Copyright 2013 SCKCEN MYRRHA Design overview Didier De Bruyn (SCKCEN) LEADER technical workshop Petten, February 2013 Copyright 2013 SCKCEN Acknowledgements This presentation is based on the FP7 CDT work, performed with my colleagues & partners, among others: Rafal Fernandez (SCKCEN), Luigi Mansani (Ansaldo), Antony Woaye-Hune (AREVA), Massimo Sarotto (ENEA) & Evaldas Bubelis (KIT) for the primary systems and Jeroen Engelen (SCKCEN), Alberto Ortega & Manuel Perezagua Aguado (Empresarios Agrupados) for the building design The authors acknowledge the European Commission for funding the CDT project in its 7th Framework Programme. Copyright 2013 SCKCEN Contents Purpose of the MYRRHA project at SCKCEN Genesis & evolution of MYRRHA within the FP projects Conclusions related to primary system & illustrations Conclusions related to building design & plant layout & illustrations Way ahead to construction & conclusions 3 Copyright 2013 SCKCEN Reactor Subcritical / critical mode 65 to 100 MW th Accelerator 600 MeV - 4 mA proton Fast Neutron Source Spallation Source Lead-Bismuth coolant Multipurpose Flexible Irradiation Facility MYRRHA is an Accelerator Driven System 4 Innovative & Unique Copyright 2013 SCKCEN Continuity: SCKCEN has a long tradition of first of a kind 5 Inventor of innovative nuclear fuel (MOX fuel) 1st pressurized water reactor (PWR) outside of US (BR3) World first underground laboratory for R&D on HL waste disposal (HADES) World premiere project for transmutation of nuclear waste Highest performing material testing reactor in Europe (BR2) World first lead based ADS (GUINEVERE) Copyright 2013 SCKCEN MYRRHA a multipurpose facility M ultipurpose h Y brid R esearch R eactor for H igh-tech A pplications Waste Fission GEN IV Fusion Fundamental research Silicon doping Radio- isotopes 50 to 100 MWth Fast = ~10 15 n/cm.s (En>0.75 MeV) = 1 to n/cm.s (ppm He/dpa ~ 10) in medium-large volumes Material research Fast = 1 to n/cm.s (En>1 MeV) in large volumes Fuel research tot = 0.5 to n/cm.s th = 0.5 to n/cm.s (En