Facility Details: CHIP

Organization / Localization: ASNR/Cadarache
Country: France
Facility Description: Thermal Gradient Tube up to 2.5 m lenght - Max temperature of 1600°C
Test Identification: 3l tests involving Iodine/Cesium/Molybdenum/Silver/Tellurium
SA-Related Topics / Phenomena: Transport and chemical reactrivity of FPs in the RCS. Possibly inlet of different elements with controlled mass flow rates
Measured Parameters: To determine chemical remobiliation of FPs deposits inside the RCS by oxidative atmosphere (air/steam)
Modelling: Pressure between 1 and 2 bars - TGT between 1600 and 150°C - remobilisation of deposits analysis as a function of T (300 to 450°C), controlled atmosphere H2O/air/Ar
Simulation Code: ASTEC/SOPHAEROS
Experimental Research Program: ESTER OECD program (2022-2025)
Link to PIRT: ST-30, ST32 and ST40
References: [1] Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) - Experiments on Source Term for Delayed Releases (ESTER) Project, https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_58926/experiments-on-source-term-for-delayed-releases-ester-project
[2] L. Cantrel et al., ASTEC V2 severe accident integral code: Fission product modelling and validation, Nuclear Engineering and Design,
272, 195-206, 2014, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2014.01.011.
IP/Copyright Situation: not open, reserved to partners of the project




Implemented as part of the Seaknot EU funded project (HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01 under Grant Agreement No. 101060327) - WP2.6 UNIPI (2024-2026)