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NKSR

Research Seminars

Competence& Education

Exchange ofinformation

Safetyadvancements

21 March 2002

2002…

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Overall themes, topics and possible subjects

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Development& Validation

Management &Organisation

Performance

Evaluation

Requirements

Assessment

Inspection

Ageing

Passive systems

Automation

Experiments

Analyses

Predictionmethods

Newtechnology

Integrity & operability

Safety principles

Human factors

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Research Projects and Seminars

Competence & Education

Safety advancements

Research Area

MANGANResearch Area

DELI

New Automation andProgrammable Devices:

Requirements &Experiences

Ageing & Inspection:Requirements, Methods

& Experiences RadiationProtection

During Operation &Decommissioning

Safety ManagementMethods and Trends –

Defense-in-Depth &Risk Informed

Safety & QualityManagement in a

Changing Environment

Exchange of information in Seminars

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Development& Validation

Management &Organisation

Predictionmethods

Newtechnology

Integrity & operability

Safety principles

Human factors

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Research area nr 1: Development & Validation (DELI)

• Major parts:– Pool behaviour (DELIPOOL):

• Experiments and analyses (CFD) on flows, particle/bubble transport, dynamics.• Extension of the experimental database for CFD validation.

– Melt behaviour (DELIMELT): • Ex-vessel melt behaviour, with coupling to vessel failure.• Other possible items: fission products, hydrogen, accident management tools, etc.

– Others to be considered based on research proposals:• E.g., structural aspects (”DELISTRU”), new safety analysis (”DELINEWS”)…

• Key benefits:– Focus on current issues of potential safety-technical relevance.– Research and educational attraction: challenging phenomena, new methods (CFD), and

experimental (=real) observations. – Support for the Nordic experimental facilities and analysis network.

• Efficient startup:– DELIPOOL to be based on pool-related efforts launched, e.g., by the Nordic BWR

operators and by the regulators (including national research programmes).– DELIMELT to involve some continuation of previous NKS work, and a fast identification

of potentially new questions to be examined.

Water pool

Focus

Core melt

Focus

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DELI connections and relevance

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Development& Validation

Management &Organisation

Accident phenomena

Plant response to accidents

Safety function performance

Integrity of physical barriers

Passive systems characteristics

Relevance of DELI

CFD and experimental methods

etc.

Predictionmethods

Newtechnology

Integrity & operability

Safetyprinciples

Human factors

Research Area

DELI

DELIMELT

DELIPOOL

DELINEWS

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Research area nr 2: Management and Organisation (MANGAN)

• Major parts:– Decisions and activities during operation and shutdown (MANGANOS)

• Critical decisions on different organisational levels;• Critical actions during shutdown conditions;

– Design and technology (MANGANES): • Inspection and testing metods, e.g., for structures and automation devices;• Control room design, including operator information in general.

– Others to be considered based on research proposals:• E.g., interface issues and requirements specification in projects (”MANGANIP”),

new analysis methods (”MANGANEW”)…

• Key benefits:– Focus on current issues of safety management relevance.– Research and educational attraction: application and development of evaluation methods

in practical cases (”close to the applications/users of results”). – Support for the Nordic networking and information exchange.

• Efficient startup:– Early ensurance/commitment of the availability of current expert(i)s(e).

Decision making

Tools and techniques

Focus

Focus

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MANGAN connections and relevance

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Development& Validation

Management &Organisation

Human performance & evaluation

Human factors in operation

Organisational factors

Safety management

Relevance of MANGAN

Project management

Human factors in design

etc.

Predictionmethods

Newtechnology

Integrity & operability

Safetyprinciples

Human factors

Research Area

MANGAN

MANGANOS

MANGANES

MANGANEWMANGANIP

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Overall plan for the NKS-R programme 2002…

Jul 01 Jan 02 Jul 02 Jan 03 Jul 03 Jan 04 Jul 04 Jan 05 Jul 05 Jan 06 Jul 06

PlanningResearch area ”DELI”

Researchseminar

Researchseminar

Researchseminar

Researchseminar

Research area ”MANGAN”

