Astrid project, from conceptual to basic design progress status

F. Varaine (1) , G. Rodriguez (1) , D. Settimo , Jm. Hamy , S. Romdhane , Rp. Benard , A. Remy , H. Hayafune , T. Chauveau , Jp. Helle , V. Gautier , H. Mochida , G. Lambert , T. Iitsuka , M. Fukuie , M. Lefrançois , Jl. Mazel

1 CEA-DES (ex-DEN) - CEA-Direction des Energies (ex-Direction de l'Energie Nucléaire)

Since the beginning of this year, after 6 years of conceptual design phase, the French 600 eMW ASTRID project has started a 4 years basic design phase. The ASTRID project is funding for basic design phase (2016-2019) through France Future Investments Program. All the Industrials partners involved in the project during the last phase have decided to pursue in the ASTRID project, and the strategic partnership with Japan is going to be reinforced. This very efficient industrial network with CEA as contracting authority is an original and effective project management. Very high level and up-to-date project management methods are performed, including technical control with engineering System tools and 3D mock-up consolidation. On the technical point of view, the first ten months have been kept for a reopening options phase called P2C (Configuration Confirmation Phase) concluded by a configuration review in October. According to conclusions of conceptual design phases, several items had been checked and challenged through three main drivers safety, cost killing and operability. Global consistency was also watched over.It has been also decided for the next two years, to investigate and integrate Gas Power Conversion System in the basic design configuration. The objective for the ASTRID project is to raise Gas PCS integration studies at the same level that was achieved for Water/steam PCS at the end of 2015. A go-no go decision for Gas PCS integration will be organized at the end of 2017.In the same time an ongoing effort started two years ago is underway to map all the qualification needs and define all joined processes consistent with safety regulator requirement. A more realistic planning has been prepared, adding a four years consolidation phase between basic design and detailed design, in order to increase the level of confidence and progress on the technology feasibility including experimental validations of the ASTRID's main innovative options.

Mots clés: ASTRID; Basic Design; GEN IV; SFR

Domaines: Physique Nucléaire Expérimentale [nucl-ex]; Physique Nucléaire Théorique [nucl-th]

F. Varaine, G. Rodriguez, D. Settimo, Jm. Hamy, S. Romdhane, et al.. Astrid project, from conceptual to basic design progress status. International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles Next Generation Nuclear Systems for Sustainable Development (FR17), Jun 2017, Yekaterinburg, Russia. ⟨hal-02419661⟩