Gas-cooled Fast Reactors GIF System Steering Committee

The Gas-cooled Fast Reactor System Steering Committee (GFR SSC) was formed following the signing of the GFR System Arrangement in 2006. Currently, three members of the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) are engaged in the activities of the GFR SSC. This committee supervises two projects encompassing a wide array of subjects pertaining to Gas-cooled Fast Reactors. The common type of coolant and operating temperature range does make several topics common to GFR and Very High Temperature Reactors (VHTR), yet due to its different spectrum and different core layout it still requires dedicated R&D tracks to solve GFR specific challenges.

Activities and Membership of the Gas Fast Reactors GIF System Steering Committee

GIF GFR SSC gathers three GIF Members. It oversees two R&D cooperation projects. Switzerland was a member of the GFR SSC from 2006 to 2015.  

EU
Euratom
FR
France
JP
Japan

GFR Projects

Project ArrangementProject Description

Effective Date

SIGNATORIES


(GIF Member)

Conceptual Design and Safety (CDS)
  • Conceptual studies of a reference system
  • Analyses of specific safety features
  • Development of computational tools

2009

JRC (EU)
CEA (FR)
PSI (CH)

 Fuel and Core Materials (FCM)
  • Testing of fuel and core materials
  • Development of qualification procedure for start-up core
  • Development of numerical models for ALLEGRO start-up core fuel simulation.

2015

JRC (EU) 
CEA (FR)

If you want to learn more about the Gas cooled Fast Reactor technology head to the GFR System description page. If you want to learn more about the latest outcomes and international efforts carried out under the GIF GFR SSC please refer to the latest GIF Annual Report.