STAGE I - General aspects concerning the materials for Generation IV Reactors
Activities:
I.1 Concepts of Generation IV Nuclear Reactors Systems/Coordinator (CO)
I.2 Study and quantification of materials properties for Generation IV Nuclear Reactors construction /Partner (P1);
STAGE II – Concepts and development of ceramic and composite materials usable in internal structure of Generation IV Reactors
Activities:
II.1. Materials design with composite structure realizable by powder metallurgy/ Coordonator (CO);
II.2.Ceramic materials and intermatallic compounds having applicability in internal structure realisation of Generation IV nuclear reactors/Partener (P1);
II.3. Moderne investigation methods of microstructure, physical and mechanical property of ceramic and composite materials/Partner 2 (P2);
II.4. Ceramic and composite sample examination by electron microscopy techniques/Partner IV (P4).
STAGE III - Ceramic and composite bodies manufacturing
Activities:
III.1. a) Experimental program performing for composite materials obtaining designed in stage II
III.1. b) Irradiation procedure for ceramic and composite materials in 14MW TRIGA Reactor/Coordinator (CO)
III.2. Powders syntesis/manufacturing and ceramic and intermetallic sintered bodies obtaining/ Partner 1 (P1)
III.3. Moderne methods for H2 obtaining using heat resulted from Generation IV nuclear reactors/ Partener 3 (P3)
III.4. DRX characterisation of samples obtained by partners/ Partener 2 (P2)
III.5 Accelerated testing concept of materials for nuclear industry/ Partner 1 (P1)
III.6. Ceramic and composite sample examination by electron microscopy techniques/Partner IV (P4)
STAGE IV - Conclusions, Plan for research capitalization
Activities:
IV.1. a) Irradiation and post irradiation examination of representative ceramic and composite samples
IV.1. b) Results concerning composite materials obtaining candidate for Generation IV nuclear reactors/ Coordonator (CO)
IV.2 Overview on obtained results from in pile and out of pile materials characterization/Partener 1 (P1)
IV.3. DRX characterisation of samples obtained by partners/ Partner 2 (P2)
IV.4 Ceramic and composite sample examination by electron microscopy techniques/Partner IV (P4)
IV.5. Project final characterisation/ Coordinator (CO)
