ACSEPT
Actinide reCycling by SEParation and Transmutation
| Coordinatore | COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
Organization address
address: RUE LEBLANC 25 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | France [FR] |
| Totale costo | 23˙783˙360 € |
| EC contributo | 8˙999˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-EURATOM-FISSION
EURATOM: Nuclear fission and radiation protection |
| Code Call | FP7-Fission-2007 |
| Funding Scheme | CP |
| Anno di inizio | 2008 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2008-03-01 - 2012-09-30 |
Partecipanti
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| 1 |
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
Organization address
address: RUE LEBLANC 25 contact info |
FR (PARIS 15) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Organization address
address: CALLE SERRANO 117 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE,L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE
Organization address
address: Lungotevere Grande Ammiraglio Thaon di Revel 76 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
AREVA NC SA
Organization address
address: RUE LA FAYETTE 33 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION
Organization address
address: New Illawarra Road contact info |
AU (LUCAS HEIGHTS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY
Organization address
address: "Chiyoda-ku, Otemachi 1-6-1" contact info |
JP (TOKYO) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue Michel -Ange 3 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 8 |
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS-CIEMAT
Organization address
address: Avenida Complutense 22 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | participant | 0.00 |
| 9 |
CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V PRAZE
Organization address
address: ZIKOVA 4 contact info |
CZ (PRAHA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 10 |
CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB
Organization address
address: - contact info |
SE (GOETEBORG) | participant | 0.00 |
| 11 |
CINC SOLUTIONS BV
Organization address
address: Terborgseweg 158 contact info |
NL (DOETINCHEM) | participant | 0.00 |
| 12 |
CONSTELLIUM CRV SAS
Organization address
address: RUE WASHINGTON 40-44 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 13 |
ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE S.A.
Organization address
address: avenue de Wagram 22-30 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 14 |
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH
Organization address
address: Leo-Brandt-Strasse contact info |
DE (JUELICH) | participant | 0.00 |
| 15 |
FUNDACIO PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALA D'INVESTIGACIO QUIMICA
Organization address
address: AVINGUDA PAISOS CATALANS 16 contact info |
ES (TARRAGONA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 16 |
INSTITUTE OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF CZECH REPUBLIC
Organization address
address: Area of Research Institutes 1001 contact info |
CZ (HUSINEC-REZ) | participant | 0.00 |
| 17 |
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO
Organization address
address: Avenida Rovisco Pais 1 contact info |
PT (LISBOA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 18 |
INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO E NUCLEAR
Organization address
address: Estrada Nacional 10 contact info |
PT (SACAVEM) | participant | 0.00 |
| 19 |
INSTYTUT CHEMII I TECHNIKI JADROWEJ
Organization address
address: ul. Dorodna 16 contact info |
PL (WARSZAWA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 20 |
JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Organization address
address: Rue de la Loi 200 contact info |
BE (BRUSSELS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 21 |
Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie
Organization address
address: Kaiserstrasse 12 contact info |
DE (Karlsruhe) | participant | 0.00 |
| 22 |
NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED
Organization address
address: Daresbury Park - Daresbury 1100 contact info |
UK (WARRINGTON) | participant | 0.00 |
| 23 |
NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP
Organization address
address: Westerduinweg 3 contact info |
NL (PETTEN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 24 |
PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT
Organization address
address: Villigen contact info |
CH (VILLIGEN PSI) | participant | 0.00 |
| 25 |
POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Organization address
address: PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32 contact info |
IT (MILANO) | participant | 0.00 |
| 26 |
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN
Organization address
address: Broerstraat 5 contact info |
NL (GRONINGEN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 27 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Organization address
address: OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE contact info |
UK (EDINBURGH) | participant | 0.00 |
| 28 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF READING
Organization address
address: WHITEKNIGHTS CAMPUS WHITEKNIGHTS HOUSE contact info |
UK (READING) | participant | 0.00 |
| 29 |
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PARMA
Organization address
address: VIA UNIVERSITA 12 contact info |
IT (PARMA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 30 |
UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE
Organization address
city: LIEGE contact info |
BE (LIEGE) | participant | 0.00 |
| 31 |
UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG
Organization address
address: rue Blaise Pascal 4 contact info |
FR (Strasbourg) | participant | 0.00 |
| 32 |
UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE - PARIS 6
Organization address
address: Place Jussieu 4 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 33 |
UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE
Organization address
address: DRIENERLOLAAN 5 contact info |
NL (ENSCHEDE) | participant | 0.00 |
| 34 |
UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE
Organization address
address: Ovocny trh 5 contact info |
CZ (PRAHA 1) | participant | 0.00 |
| 35 |
USTAV JADERNEHO VYZKUMU REZ A.S.
Organization address
address: HUSINEC - REZ 130 contact info |
CZ (HUSINEC) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Actinide recycling by separation and transmutation is considered worldwide and particularly in several European countries as one of the most promising strategies to reduce the inventory of radioactive waste, thus contributing to make nuclear energy sustainable. Consistently with potentially viable recycling strategies, the Collaborative Project ACSEPT will provide a structured R&D framework to develop chemical separation processes compatible with fuel fabrication techniques, with a view to their future demonstration at the pilot level. Considering technically mature aqueous separation processes, ACSEPT will optimise and select the most promising ones dedicated to actinide partitioning and those featuring a group separation. These developments will be appropriately balanced with an exploratory research focused on the design of new molecules. In parallel, promising group actinide separation pyro-processes will be developed beyond the current state-of-the-art, as an alternative option, for a longer term. ACSEPT will also pave the way towards more integration between Partitioning and Transmutation by carrying dissolution as well as actinide conversion studies. All experimental results will be integrated by carrying out engineering and systems studies on aqueous and dry (pyro) processes to prepare for future demonstration at a pilot level. A training and education programme will also be implemented to share the knowledge among partitioning community and present and future generations of researchers. The challenging objectives of ACSEPT will be addressed by a multi-disciplinary consortium composed of European universities, nuclear research bodies and major industrial players. This consortium will generate fundamental improvements for a future design of an Advanced Processing Pilot Unit. ACSEPT will thus be an essential contribution to the demonstration, in the long term, of the potential benefits of actinide recycling to minimise the burden on the geological repositories.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Minimising waste and maximising the use of natural resources are key components of the next generation of nuclear energy systems. EU-funded scientists developed new technology to address these challenges.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
As progress in nuclear energy fosters increasing public support of this clean and renewable alternative form of energy, significant attention is now being given to the radioactive waste products of energy generation. One of the most promising technologies for reducing environmental impact involves separating radioactive species and converting them to safer forms. Partitioning and transmutation (P&T) products are less hazardous and some can even be reused in nuclear reactors, thus reducing the volume of waste as well.
The EU-funded project 'Actinide recycling by separation and transmutation' (ACSEPT) investigated two means of separation, technically mature aqueous and state-of-the-art dry (pyrochemical) processes. By the end of http://www.acsept.org (the project), ACSEPT scientists had carried out hot-test demonstrations of four aqueous P&T processes designed for use with future Generation IV (Gen IV) nuclear energy systems. They were either modified versions of existing processes or ones specifically developed within the scope of ACSEPT. Flow sheets have been made available for all four. In addition, ACSEPT continued work on two pyrochemical processes with a focus on selected key process steps and demonstrated their viability as options for future recycling of radioactive waste.
Gen IV technologies, slated to hit the market in 2030, are focused on enhanced safety, minimisation of waste and better use of natural resources. ACSEPT has made an important contribution to these objectives with its technologies and tests, and has also highlighted important future research directions for the nuclear industry.