Annual summaries

Communication within national research programmes and networks

SeminarsNKS-Rseminar

NKS-Rseminar

NKS-Rseminar

NKS-Rseminar

NKS-Rseminar

Board meetings

Program manager reports for the board

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Proposal-and-decision process – The main way and two additional ones

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MakerProposal

Maker

ProgrammeManager (PrgMan)

Bureau

Board

1. Plan presented ina board meeting

Limited activities ( 200 kDKK)in direct accordance withthe NKS-R framework

2. Board commentsthrough e-mail

E-mail

Limited activities ( 100 kDKK)in direct accordance withthe accepted NKS-R frameworkand requiring a fast decision

3. ”Silent procedure”within two (2) weeks

E-mail

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Background to the First Call for Proposals

• A long preparation process for the NKS-R framework– Start in summer 2001.– Several discussions in different occasions.– Several presentations in different meetings.

• First Call for Proposals (through e-mail and on the NKS homepage)– Advance notice in December 2001.– First Call for Proposals in late January 2002, deadline 20 Feb 2002!

• Handling of proposals:– Standard template. All proposal makers used that.– ProgramManager (TimO) filled in the evaluation and sent this immediately back

to the proposal maker(s). Some more iteration in some cases.– Status briefing to the NKS bureau on 26 February 2002.– ProgrammeManager recommendations sent out to the proposal makers

(summary table and these status slides) on 27 February 2002.

• NKS board meeting on 19 March 2002:– Status information sent out to the board, via e-mail, on 27 February 2002.– Clear recommendation categories: direct start, little later, and to be reconsidered.

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PrgMan recommendations after the First Call for Proposals

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DELI MANGAN

Little later

Direct start

09 MKB seminarium13 Seminarium on

low/med.level waste10 Workshop om

miljö/säk.redovisning

01 PREPOOL

DELIPOOL

DELINEWS

05 3D transientmethodology

14 PREMELT

12 Ruthenium insevere accidents

DELIMELT

07 Barriers, controland management

16 Requirementsin digital I&C

MANGANESMANGANIP

15 Review ofCCF models

17 Risk-informeddecision making

MANGANEW

02 Maintenanceculture safety

04 Safetymanagement

11 MTO andmaintenance…

MANGANOS

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PrgMan recommendations after the First Call for Proposals

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DELI MANGAN

Little later

Direct start

09 MKB seminarium13 Seminarium on

low/med.level waste10 Workshop om

miljö/säk.redovisning

01 PREPOOL

DELIPOOL

DELINEWS

05 3D transientmethodology

14 PREMELT

12 Ruthenium insevere accidents

DELIMELT

07 Barriers, controland management

16 Requirementsin digital I&C

MANGANESMANGANIP

15 Review ofCCF models

17 Risk-informeddecision making

MANGANEW

02 Maintenanceculture safety

04 Safetymanagement

11 MTO andmaintenance…

MANGANOS

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Group RED – PrgMan recommends ”direct start”

• Proposals– In direct agreement with the NKS-R framework (v1.0).

• Results– Activities give results already this year.– Results are of direct interest to end users.

• Nordic dimension:– In each activity, at least two countries are involved.– The whole set of foreseen activities should cover all countries.

• Particular merits:– Preparing for the future NKS-R work to come, within a prioritized

topic (DELI or MANGAN) – including network building and clarification of different interests (”going around”).

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Group GREEN – PrgMan recommends ”little later”

• Proposals– In good agreement with the NKS-R framework (v1.0).

• Some unclarity, e.g.:– The best workshop timing yet to be decided.– Combination of different workshop proposals to be considered.– More networking (across the borders) to be aimed at.– Use of NKS funds to be refocused.

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Group BLACK – PrgMan recommends ”to be reconsidered later”

• Some problems, e.g.:– The research topic in question is not in accordance with the NKS-

R framework (v1.0).– No networking/cooperation across the borders.– The NKS funding level is high in comparison with the priorisation

of the topic in question.

• …but there may still be possibilities:– Coordination (possible fusion) with another, more favourable

activity, may change the situation.– Proposal may be improved.– Proposal may be more suitable for the NKS-B framework.– Also the NKS-R framework could be later modified.

• All proposals saved – they need not be resent (but may of course be updated) in another Call for Proposals.