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Framatome signs contracts with Sizewell C
French nuclear developer Framatome is slated to deliver key equipment for Sizewell C Ltd.’s two large reactors planned for the United Kingdom’s Suffolk coast.
The agreement, reportedly worth multiple billions of euros, was announced this week and will involve Framatome from the design phase until commissioning. The company also agreed to a long-term fuel supply deal. Framatome is 80.5 percent owned by France’s EDF and 19.5 percent owned by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
F. Andritsos, M. Zucchetti
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 26 | Number 3 | November 1994 | Pages 973-977
Tritium Technology, Safety, Environment, and Remote Maintenance | Proceedings of the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy New Orleans, Louisiana June 19-23, 1994 | doi.org/10.13182/FST94-A40280
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
In a fusion reactor, the neutron flux will cause activation of the plasma chamber. The volumetric decay heat associated with this activation is removed, during normal operation, by forced flow cooling circuits. Its effects under post accidental conditions are a matter of concern since they can cause temperatures higher than allowed leading to the degradation of the properties and even structural failure of all or some of the reactor components. Here, an overview of the post accidental temperature transients, performed under the European Fusion Program for a variety of tokamak devices, is presented. The modelling activities, including the neutronic, activation and thermal part, are described. The latest results concerning the SEAFP reactor study are given. Generally, the most dangerous temperature peak happens long after the accident (typically 1 – 2 months) thus allowing for a considerable margin for intervention. Appropriate design of the region outwards from the vacuum vessel can provide the necessary thermal links so as not to compromise the structural stability of the containment even in the envelope conditions of complete and permanent loss of every form of active cooling.