Chair(s): |
Glyn ROSSITER, United Kingdom |
Secretary: |
Ian HILL (ian.hill@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 | ||
Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) By agreement | ||
Date of creation: | 30 June 2011 | ||
End of mandate: | 29 June 2021 |
Mandate (Document reference):
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document NEA/NSC/WPRS/DOC(2019)13
Mandate
Scope
Under the guidance of the Working Party on Scientific Issues of Reactor Systems (WPRS), the Expert Group will perform specific tasks associated with fuel performance aspects of present and future nuclear power systems, with a focus on normal operating conditions. Reactor types considered include, but are not limited to, the following:
Focus is on LWRs for modelling, all systems for inclusion of data within the International Fuel Performance Experiments (IFPE) database.
Objectives:
This technical information will generally be derived from a combination of direct experimental evidence and/or the results of theoretical benchmark analyses using accurate, validated modelling methods. In either case, the availability of suitable experimental data is a fundamental requirement. A key objective of the group will therefore be to help identify, evaluate and preserve this type of experimental data. In this context, the Expert Group will monitor, steer and support the continued development of the IFPE database.
3. To facilitate the dissemination of technical information and knowledge through activities such as workshops, benchmark studies and training activities.
Relationships with other NEA bodies and international projects
The Expert Group will establish links with other bodies working in the area of fuel performance. In particular, the Expert Group will liaise closely with the CSNI Working Group on Fuel Safety (WGFS), the NSC Working Party on Scientific Issues of the Fuel Cycle (WPFC), the NSC Working Party on Multi-scale Modelling (WPMM), the NSC Expert Group on Accident Tolerant Fuels for LWRs (EGATFL), the Expert Group on Innovative Fuels (EGIF), the Expert Group on Multi-Physics, Experimental Data, Benchmarking and validation (EGMPEBV) and the WPRS Expert Group on Uncertainty Analysis in Modelling (EGUAM). The Expert Group will also establish links with other international activities that are complementary to the work of the EGRFP, including the Halden Reactor Project and the IAEA Technical Working Group on Fuel Performance and Technology (TWGFPT).
Deliverables:
Report on experimental data requirements for LWR fuel modelling;
Meeting frequency:
Once per year for plenary meetings, with additional meetings in support of particular activities (e.g. FUMAC, PCMI benchmark).