Identified Opportunities in Utilization of the European Research Reactor Fleet as a Part of the TOURR Project
This paper discusses the current status of the European research reactor (RR) fleet and identified opportunities for its utilization. The data for this analysis was collected through a specific questionnaire from which a database of the European RR fleet was created. The questionnaire was designed t...
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| author | Pungerčič Anže Cirillo Roberta Walkiewicz Joanna Novák Evžen Gajewski Jacek Szentmiklósi Laszlo Van Puyvelde Lisanne Starflinger Jörg Cano Daniel Pohlner Georg Mikolajczak Renata Pavel Gabriel Snoj Luka |
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| description | This paper discusses the current status of the European research reactor (RR) fleet and identified opportunities for its utilization. The data for this analysis was collected through a specific questionnaire from which a database of the European RR fleet was created. The questionnaire was designed to assess the degree of exploitation of different RR applications and to identify gaps and opportunities for future utilization. The results indicate that the European RR fleet is older compared to the world average, with no new research reactors built in Europe since 1992. The majority of RRs reported low levels of exploitation across all applications, and a desire to expand utilization was expressed by 78% of respondents. Lack of manpower, finance, and customers were identified as the main obstacles preventing expansion, while the need for more nuclear engineers was identified as a clear opportunity to attract people to the field. The findings of this study emphasize the need for actions to be taken to combat future needs and to improve the utilization of the European RR fleet. Overall, this study provides valuable insights for policymakers, industry professionals, and researchers working in the field of nuclear energy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b1a9ee0b0be4ac2832bdf24b820d1472024-01-26T16:33:48ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2023-01-012880401310.1051/epjconf/202328804013epjconf_animma2023_04013Identified Opportunities in Utilization of the European Research Reactor Fleet as a Part of the TOURR ProjectPungerčič Anže0Cirillo Roberta1Walkiewicz Joanna2Novák Evžen3Gajewski Jacek4Szentmiklósi Laszlo5Van Puyvelde Lisanne6Starflinger Jörg7Cano Daniel8Pohlner Georg9Mikolajczak Renata10Pavel Gabriel11Snoj Luka12”Jožef Stefan” Institute (JSI)European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN)National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ)Centrum Výzkumu Řež (CVR)National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ)Centre for Energy Research (EK-CER)Studiecentrum Voor Kernenergie, Centre D’etude de L’energie Nucleaire (SCK-CEN)Institute of Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems, University of Stuttgart (USTUTT)Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Technologicas-Ciem (CIEMAT)Institute of Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems, University of Stuttgart (USTUTT)National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ)European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN)”Jožef Stefan” Institute (JSI)This paper discusses the current status of the European research reactor (RR) fleet and identified opportunities for its utilization. The data for this analysis was collected through a specific questionnaire from which a database of the European RR fleet was created. The questionnaire was designed to assess the degree of exploitation of different RR applications and to identify gaps and opportunities for future utilization. The results indicate that the European RR fleet is older compared to the world average, with no new research reactors built in Europe since 1992. The majority of RRs reported low levels of exploitation across all applications, and a desire to expand utilization was expressed by 78% of respondents. Lack of manpower, finance, and customers were identified as the main obstacles preventing expansion, while the need for more nuclear engineers was identified as a clear opportunity to attract people to the field. The findings of this study emphasize the need for actions to be taken to combat future needs and to improve the utilization of the European RR fleet. Overall, this study provides valuable insights for policymakers, industry professionals, and researchers working in the field of nuclear energy.https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2023/14/epjconf_animma2023_04013.pdfresearch reactortourreuropean reactorsutilizationresearch reactor applications |
| spellingShingle | Pungerčič Anže Cirillo Roberta Walkiewicz Joanna Novák Evžen Gajewski Jacek Szentmiklósi Laszlo Van Puyvelde Lisanne Starflinger Jörg Cano Daniel Pohlner Georg Mikolajczak Renata Pavel Gabriel Snoj Luka Identified Opportunities in Utilization of the European Research Reactor Fleet as a Part of the TOURR Project EPJ Web of Conferences research reactor tourr european reactors utilization research reactor applications |
| title | Identified Opportunities in Utilization of the European Research Reactor Fleet as a Part of the TOURR Project |
| title_full | Identified Opportunities in Utilization of the European Research Reactor Fleet as a Part of the TOURR Project |
| title_fullStr | Identified Opportunities in Utilization of the European Research Reactor Fleet as a Part of the TOURR Project |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identified Opportunities in Utilization of the European Research Reactor Fleet as a Part of the TOURR Project |
| title_short | Identified Opportunities in Utilization of the European Research Reactor Fleet as a Part of the TOURR Project |
| title_sort | identified opportunities in utilization of the european research reactor fleet as a part of the tourr project |
| topic | research reactor tourr european reactors utilization research reactor applications |
| url | https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2023/14/epjconf_animma2023_04013.pdf |
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