EC Collaborative Project SILER:
Seismic-Initiated events risk mitigation
in LEad-cooled Reactors
THEME: Fission 2011-2.3.1: R&D activities in support of the
implementation of the Strategic Research Agenda of SNE-TP
Grant Agreement 295485
October 1st, 2011 - September 30th, 2014
TRAINING COURSE ON SEISMIC PROTECTION OF LEAD-COOLED REACTORS
Palazzo Camozzini, Via San Salvatore Vecchio, 6, Verona, Italy
May 21-25, 2012
Summary of the SILER Project and aim of the Training Course
SILER is a Collaborative Project aimed at studying the risk associated to seismic initiated events in
Generation IV Heavy Liquid Metal Reactors and developing adequate protection measures. The
attention is focused on the evaluation of the effects of earthquakes (with particular regards to “beyond
design” seismic events) and to the identification of mitigation strategies, acting both on
structures/components design as well as on the development of isolation devices, which can also have
positive effects on economics, leading to an high level of plant design standardization. Attention is
devoted also to the identification of plant layout solutions able to avoid risks of radioactive release from
both the core and other structures (i.e. the spent fuel storage pools). Specific effort is devoted to the
development of guidelines and recommendations for addressing the seismic issue in next generation
reactor systems. In addition, consideration will be devoted to transfer the knowledge developed in the
project to Generation III advanced systems, in line with the objective of the SNE-TP SRA to support
present and future Light Water Reactors and their further development, for which safety issues are key
aspects to be addressed. Note, in this respect, that the benefits of seismic isolation in terms of response
to design seismic actions are already widely recognized for Generation III LWRs, along with the
possibility of a significant standardization of structural and equipment design.
SILER activities are performed by the following 18 partners: AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE
NUOVE TECNOLOGIE,L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE (ENEA),
Italy, Coordinator; AREVA NP SAS, France; STUDIECENTRUM VOOR KERNENERGIE
(SCK•CEN), Belgium; FIP INDUSTRIALE SPA, Italy; Maurer Soehne GmbH & Co. KG, Germany;
JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE, Ispra, EUROPEAN COMMISSION; SINTEC S.r.l., Italy;
KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN (KTH), Sweden; BOA BALG - UND
KOMPENSATOREN-TECHNOLOGIE GMBH (BOA-BKT), Germany; INGENIERIA IDOM
INTERNACIONAL SA (IDOM), Spain; ANSALDO NUCLEARE SPA, Italy; LATVIJAS
UNIVERSITATES AGENTURA LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATES FIZIKAS INSTITUTS (IPUL),
Latvia; NUMERIA CONSULTING S.R.L., Italy; VCE Holding GmbH, Austria; S.R.S. Servizi di
Ricerche e Sviluppo Società a Responsabilità Limitata (SRS), Italy; COMMISSARIAT A L’ENERGIE
ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (CEA), France; EMPRESARIOS
AGRUPADOS INTERNACIONA L SA (EA), Spain; NUVIA TRAVAUX SPECIAUX SAS (NUVIA),
France.
An external advisory committee (EAC) gives specific advise on technical issues that can arise from
the project execution. The EAC is composed by the following experts: Gianmario Benzoni (University
of San Diego, USA), Luciano Cinotti (MERIVUS), Nilesh Chokshi (NRC), Raffaele Figini (ENEL),
Werner Maschek (KIT), Stefano Monti (IAEA), Federico Perotti (POLIMI), Craig F. Smith (NPS),
Pierre Sollogoub (Consultant, former CEA, IAEA), Daniele Verwaerde (EdF).
The present training course is organized with the aim of giving a base of knowledge to deal with the
issues of seismic behavior and risk mitigation in lead cooled systems. The training course is addressed
to PhD students and researchers active in the field.
