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Overview

In the context of worldwide depletion of fossil fuel resources, and CO2 reduction objectives, Europe must invest in active R&D in order to assess the viability of nuclear fission as a future energy option. Continuing the work initiated by several smaller projects since 1998, FP6 project RAPHAEL addresses the viability and performance of an innovative system for the next generation of power plants, the Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) , which can supply both electricity and heat for industrial applications, including for hydrogen production. Read more...

Partnership

With 34 partner organisations from 10 countries, the RAPHAEL consortium groups most of the leading European ‘HTR community’ - comprising nuclear engineering firms, fuel cycle companies, utilities, nuclear research organisations, universities and engineering schools, and a project management professional. See the consortium .
The project's objectives are strongly linked with the strategy outlined by the HTR-Technology Network (HTR-TN). Furthermore, cooperation is organised with international institutions and with the Generation IV Int'l Forum, as well as bilateral interfaces with other FP6 projects... Read more on interactions .

* News * Keep informed for past & future events !

19-21 Nov 2007	A presentation is foreseen at the 12th European Refining Technology Conference (ERTC) in Barcelona: "The VHTR: A Promising Candidate for Co-generation of Electricity and Heat".
September 2007	"Science at the service of Europe": Guide to the European Commission's DG RTD Annual Activity Report 2006: RAPHAEL chosen as key project, along with ITER, to illustrate nuclear research in the EU! See our press page to download the full report (read pp.28-30).
13-18 May 2007	Several presentations were made at the ICAPP-2007 conference in Nice.
27-29 March 2007	The EUROCOURSE on V/HTR technology starts with the first of three seminars in Stuttgart...
22 Nov. 2006	Participation in the International Seminar on HTGR Technology R&D in Manchester.
13 Nov. 2006	Publication of the second issue of the RAPHAEL Journal .
1-4 Oct. 2006	Presentations on RAPHAEL at the HTR-2006 Conference in South Africa. Click here for more.
13-16 June '06	Poster on RAPHAEL and its strong interactions with HYTHEC - at the World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC-2006) in Lyon.
4-8 June '06	RAPHAEL presented at the ICAPP'06 conference in Reno, USA. Paper & presentation available here .
March 2006	The first issue of the RAPHAEL Journal is published.
13-17 March '06	RAPHAEL present at the European Commission's FISA-2006 conference in Luxembourg. Presentations made at the conference and post-conference worskshop are available for download.
16 Feb. 2006	"RAPHAEL - High Temp Reactor: Small size, Big potential": Project Presentation issued in EC's projects synopses "Euratom Research Projects and Training Activities - Vol. II"
15 Feb. 2006	RAPHAEL cited in Dutch weekly magazine Elsevier.
Dec. 2005	Article in Athena, the monthly RTD publication of the Wallonia Region (BE).
1st Dec. 2005	RAPHAEL case study at the "Energy Choices 2005" conference in London. Read more...
14-15 Nov. 2005	The RAPHAEL project participates in EU conference CER-2005 ("Communicating European Research") in Brussels. Visit the conferences page to know more on our stand and press briefing.
14 Nov. 2005	RAPHAEL in Brussels' Parliament Magazine ! Click here to read more.
18-19 April, 2005	31 partners attend the kick-off meeting of the project in the Areva Tower in Paris.