TY - BOOK
T1 - SAFIR2014: The Finnish Research Programme on Nuclear Power Plant Safety 2011-2014
T2 - Interim Report
A2 - Simola, Kaisa
N1 - Project code: 81307
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The Finnish Nuclear Power Plant Safety Research Programme
2011-2014, SAFIR2014, is a 4-year publicly funded
national technical and scientific research programme on
the safety of nuclear power plants. The programme is
funded by the State Nuclear Waste Management Fund (VYR),
as well as other key organisations operating in the area
of nuclear energy. The programme provides the necessary
conditions for retaining knowledge needed for ensuring
the continuance of safe use of nuclear power, for
developing new know-how and for participation in
international co-operation.
The SAFIR2014 Steering Group, responsible of the
strategic alignments of the programme, consists of
representatives of the Finnish Nuclear Safety Authority
(STUK), Ministry of Employment and the Economy (MEE),
Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), Teollisuuden
Voima Oyj (TVO), Fortum Power and Heat Oy (Fortum),
Fennovoima Oy, Lappeenranta University of Technology
(LUT), Aalto University (Aalto), Finnish Funding Agency
for Technology and Innovation (Tekes), Finnish
Institution of Occupational Health (TTL) and the Swedish
Radiation Safety Authority (SSM).
The research programme is divided into nine areas: Man,
organisation and society, Automation and control room,
Fuel research and reactor analysis, Thermal hydraulics,
Severe accidents, Structural safety of reactor circuits,
Construction safety, Probabilistic risk analysis (PRA),
and Development of research infrastructure. A reference
group is assigned to each of these areas to respond for
the strategic planning and to supervise the projects in
its respective field.
Research projects are selected annually based on a public
call for proposals. Most of the projects are planned for
the entire duration of the programme, but there can also
be shorter one- or two-year projects. The annual volume
of the SAFIR2014 programme in 2011-2012 has been 9,5-9,9
M . Main funding organisations were the State Nuclear
Waste Management Fund (VYR) with over 5 M and VTT with
nearly 3 M annually. In 2011 research was carried out in
38 projects, and in 2012 the number of research projects
was 42.
The research in SAFIR2014 has been carried out primarily
by VTT. Other research organisations involved in research
activities are Lappeenranta University of Technology,
Aalto University, Finnish Institution of Occupational
Health, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finnish
Software Measurement Association FiSMA, Fortum Power and
Heat Oy, and Helsinki University. In addition, some
subcontractors have contributed to the work in some
projects.
This report gives an overview of the SAFIR2014 programme
and a summary of the scientific and technical results of
the research activities in 2011-2012.
AB - The Finnish Nuclear Power Plant Safety Research Programme
2011-2014, SAFIR2014, is a 4-year publicly funded
national technical and scientific research programme on
the safety of nuclear power plants. The programme is
funded by the State Nuclear Waste Management Fund (VYR),
as well as other key organisations operating in the area
of nuclear energy. The programme provides the necessary
conditions for retaining knowledge needed for ensuring
the continuance of safe use of nuclear power, for
developing new know-how and for participation in
international co-operation.
The SAFIR2014 Steering Group, responsible of the
strategic alignments of the programme, consists of
representatives of the Finnish Nuclear Safety Authority
(STUK), Ministry of Employment and the Economy (MEE),
Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), Teollisuuden
Voima Oyj (TVO), Fortum Power and Heat Oy (Fortum),
Fennovoima Oy, Lappeenranta University of Technology
(LUT), Aalto University (Aalto), Finnish Funding Agency
for Technology and Innovation (Tekes), Finnish
Institution of Occupational Health (TTL) and the Swedish
Radiation Safety Authority (SSM).
The research programme is divided into nine areas: Man,
organisation and society, Automation and control room,
Fuel research and reactor analysis, Thermal hydraulics,
Severe accidents, Structural safety of reactor circuits,
Construction safety, Probabilistic risk analysis (PRA),
and Development of research infrastructure. A reference
group is assigned to each of these areas to respond for
the strategic planning and to supervise the projects in
its respective field.
Research projects are selected annually based on a public
call for proposals. Most of the projects are planned for
the entire duration of the programme, but there can also
be shorter one- or two-year projects. The annual volume
of the SAFIR2014 programme in 2011-2012 has been 9,5-9,9
M . Main funding organisations were the State Nuclear
Waste Management Fund (VYR) with over 5 M and VTT with
nearly 3 M annually. In 2011 research was carried out in
38 projects, and in 2012 the number of research projects
was 42.
The research in SAFIR2014 has been carried out primarily
by VTT. Other research organisations involved in research
activities are Lappeenranta University of Technology,
Aalto University, Finnish Institution of Occupational
Health, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finnish
Software Measurement Association FiSMA, Fortum Power and
Heat Oy, and Helsinki University. In addition, some
subcontractors have contributed to the work in some
projects.
This report gives an overview of the SAFIR2014 programme
and a summary of the scientific and technical results of
the research activities in 2011-2012.
KW - nuclear safety
KW - safety management
KW - nuclear power plants
KW - human factors
KW - safety culture
KW - automation systems
KW - control room
KW - nuclear fuels
KW - reactor physics
KW - core transient analysis
KW - thermal hydraulics
KW - modelling
KW - severe accidents
KW - structural safety
KW - construction safety
KW - risk assessment
KW - research infrastructure
M3 - Report
SN - 978-951-38-7918-1
T3 - VTT Technology
BT - SAFIR2014: The Finnish Research Programme on Nuclear Power Plant Safety 2011-2014
PB - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
CY - Espoo
ER -