Day 1, Monday, May 21st
14:30 Welcome address and presentation of the course
Massimo Forni, ENEA (Bologna, Italy), Coordinator of SILER
15:00 Presentation of the SILER Project
Silvia De Grandis, SINTEC (Bologna, Italy), Management Officer of SILER
15:40 Coffee Break
16:00 ELFR, the European Lead-cooled Fast Reactor
Luigi Mansani, ANSALDO (Genova, Italy)
17:00 MYRRHA, the Multi-purpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications
Didier De Bruyn, SCK•CEN (Mol, Belgium)
18:00 Nuclear installations – Issues and trends in seismic hazard and fault capability evaluation
Raffaele Figini, ENEL (Rome, Italy), Member of the SILER EAC
19:00 Closure
20:30 Gala dinner
Day 2, Tuesday, May 22nd
09:00 General overview on the Gen IV Lead-cooled Fast Reactors and the new requirements for safety
Craig Smith, Naval Postgraduate School, NPS (Monterey,USA), Member of the SILER EAC
10:30 The damaging effects of earthquakes on conventional facilities
Antonio Moreno, IDOM (Madrid, Spain)
11:15 Coffee Break
11:45 The damaging effects of earthquakes on NPPs
Antonio Moreno, IDOM (Madrid, Spain)
12:30 Seismic Isolation: state of the art of applications to Nuclear Power Plants
Massimo Forni, ENEA (Bologna, Italy), Coordinator of SILER
13:15 Lunch
14:30 IAEA programme on Fast Reactor Technology
Stefano Monti, IAEA (Vienna, Austria), Member of the SILER EAC
16:15 Coffee Break
16:45 Testing of large scale anti-seismic devices
Gianmario Benzoni, University of San Diego (USA), Member of the SILER EAC
18:30 Cocktail
Evening: Guided tour of Verona
Day 3, Wednesday, May 23rd
09:30 Departure to Selvazzano by bus
10:30 Visit to FIP industrial laboratories, including the presentation “Anti-seismic devices”
Maria Gabriella Castellano, FIP Industriale (Selvazzano, Italy)
16:00 Departure to Verona by bus
Day 4, Thursday, May 24th
09:30 Special issues on seismic isolation
Ioannis Politopoulos, CEA (Paris, France)
11:00 Coffee Break
11:15 How to isolate a NPP - general overview
Sébastien Diaz, NUVIA (Lyon, France)
12:15 How to isolate a NPP - interface components: piping joints
Helmut Novak, BOA (Stutensee, Germany)
12:45 How to isolate a NPP - interface components: seismic joints
Robert Gettert, MAURER (Munchen, Germany)
13:15 Lunch
14:30 How to isolate a NPP - interface components: fail safe system
Alberto Dusi, NUMERIA (Cremona, Italy)
15:00 Testing of Interface Components
Pierre Pegon, JRC (Ispra, Italy)
15:45 Coffee Break
16:15 Finite Element Modeling and dynamic analyses of isolated NPPs
Francisco Beltran, IDOM
17:30 Fragility Analysis of isolated NPPs
Federico Perotti, POLIMI (Milano, Italy), Member of the SILER EAC
18:30 Closure
Day 5, Friday, May 25th
09:30 Severe accidents and seismic issues in lead-cooled systems
Donella Pellini, KIT (Karlsruhe, Germany)
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Modeling of liquid metals and analysis of the sloshing effects
Armando Gabino, IDOM (Madrid, Spain)
13:15 Lunch
14:30 Gas Entrapment and fluid-structure interaction
Pavel Kudinov, KTH (Stockholm, Sweden)
15:30 Economics of isolated NPPs
Helmut Wenzel, VCE (Vienna, Austria)
16:30 Closure
LOGISTIC INFORMATION
Training course venue:
The Camozzini building is located in the historic Centre of Verona, at n.6 San Salvatore Vecchio Street just 200
m from Erbe Square (Piazza Erbe) and Juliet’s balcony, and 10 min. on foot from the Arena.
Convenient accomodation nearby:
HOTEL VICTORIA, Via Adua 8, Tel. +39 045 590566, email: [email protected]
HOTEL COLOMBA D’ORO, Via C. Cattaneo, 10, Tel. +39-045.595.300, email: [email protected]
B & B ALLE ERBE, Corte Sgarzerie 5,
www.alleerbe.it/index.html
double bedroom around 35 euros per night
JULIETTE HOUSE B & B, Vicolo Dietro S.Andrea 1,
https://it.hostelbookers.com/ostelli/italia/verona/53483/
rooms between 30 and 40 euros
CASA PIU’ PIAZZA ERBE, Piazzetta Navona,
www.bedandbreakfastcasapiu.com
1 double room use single with shared bathroom with owner 150 euros for 4 nights with breakfast (37.50 euros per
night), to qualify for this fee talk to Mr. Moreno (0039 339 4537472) or [email protected] ,
indicating "nuclear school"
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40 euros with breakfast for this price mention "nuclear school"
B & B MARIA,Via Verità n. 2, tel. 0039 331 4520349 for reservations info.bbmaria @ gmail.com
a single room at a cost of 45 euros per night, double for single use at a cost of 60 euros per night and a double room
for single use at a cost of 60 euros. For this fee mention "nuclear school".
Website: http://bbmaria.freshcreator.com/
LIKE JULIET B & B, Via Zambelli 10, www.likejuliet.it, tel. 0039 045 9299301 or 0039 345 7549966,
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