CORDIS · SAVE
Safe and Alternative VVER European Fuel
- Code
SAVE- Programme
- HORIZON
- Call
HORIZON-EURATOM-2022-NRT-01-01- Status
- SIGNED
- Period
- 2024-07-01 – 2028-06-30
Official data · CORDIS · synced 2026-10-18 03:29 · official record
Participants
| Organisations | Role | Country | Grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRAMATOME | coordinator | FR | 1 546 656 € |
| FRAMATOME GMBH | participant | DE | 5 058 125 € |
| COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES | participant | FR | 1 535 812 € |
| SKODA JS A.S. | participant | CZ | 435 875 € |
| UJP PRAHA AS | participant | CZ | 398 750 € |
| BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM | participant | HU | 270 000 € |
| LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ENERGORISK | participant | UA | 145 625 € |
| TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY | participant | FI | 111 562 € |
| FORTUM POWER AND HEAT OY | participant | FI | 98 750 € |
| STUDSVIK SCANDPOWER GMBH | participant | DE | 91 188 € |
| VUJE AS | participant | SK | 83 625 € |
| HUN-REN ENERGIATUDOMANYI KUTATOKOZPONT | participant | HU | 61 875 € |
| UJV REZ AS | participant | CZ | 50 594 € |
| АБИЛИКО АД | participant | BG | 46 562 € |
| SLOVENSKE ELEKTRARNE AS | participant | SK | 35 938 € |
| MVM PAKSI ATOMEROMU ZARTKORUEN MUKODO RESZVENYTARSASAG | participant | HU | 15 000 € |
| CEZ AS | participant | CZ | 14 062 € |
Description
The security of supply of VVER nuclear fuel has become and will remain of vital importance in countries operating VVER-type reactors, and due to the strongly interconnected European grid network, this is also instrumental for Europe as a whole. The aim of SAVE project is to strengthen VVER fuel security of supply in Europe and Ukraine by qualifying a reliable and safer sovereign VVER-440 fuel design, by developing a fast-track licensing path and improving European capabilities for VVER-440 fuel design qualification.Through a strong European collaboration, a large qualification campaign will be performed within European test facilities to assess the performance of the new, safer and sovereign VVER-440 fuel assembly design. SAVE will prepare in-reactor qualification with mutualised LFAs (Lead Fuel Assemblies) programs, which will significantly accelerate design readiness for fuel reloads. SAVE will also define the plans to enable fully European manufacturing route and address the needs on Core Monitoring Systems, to initiate the next steps of development. To contribute to these objectives and increase the security of supply in Europe, the SAVE project is gathering 17 partners from 8 European countries, within a consortium composed of experienced and highly qualified European actors in nuclear fuel and VVER technologies, including nuclear utilities, TSOs, research entities, leading industrial actors and universities.
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