Evening Lecture – Lessons learned from the Astrid project

In the frame of the ASTRID project led by CEA, Framatome, as reactor designer, has been involved since 2010 in the design of the ASTRID SFR demonstrator (600 MWe) with a large scope covering the reactor itself and the whole nuclear island definition. ASTRID is an advanced SFR that intends to cope with GEN IV objectives. Thus, numerous technical challenges were faced and successfully managed by Framatome during the various design stages, that implied the mastering of a new generation of methods and tools as required (System Engineering, Concurrent Engineering, Metamodels, Data Management and Artificial Intelligence, Design Exploration tools, Virtual Reality immersive sessions etc…). The execution of this project was a great opportunity to manage a deep exploration of design options to cope with the expected performance and cost. During the period of 2018 and 2019, the ASTRID project moved to consider a reduced power SFR concept (the New ASTRID: 150 MWe) that led to drastically investigate the simplification of the various systems and the issue of a compact arrangement of the reactor to keep the economy appraisal at a satisfactory level. The presentation will highlight the feedback experience gained by Framatome from the ASTRID project with a focus on the key drivers when dealing with Advanced Reactors design. 
 
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