1. ERMSAR 2012 – 21-23 March, 2012 – Köln (DE) The EC Programmes concerning Severe Accident Research Michel Hugon Unit ‘Fission’ Directorate Energy DG Research & Innovation European Commission e-mail: michel.hugon@ec.europa.eu

2. ERMSAR 2012 – 21-23 March, 2012 – Köln (DE) CONTENT Severe Accident Research  SARNET2  CEG-SAM Technology Platforms FP7+2 Horizon 2020

3. ERMSAR 2012 – 21-23 March, 2012 – Köln (DE) SARNET2: Severe Accident Research NETwork of Excellence Key objectives: –Improve knowledge on severe accidents to reduce uncertainties on pending issues, thereby enhance plant safety –Coordinate research resources and expertise available in Europe –Preserve research data and disseminate knowledge Started in April 2009 for 4 years in FP7 Total cost: 38 937 670 € Total EC contribution: 5 750 000 € Coordinated by IRSN Work  40 equivalent full-time persons/year 22 countries –European Union, Switzerland, Canada, USA, Rep. Korea, India 43 organisations –21 research organizations –7 universities –7 industry/utilities –8 safety authorities or Technical Safety Organisations  230 researchers (+ 25 PhD) SARNET2 should create a self-sustaining organisation (legal entity, sources of funding) in the field of SA research before its completion

4. ERMSAR 2012 – 21-23 March, 2012 – Köln (DE) Project acronym and titleKey areas of R&DCoordinating organisation & no of partners* Start date & duration Total budget / EU contribution PLINIUS FP6 – Plinius Prototypic Corium Platform http://www.plinius.eu Reactor Safety – Severe Accident Management VULCANO, COLIMA, KROTOS, VITI CEA (FR) 1 partner (from 1 country) 01/11/06 48 months €0.62M / €0.6M LACOMECO – Large Scale Experiments on Core Degradation, Melt Retention and Containment Behaviour http://nuklear- server.ka.fzk.de/lacomeco Reactor Safety – Severe Accident Management QUENCH, LIVE, DISCO-H, HYKA KIT (DE) 1 partner (from 1 country) 01/02/10 36 months €0.78M / €0.5M ALISA – Access to Large Infrastructures for Severe Accidents EU-China Large scale experiments under prototypical conditions addressing severe management in LWR KIT (DE) 2 partners (from 2 countries) GA signed CooA not signed 48 months €1.6M / €1.0M Transnational Access to Large Infrastructures (TALI) in Euratom FP6/FP7

5. ERMSAR 2012 – 21-23 March, 2012 – Köln (DE) ISTC/STCU CEG – SAM (Contact Expert Group on Severe Accident Management) Interaction between SARNET and CEG-SAM (ISTC/STCU) well established according to document entitled “Interaction between EC-SARNET and CEG- SAM activities”, which was endorsed by both groups in 2005 and 2010 Results of SARNET activities periodically presented to CEG-SAM members Transmission of ISTC/STCU proposals and project reports related to SAM to SARNET topical co-ordinators Experimental results of ISTC/STCU projects used for development of knowledge as part of SARNET Joint Programme of Activities (JPA)

6. ERMSAR 2012 – 21-23 March, 2012 – Köln (DE) Status of CEG-SAM in October 2011 Quite successful since its launching in April 2002 About 5.5 M€ funding from EC for 14 ISTC projects from 2002 to 2011: –11 ISTC projects funded and completed –3 ISTC projects funded and running 1 STCU project funded by Canada (300 k$) and running A paper to summarise the main results of the 15 ISTC/STCU projects is being written to be published in a peer-reviewed journal ISTC and STCU funding from EC –It has decreased from ~ 25 M€ in 2007 to ~ 7.4 M€ in 2009 and in 2010 –No more projects on SAM funded since 2009 ISTC will be closed on 31/12/2014 Collaboration with Russia will continue through the Euratom- ROSATOM Working Group on nuclear fission (Under the cooperation agreement on nuclear safety between Euratom and Russia in 2002) –Last meeting on 13 October 2011 in Moscow –Next meeting in the autumn 2012 in Brussels Website: http://cegsam.grs.de (password protected)

7. ERMSAR 2012 – 21-23 March, 2012 – Köln (DE) ERCOSAM Collaborative Project (small/medium scale - focused) Key objectives: –Establish whether in a test sequence representative of a SA in a LWR a hydrogen (helium) stratification can be established during part of the transient starting from the initiation of a LOCA blowdown until the end of bulk hydrogen release from the reactor vessel into the containment –How can this stratification be broken down by the operation of SAM systems: sprays, coolers and Passive Auto-catalytic Recombiners? Started in July 2010 for 4 years in FP7 Total cost: 2 613 522 € Total EC contribution: 1 000 000 € 6 partners: –PSI (CH) Coordinator, IRSN (FR), CEA (FR), KIT (DE), NRG (NL), AECL (Canada) –2 new partners: JÜLICH GmbH (DE), NRC (USA) Link with ROSATOM project SAMARA through a Coordination Agreement (CooA) signed by all parties –2 partners: IBRAE RAN, SSC RF-IPPE –1 new partner: JSC Afrikantov OKBM

