Chair(s): |
Nathalie CHAUVIN, France |
Secretary: |
Gabriele GRASSI (gabriele.grassi@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. | |||
EU participation: |
The European Union (EU) takes part in the work of the NEA, in accordance with the NEA Statute and the Supplementary Protocol to the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. | ||
Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) By agreement | ||
Date of creation: | 01 June 2008 | ||
End of mandate: | 05 February 2021 |
Mandate (Document reference):
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document [NEA/SEN/NSC/WPFC(2019)2]
Objectives and scope
Under the guidance of the Nuclear Science Committee (NSC) and the mandate of the Working Party on Scientific Issues of the Fuel Cycle (WPFC), the objective of the Expert Group on Innovative Fuels (EGIF) is to conduct joint and comparative studies to identify technical issues and support the development of innovative fuels that can be implemented in advanced nuclear fuel cycles.
The scope of the expert group covers the technical issues associated with the development of innovative fuels (oxide, metal, nitride and carbide fuels, and special mechanical forms) targeted for use in advanced fuel cycles and Generation IV systems. The fuel types of interest for EGIF are those foreseen for driver fuels (i.e. uranium or uranium-plutonium fuels) as well as fuels dedicated to minor actinides (MA) transmutation considered for advanced fuel cycles and Generation IV systems.
The following technical issues associated with innovative fuels development are covered by the expert group:
Activities
R&D on innovative fuels
Irradiation results and benchmark with fuel performance codes:
Fuel Properties
Relationships with other bodies
The expert group will liaise closely with other NEA bodies, in particular the Expert Group on Reactor Fuel Performance (EGRFP), the Expert Group on Uncertainty Analysis in Modelling (EGUAM) of the Working Party on Scientific Issues on Reactor Systems (WPRS), the Working Party on Multi-scale Modelling of Fuels and Structural Materials for Nuclear Systems (WPMM), the Expert Group on Accident-tolerant Fuels for Light-water Reactors (EGATFL) and the Expert Group on Integral Experiments for Minor Actinides Management (EGIEMAM) in order to ensure the respective work programmes are complementary, to provide advice and support where required and to undertake joint work where appropriate.
In addition, the expert group will work in co-operation with other international organisations, including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Commission (EC).
Deliverables
The deliverables of the EGIF will be the following: