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atw Vol. 65 (2020) | Issue 5 ı May FEATURE | RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 256 | Fig. 5. The 250 kW TRIGA Mark II research reactor (JSI Slovenia). as well as central thimble and four extra positions in the core are used for irradiation of samples. Additional experimental facilities include two radial and two tangential beam tubes, a graphite thermal column and a thermalizing column. Since its commissioning the reactor has been playing an important role in developing nuclear technology and safety culture in Slovenia as is one of a few centres of modern technology in the country. Its international scientific cooperation and recognized reputation are important for promotion of the JSI, Slovenian science and Slovenia as a country in the world. One of the offered experiments at the JSI is the In-core flux mapping experiment. In this experiment, a miniature U-235 fission chamber with an outer diameter of 3 mm is inserted into a 6 m long guide tube, which is located, during the experiment, into several measurement positions in the reactor core. For each position, the fission chamber is moved vertically, from the guide tube bottom (below the fuel level), by about 70 cm (reaching well above the fuel level) in multiple steps, and the axial neutron flux profile is measured. The audience gains first-hand insight into the overall shape of the axial neutron flux profile in the reactor, including specific features due to the core heterogeneity. By repeating the procedure in different radial positions, the radial flux profile can be investigated as well. Although there exist a number of information platforms on nuclear education in Europe (e.g. ENEN [14]), the main purpose of the ENEEP is to standardize and simplify access of potential user to the best available nuclear infrastructure. Even though the laboratories and research reactors are distributed over Central Europe, the established platform will bring these facilities closer to individuals or groups like never before. Well experienced staff and supervisors are able to prepare user specific experiments and training course based on their requirements and target their professional needs. All of these aspects predetermine the ENEEP to be unique entity which will contribute both to nuclear knowledge competence building and to improve research reactor utilization. 5 Acknowledgment The ENEEP project has received funding from the European Union‘s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 847555. References [1] International Atomic Energy Agency Research Reactor Database (RRDB) https://nucleus.iaea.org/RRDB/RR/ReactorSearch.aspx. [2] Research Reactors IAEA: https://www.iaea.org/topics/research-reactors (access March 27, 2020). [3] Management of nuclear knowledge, Report of IAEA Technical Meeting on the “Role of Universities in Preserving and Managing Nuclear Knowledge”, IAEA Vienna, Austria – INIS IAEA (2008) 41011598-41-03. [4] Nuclear Education and Training: From Concern to Capability, OECD/NEA, OECD PUBLICATIONS, 2, rue André-Pascal, 75775 PARIS CEDEX 16 (2012) ISBN 978-92-64-17637-9. [5] https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/847555 [6] D3.1 Database of ENEEP educational and training facilities, Deliverable Report, version 1, 2019-09-30, Copyright © ENEEP Project Consortium 2019. [7] http://www.eneep.org/ [8] D3.2 Database of ENEEP educational and training experiments, Deliverable Report, version 1, 2020-01-31, Copyright © ENEEP Project Consortium 2019. [9] www.ati.ac.at [10] www.reaktor-vr1.cz [11] www.reak.bme.hu [12] www.stuba.sk [13] http://www.rcp.ijs.si/ric/index-a.htm [14] European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN): https://enen.eu/ Authors Marcella Cagnazzo, Helmuth Boeck, Fabian Schaden, Mario Villa Technische Universität Wien – Atominstitut, Stadionallee 2, 1020 Wien, Austria Anže Jazbec, Vladimir Radulović, Luka Snoj Jožef Stefan Institute, Reactor Physics Division, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia 4 Conclusions The European Nuclear Experimental Educational Platform (ENEEP) project was initiated in year 2019 funded by the European Union under the topic – NFRP-2018-7: “ Availability and use of research infrastructures for education, training and competence building”. The ENEEP is an open platform for European university and/or European research institute involved in experimental nuclear education, training and competence building is expected to be completed by mid of year 2022. The present paper illustrates the objectives, the partner’s institutions, the available facilities and the E&T activities offered by ENEEP, which are immediately available to the interested parties. From the first analysis of the current ENEEP capabilities (i.e. more than 60 experiments), it can be concluded that the number and variety of the experiments is satisfactory. Štefan Čerba, Jan Haščík, Jakub Lüley, Filip Osuský, Branislav Vrban Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Ilkovičova 3, 812 19 Bratislava, Slovakia Szabolcs Czifrus, Attila Tormási Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Institute of Nuclear Techniques, Műegyetem rkp. 3, 1111 Budapest, Hungary Marcel Miglierini, Lubomir Sklenka Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Brehova 7, 115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic Feature The European Nuclear Experimental Educational Platform (ENEEP) for Education and Training ı M. Cagnazzo, H. Boeck, Š. Čerba, S. Czifrus, J. Haščík, A. Jazbec, J. Lüley, M. Miglierini, F. Osuský, V. Radulović, F. Schaden, L. Sklenka, L. Snoj, A. Tormási, M. Villa, B. Vrban
atw Vol. 65 (2020) | Issue 5 ı May Did you know...? Charting the French Nuclear Industry – Report 2019 At the end of March 2020 the Groupement des Industriels Français de l'Énergie Nucléaire (GIFEN), founded in 2018 by French nuclear companies and associations (200 members) and the Comité statégique de la filière nucléaire (CSFN), founded in 2011 (80 members), published the updated report on the French nuclear sector “Cartographie de la filière nucléaire française 2019”. The report is based on a poll among the companies of the industry and provides an update to the 2014 study. Division of Revenues by Type of Company (in per cent) The main figures characterizing the industry is more than 220,000 employees in over 3,000 companies with above average qualification level and significantly lower work force turnover (only 7.8 per cent) than other French industrial sectors, 47.5 billion Euro turnover and 970 million Euro R&D expenses, with 53.3 per cent of companies active in export business which is realized to more than 50 per cent outside of Europe. Below you can find graphs depicting the division of revenues by type of company and by activity. DID YOU EDITORIAL KNOW...? 257 Operators 53.1 % Very small enterprises 0.3 % Small and medium enterprises 7.9 % Big companies 11.7 % Intermediate size companies 26.9 % Division of Revenue by Type of Activity (in per cent) 70 67.1 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0.8 1.3 2.0 2.2 2.5 Other nuclear power generation related activities Remediation activities Decommissioning and dismantling activities R&D, studies Waste management activities 10.0 Building of nuclear facilities 13.5 Fuel cycle activities Operation and maintenance of existing fleet For further details please contact: Nicolas Wendler KernD Robert-Koch-Platz 4 10115 Berlin Germany E-mail: presse@ KernD.de www.KernD.de Did you know...?
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