8. ERMSAR 2012 – 21-23 March, 2012 – Köln (DE) Research infrastructures Management of radioactive waste: Geological disposal Partitioning & Transmutation Management of radioactive waste: Geological disposal Partitioning & Transmutation Human resources, mobility & training Radiation protection: Risk from low doses Medical uses of radiation Emergency management other Radiation protection: Risk from low doses Medical uses of radiation Emergency management other Reactor systems: Nuclear installation safety Advanced nuclear systems Reactor systems: Nuclear installation safety Advanced nuclear systems SNEITPSNEITP Euratom FP7 fission & radiation protection

9. ERMSAR 2012 – 21-23 March, 2012 – Köln (DE) SNETP http://www.snetp.eu/ Strategic Documentation Vision Report (September 2007) Strategic Research Agenda (May 2009) Deployment Strategy (May 2010) ESNII Concept Paper (May 2010) ESNII Implementation Plan (2010-2012) Nuclear Education & Training (Jan 2011)

10. ERMSAR 2012 – 21-23 March, 2012 – Köln (DE) The first pillar of SNETP: NUGENIA NUclear GEN II-III International Association Official creation at Brussels on Nov.14, 2011 SARNET NoE to implement SRA on Severe Accident « Nuclear Cogeneration » Towards Industrial Initiative NC2I « ESNII » European Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative “TWG GenII&III” to implement SRA on current and future LWRs NULIFE NoE to implement SRA on LTO/PLIM

11. ERMSAR 2012 – 21-23 March, 2012 – Köln (DE) 1 Plant safety and risk assessment 2 Severe accidents 3 Core and Reactor operation 4 Integrity assessment of systems, structures and components 5 Fuel, waste management (all but geological disposal) and dismantling 6 Innovative Gen III design 7 Harmonisation 7 main technical areas in NUGENIA

12. ERMSAR 2012 – 21-23 March, 2012 – Köln (DE) FP7 + 2 (Euratom) 2012 - 2013 Same programme, same instruments, SNETP and ESNII mentioned 1 call each year with ~ M€ 50 per year Proposal adopted by Commission on 7 March 2011: –Nuclear fission and radiation protection: M€ 118 –JRC nuclear research activities: M€ 233 –Fusion energy research: B€ 2.2 M€ 1892 for ITER France Following Fukushima, new FP7+2 text, which maintains research on Gen IV systems, but exclusively on safety aspects, resulting from agreed political approach, noted by Council on 28 June 19 December 2011: proposal adopted by Council

13. ERMSAR 2012 – 21-23 March, 2012 – Köln (DE) Geological disposal €6M Safety & competitiveness of nuclear installation Advanced nuclear systems for increased sustainability Cross-cutting aspects Advanced systems for non-electrical uses €24M Radiation protection €12M Research infrastructures Training and mobility Cross-cutting €14M - Indicative budget: M€ 56 - Publication date: end July 2012 - Deadline: mid November 2012 FP7 + 2 (Euratom) - 2013 Call

14. Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation What is Horizon 2020 www.ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020 Commission proposal for a 80 billion euro research and innovation funding programme (2014-2020) A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European Research Area: –Responding to the economic crisis to invest in future jobs and growth –Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment –Strengthening the EU’s global position in research, innovation and technology

15. Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation  Proposed budget: Total € 1 789 million, including Fission € 355 million; Fusion € 710 million (without ITER); JRC € 724 million Integral part of Horizon 2020 package General objective: Improve nuclear safety, security & radiation protection Contribute to the long-term decarbonisation of the energy system, in a safe, efficient and secure way Specific objectives for indirect actions (fission): support safe operation of nuclear systems; contribute to development of solutions for the management of ultimate waste; support development and sustainability of nuclear competences; foster radiation protection; promote innovation and industrial competitiveness ensure availability and use of research infrastructures Euratom Programme 2014-2018

16. Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation Next steps Ongoing:Parliament and Council negotiations on the basis of the Commission proposals Ongoing:Parliament and Council negotiations on EU budget 2014-2020 (including overall budget for Horizon 2020) Mid 2012:Final calls under 7th Framework Programme for research to bridge gap towards Horizon 2020 Mid 2013:Adoption of legislative acts by Parliament and Council on Horizon 2020 1/1/2014:Horizon 2020 starts, launch of first calls

17. ERMSAR 2012 – 21-23 March, 2012 – Köln (DE) Information on FP7 and access to programmes and calls: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html