GIF talks with industry series #4 - The materials R&D program of newcleo
About this webinar
Join us for a GIF hosted webinar to explore newcleo’s material research and development for Lead-cooled Fast Reactors (LFRs). newcleo, an innovative player in the nuclear energy field, is working to design, build and operate Gen-IV Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs) cooled by liquid lead. As one of the main players in the lead-cooled reactors technology, newcleo has an extensive R&D programme as part of their engineering activities.
This includes a strategic programme on materials & chemistry, dedicated to several technical areas in the progression from standard steels to innovative new materials. As a coolant, lead brings a host of advantages: design simplification, a high degree of inherent safety, high operating temperature and high efficiency, but also engineering challenges. Much of the research programme within the materials division tackles lead corrosion in various conditions to enable the high temperatures which are a feature of newcleo’s offering to the market.
newcleo’s materials strategy involves 5 core R&D programmes:
1. Standard steels
2. Surface modifications
3. New materials
4. Chemistry
5. Irradiations
Details of newcleo’s mission and progress as well as their materials strategy will be discussed during this webinar.
A Q&A session will follow the presentation, providing an opportunity to further understand how newcleo is working to bring a Gen IV reactor to reality.
This webinar is the fourth of a series where GIF engages with industry representatives to bridge national and international R&D programs, industry needs and challenges. It is also aimed at and exploring new avenues for fruitful cooperation within the GIF community.
Dr. Mariano Tarantino from ENEA, the Euratom representative at the GIF LFR provisional steering committee, will facilitate this webinar.
About the GIF Talks with Industry webinars
This webinar is the fourth of a series where GIF engages with industry representatives to bridge national and international R&D programs, industry needs and challenges. It is also aimed at and exploring new avenues for fruitful cooperation within the GIF community. This webinar is hosted by the Lead Fast Reactors provisional System Steering Committee.
Who should attend?
Policymakers, industry professionals, regulators, researchers, students, the general public.
MEET THE HOST AND SPEAKER(S)
Dr
Francisco GARCIA FERRE
Dr. Francisco Garcia Ferré is a global R&D management professional, with 15 years’ experience leading academic and industrial innovation. He has held a number of roles at CEA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, and ABB, ranging from Researcher and Research Team Manager to Technology Center Manager and Global R&D Lead. Francisco holds a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering and a PhD in Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology, both from Politecnico di Milano with Honors.
In newcleo Francisco is Area Manager - Materials & Chemistry. This department is responsible for all R&D activities on materials & chemistry. The activities include materials fabrication and processing, additive manufacturing, advanced characterisations, corrosion and mechanical tests, as well as irradiation studies.
Dr
Mariano TARANTINO
Mariano Tarantino graduated in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Pisa in 2004. Ph.D. in Nuclear and Industrial Safety in 2008. Since 2008 he has been an ENEA researcher in the field of liquid metal technologies for nuclear applications, mainly related to Generation IV - LFR. From 2010 to 2018 Scientific Advisor of the Program Agreement between ENEA and the Ministry of Economic Development, where he coordinated all research and development activities on fourth generation nuclear fission systems refrigerated with liquid lead. Currently he is the head of Energy Nuclear Systems Division of the ENEA Nuclear Department, member of the Executive Board of FALCON Consortium devoted to ALFRED DEMO LFR construction, and member of the newcleo R&D steering committee, aiming at supporting the development of LFR-AS-30 and LFR-AS-200. With a background in thermos-fluid dynamics, expert in nuclear technology and lead cooled fast reactors, with an experimental vocation, he coordinates various projects at a national and international level. Among those international efforts Dr Tarantino is the Euratom representative at the Generation IV International Forum provisional Lead Fast Reactors System Steering Committee.
Recording of the webinar
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