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Nordisk kjernesikkerhetsforskning
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Nordic nuclear safety research
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kernesikkerhedsforskning Norrænar kjarnöryggisrannsóknir Pohjoismainen ydinturvallisuustutkimus Nordisk kjernesikkerhetsforskning Nordisk kärnsäkerhetsforskning Nordic nuclear safety research |
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Updated: 08-03-14 |
R-Program (NKS-R) is the Reactor safety including radioactive waste and decommissioning side of the Nordic Nuclear Safety Research (NKS). The objective of the NKS-R is to support Nordic work related to safety improvements, information exchange and networking, and education of new experts.
Research projects or seminars aspiring for NKS-R funding must apply for the grant from the NKS Board. The NKS-R Program Manager presents the applications to the NKS Board after an evaluation by an independent reference group. Projects looking for major NKS-R funding are suggested to participate in the Call for Proposals announced in August every year. The criteria emphasized at the selection of activities to be funded are the following:
NKS-R Program Manager Patrick Isaksson, Vattenfall Power Consultant, Box 527, SE-162 16 Stockholm, Sweden
The objectives and application processes of the NKS-R program is described in the NKS-R Framework
During 2007 NKS-R has granted 9 activities financial support and presently the following activities listed below are ongoing:
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POOL |
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The main goal of the activity is to increase the understanding of the phenomena in the condensation pool during steam injection. Their phenomena could be connected to bubble dynamics, pool swell, pressure oscillations, condensation rate and vibrations of the vent pipe. The main benefit of the project will be the use of the test results in developing and validating CFD codes for structural safety analysis. The connections of thermal hydraulics and structural loads will be studied in real conditions. |
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Leader Organization |
VTT Industrial Systems |
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Contact Person |
Mr.
Antti Timperi |
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NKS Code |
NKS_R_2007_58 |
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Recent publications |
NKS-154 |
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Activity name |
RutheniumReleases |
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Objectives |
The goal of the activity is to study ruthenium behaviour in an air ingress accident, especially during plant maintenance operations. The main objective is to study the effect of steam partial pressure on ruthenium release and speciation. Also the effect of seed particles on the transport of ruthenium will be studied in more detail. During this activity the catalytic effect of RuO2 on RuO4 decomposition, which has been claimed to have taken place in previous studies will be assessed. |
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Leader Organization |
Chalmers University of Technology |
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Contact Person |
Prof. Christian Ekberg |
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NKS Code |
NKS_R_2007_59 |
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Activity name |
ShutdownSequences |
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The goal is to better understand requirements on the shutdown system and control rod function in different abnormal situations. Improved knowledge of the need for diversified functions of the shutdown system. Another objective is to simulate the development of 3D codes and the coupling between neutronics and thermal hydraulics |
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Leader Organization |
Forsmark Kraftgrupp AB |
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Contact Person |
Mr.
Jyrki Peltonen |
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NKS Code |
NKS_R_2004_32 |
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Activity name |
ExCoolSE |
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To investigate the severe accident progression in the ex-vessel situation, in particular, from threatening of the integrity of containment structures and debris formation for the coolability |
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Leader Organization |
KTH (Royal Institute of Technology), Stockholm Sweden |
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Contact Person |
Dr. Pavel Kudinov |
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NKS Code |
NKS_R2_2004_36 |
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Activity name |
LingAn |
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Objectives |
The objective of the activity is to analyse the syntax and semantics of selected existing NPP instructions by using research results from computational linguistics. The possibility of developing a controlled language for the NPP domain will be investigated. |
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Leader Organization |
VTT Industrial Management and Innovation Systems |
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Contact Person |
Mr.
Prof. Björn Wahlgren |
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NKS Code |
NKS_R_2007_56 |
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Activity name |
MORE |
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Objectives |
The overall objective of the activity is to improve the means for managing the large amounts of evolving requirements in Nordic NPP modernization projects. In accordance with this objective, the activity will facilitate the industrial utilization of the research results from the NKS-R activity TACO, terminated 30.6.2005 |
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Leader Organization |
Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), Halden Norway |
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NKS Code |
NKS_R_2005_47 |
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Activity name |
SafetyGoal |
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The project objective is primarily to look back and map the evolvement of safety goals for PSA. It is also of interest to compare the risks that are associated with PSA safety goals with safety goals related to other man-made risks in society. |
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Leader Organization |
RELCON AB, Sweden |
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Contact Person |
Mr. Michael
Knochenhauer |
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NKS Code |
NKS_R_2005_44 |
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Activity name |
RiskEval |
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The goal of the project is to establish a common view regarding evaluation of TS changes |
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Leader Organization |
RELCON AB, Sweden |
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Contact Person |
Mr.
Ola Bäckström |
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NKS Code |
NKS_R_2007_60 |
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Activity name |
CostCalculation |
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The goal of this activity is to improve methodology for cost calculations for research facilities utilising semi empirical data for plants at different stages of decommissioning. It is important in this regard that differentiaon is made with regard to stage of planning, cf IAEA Safety Standards Series Safety Guide No WS-G-2.1 from 1999 and IAEA Technical Report Series 351 from 1998 |
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Leader Organization |
Tekedo AB, Nyköping Sweden |
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Contact Person |
Dr.
Rolf Sjöblom |
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NKS Code |
NKS_R_2005_48 |
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Activity name |
AutoNewTech |
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The goal with the project is to develop design criteria and inspection guidelines for control and alarm systems based on new technology. A new human-system interface should be developed where the interface design and automation level should be adopted to the plant status and the operators’ working condition. |
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Leader Organization |
Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg Sweden |
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Contact Person |
Dr.
Anna-Lisa Osvalder |
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NKS Code |
NKS-R_2006_51 |
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Activity name |
OrRe |
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The objectives of the activity are to establish a common understanding and agreement on methods and tools to be used in organisational reviews as well as to initiate discussions on criteria and methods of organisational reviews. |
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Leader Organization |
VTT Industrial Systems |
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Contact Person |
Dr. Teemu Reiman |
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NKS Code |
NKS-R_2006_54 |
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Presently no events reported
International Seminar on
Dependable Requirements Engineering of Computerised Systems at NPPs
27-29 November 2006, Halden,
Norway
More information can be found
here.
Contact person:
Atoosa P-J Thunem
Project seminar: "The
Validity of Safety Goals"
16 November 2006, in Stockholm, Sweden
Presenting the outcome of the joint NPSAG and NKS project "The Validity of
Safety Goals".
More information can be found
here and
here
Contact person:
Michael.Knochenhauer@relcon.se
Decommissioning
Seminar
13-15 September 2005, Risø,
Denmark
Se program, tilmelding, abstracts og forslag
her.
Contact person:
Karin Brodén
Traceability
and Communication of Requirements in Digital I&C Systems Development
8. december 2004
2nd TACO Industrial Seminar
STUK, Helsinki, Finland
Contact person:
Terje Sivertsen
NKS
Seminar on Safety Improvement Programmes in Russia and Eastern Europe
25 - 26 November 2004
The seminar gathers experts to share experiences and lessons-learned in the
safety improvement programmes towards NPP's in Russia and Eastern Europe.
Halden, Norway
Contact person:
Thorbjørn Bjørlo
Seminar on knowledge management in Nordic NPPS's
7-8 October 2004
Halden, Norway
Contact Person:
Svein Nilsen, Institutt for Energiteknik
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