Preliminary Study on the Application for Monitoring Work Parameters in the Experimental Testing Facility under the Operating Conditions Generation IV Nuclear Reactors

Abstract

The concerns about the availability of energy resources, climate change, air quality, and energy security suggest the important role that nuclear power has in the future energy supply. While current Generation II and Generation III types of nuclear power plants provide an economically acceptable source of electricity for many markets, future advances in the design of Generation IV nuclear power systems may expand opportunities for the use of nuclear energy. The Research-Development-Innovation activity carried out by RATEN ICN regarding Generation IV energy systems is focused, through several research directions, on the development of the ALFRED demonstrator (Advanced Lead Fast Reactor European Demonstrator). In this paper, the need for monitoring the working parameters in the experimental facilities dedicated to generation IV reactors is highlighted and a software application developed for a thermo-mechanical test facility in a liquid lead environment is presented. The developed application is useful for carrying out experimental work in research laboratories within the Nuclear Research Institute. This application aims to integrate new project concepts that want to be used, on an industrial scale, in power plants to demonstrate and make available viable technical solutions to facilitate the qualification and licensing process.