation restrictions, the nuclear industry needs the use of samples Small in size for a reliable measurement of fracture strength to comply with the amended Nuclear Safety Directive. It has already been demonstrated that it is possible to measure the fracture toughness of small-sized samples.
The objective of this project is to unite European and international efforts to establish the basis for the validation and demonstration of fracture toughness. of small samples to achieve a change in the code and standards to address the various concerns of national regulatory authorities.

INCEFA-PLUS offers new experimental data and new guidelines for the evaluation of environmental fatigue damage to ensure the safe operation of European nuclear power plants.
Austenitic stainless steels will be tested to determine the effects of mean strain, time retention and roughness of the material on fatigue resistance. The tests will be carried out in nuclear environments of light water reactors.
In addition, it also develops and disseminates a modified procedure to estimate degradation due to environmental fatigue. This will take more into account the effects of mean deformation, hold time, and surface finish.

INCEFA-SCALE aims to improve the ability to predict the useful life of nuclear power plant components when they are subjected to fatigue caused by the environment, to ensure that these nuclear power plants operate safely and reliably, submitting samples of components through extensive testing.

The goal of this project is to improve the safety and reliability of Generation II and III nuclear power plants by improving the strength of critical locations, including welds, environmentally assisted cracking through the application of optimized surface machining and improved surface treatments. In addition, an adapted roadmap will be developed for the harmonization of guidelines and codes. In this way, MEACTOS will improve the production of economical and safe nuclear energy in Europe.

M4F is based on developing physical compression and predictive models of the origin of localized deformation under irradiation in F / M steels and its consequences on the mechanical behavior of components for future fission and fusion reactors. In addition, develop best practice methodologies to use ionic irradiation as a tool to evaluate the effects of radiation on materials applied to F / M steels.

This project is based on developing the qualification process and evaluating the performance in operation of materials manufactured by addition and thus allowing their use in nuclear facilities. NUCOBAM will carry out the necessary studies to implement the AM (Additive Manufacturing) process in nuclear design codes and standards to produce components for nuclear power generation equipment.

The solution to achieve a reduction in nuclear waste is to recycle spent fuel, for this, the PATRICIA project aims to follow the European Union plan for sustainable nuclear energy that describes the technical needs of fuel recycling. To this end, the project will investigate advanced partitioning to effectively separate radioactive chemical americium from spent fuel and study the development of transmutation systems, and further analyze the behavior of americium fuel under irradiation conditions and carry out relative research. to your safety.

The novel Na-Zn cells will be custom designed for stationary storage application. SOLSTICE will produce sustainable batteries with responsible sourcing, optimal recyclability and a low carbon footprint. Furthermore, the use of inexpensive and widely available raw materials with sufficient resources and mining capacity within the European Union will reduce market pressure on critical materials and make them available for other uses. Zn is undoubtedly one of the best options for stationary energy storage. It is the optimal choice of all molten salt batteries, because it is environmentally friendly and has inexpensive, non-toxic and abundant active materials.The objective of the SOLSTICE project is to develop a sustainable molten salt battery for use in large-scale energy storage scale. The research is focused on developing a battery with a long service life using abundant, non-toxic and cheap materials.

During long-term operation of pressurized water reactors, the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) becomes brittle mainly due to neutron irradiation. More research focused on understanding the unfavorable synergy between Ni, Mn and Si on the microstructure and mechanical properties of RPV at high fluences is needed to elucidate the late effects of irradiation. The STRUMAT-LTO project aims to address these scientific gaps in the embrittlement of the RPV by exploiting Lyra-10 specimens.

The EFDA system adopted a "Roadmap" for the realization of fusion power at the end of 2012. The Roadmap aims to achieve all the technical knowledge necessary to begin the construction of a demonstration power plant (DEMO) by 2030, with the in order to reach the goal of fusion electricity on the grid by 2050. Therefore, EUROFUSION aims to facilitate the construction of fusion power reactors, to have a world where fusion power plants feed the grid with this CO2-free energy and complement other sources of energy production.

The demonstration-oriented neutron source (IFMIF-DONES) is a new research infrastructure based on a single neutron source with an energy spectrum and flux tuned to those expected for the first wall in future fusion reactors, to investigate radiation damage phenomena. and characterizing irradiated materials under such conditions. It will also develop unique high current duty cycle accelerator technology, liquid metal target technology and advanced control systems.The main objective of the IFMIF-DONES Preparatory Phase project is to develop and draft the consortium agreement that enables the facility construction.

The main objectives of ECC-SMART are to define the design requirements for future modular supercritical water cooled reactors (SCW-SMR). Develop the pre-licensing study and guidelines to demonstrate safety in the later stages of development of this concept. In addition, the methodologies and tools to be used to identify key obstacles and strategies to be followed in future SMR licensing will be considered.