NEA Mandates and Structures
Expert Group on Multi-scale Modelling of Fuels
Chair(s): |
Michel FREYSS, France
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Secretary: |
Davide COSTA (davide.costa@oecd-nea.org)
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Member(s): | All NEA member countries* |
| Russia (Suspended*) |
| *Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. |
Full participant(s): |
European Commission Under the NEA Statute
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Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) By agreement
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Date of creation: | 30 June 2009 |
End of mandate: | 30 June 2019 |
Mandate (Document reference):
- Agreed at the 20th meeting of the Nuclear Science Committee in June 2009 [NEA/SEN/NSC(2009)3]
- Summary record of the 6th Meeting of the Working Party on Multi-scale Modelling of Fuels and Structural Materials for Nuclear Systems [NEA/SEN/NSC/WPMM(2011)2]
- Extended in the Summary record of the 8th Meeting of the Working Party on Multi-scale Modelling of Fuels and Structural Materials for Nuclear Systems [NEA/SEN/NSC/WPMM(2012)2]
- Extended as a part of WPMM activities at the 23rd meeting of the Nuclear Science Committee in June 2012 [NEA/SEN/NSC(2012)3]
- Extended as part of WPMM activities at the 24th meeting of the Nuclear Science Committee in June 2013 [NEA/SEN/NSC(2013)2]
- Extended as part of WPMM activities at the 25th meeting of the Nuclear Science Committee in June 2014 [NEA/SEN/NSC(2014)2]
- Extended as part of WPMM activities at the 26th meeting of the Nuclear Science Committee in June 2015 [NEA/SEN/NSC(2015)2]
- Extended and revised at the 13th meeting of the WPMM in May 2017 [NEA/NSC/WPMM/DOC(2017)2]
- Mandates of the Working Party on Multi-scale Modelling of Fuels and Structural Materials for Nuclear Systems (WPMM) and Its Expert Groups [NEA/SEN/NSC(2018)7]
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document NEA/SEN/NSC(2018)7
Mandate
Framework and main objective
Under the guidance of the Nuclear Science Committee (NSC) and under the mandate of the Working Party on Multi-scale Modelling of Fuels and Structural Materials for Nuclear Systems (WPMM), the objective of the Expert Group on Multiscale Modelling of Fuel (M2F) is to share the development of a multi-scale modelling approach of fuels in support of current fuel optimisation programmes and innovative fuel design.
The objectives of the Expert Group on Multiscale Modelling of Fuel (EGM2F) are:
- Assess the worldwide multi-scale modelling approaches devoted to nuclear fuels from the atomic to the macroscopic scale in order to share and promote such approaches;
- Address all types of fuels: both current (mainly oxide fuels) and advanced fuels (such as minor actinide containing oxides fuels, carbide, nitride, metallic fuels);
- Address key engineering issues associated with each type of fuels;
- Assess the quality of existing links between the various scales and list the ground to be covered to strengthen multi-scale modelling approaches and engage with benchmarking and validation methodology;
- Identify the most relevant experimental data or experimental characterisation techniques that are missing for validation of fuel multi-scale modelling;
- Promote exchange between the actors involved at various scale;
- Promote exchange between multi-scale modelling experts and experimentalists;
- Providing support to the creation of task forces to address specific issues in the technical field covered by WPMM, in particular related to fuel modelling.
Associated deliverables
Deliverable 1: report from the Task Force on `Unit mechanisms of gaseous FP release”.
Deliverable 2: report from Task Force on ‘Nuclear fuel micromechanics’
Contribution to the organisation of a workshop on fuel multi-scale modelling:The EGM2F will be involved in the organisation of workshops on fuel modelling (e.g. MMSNF).