Involved in NRC/RES Severe Accident and Accident Analysis Research programs over the last 10 years.
ERI has served as prime contractor for three major NRC/RES initiatives. The main focus of these multi-year, multi-task research programs has been on the assessment of computer codes,
peer review of specific models, independent reviews, confirmatory analyses, and analysis of specific issues (i.e., core-concrete interactions, hydrogen combustion, DCH, etc.)
During CY2000 ERI was awarded a competitive grant by US Department of Energy in the development of a Small
(50 to 300 MWe) Advanced Reactor Technology (SMART) passive nuclear power plant.
The resulting Generation IV nuclear power plant has the following characteristics:
Long refueling cycles (>10 years)
Proliferation resistant fuel
Modular
Inclusion of severe accidents an integral part of the design basis envelope
Indefinite passive decay heat removal capability
Price competitive
ERI (Switzerland) has supported European Commission (EC) Directorate General XII in technical assessment of the EC's Third Framework Research program
ERI (Switzerland) active in developing Risk Management methods for the European Space Agency (ESA)
