Lead Fast Reactors GIF provisional System Steering Committee
The GIF provisional System Steering Committee for Lead Fast Reactors (LFR pSSC) was established after the LFR Memorandum of Understanding was signed in 2010. Presently, six members from the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) participate in the LFR pSSC's endeavors. This committee explores a broad range of topics related to Lead Fast Reactors. One LFR is currently under construction and about a dozen are under development around the world.
Activities and Membership of the Lead Fast Reactor GIF provisional System Steering Committee
GIF LFR pSSC gathers six GIF Members. As it is currently established under an MoU it does not have full fledged R&D projects ongoing.
If you want to learn more about the Lead Fast Reactor technology head to the LFR System description page. If you want to learn more about the latest outcomes and international efforts carried out under the GIF LFR pSSC please refer to the latest GIF Annual Report.
LFR pSSC leadership
Dr
Mariano TARANTINO
Mariano Tarantino graduated in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Pisa in 2004. Ph.D. in Nuclear and Industrial Safety in 2008. Since 2008 he has been an ENEA researcher in the field of liquid metal technologies for nuclear applications, mainly related to Generation IV - LFR. From 2010 to 2018 Scientific Advisor of the Program Agreement between ENEA and the Ministry of Economic Development, where he coordinated all research and development activities on fourth generation nuclear fission systems refrigerated with liquid lead. Currently he is the head of Energy Nuclear Systems Division of the ENEA Nuclear Department, member of the Executive Board of FALCON Consortium devoted to ALFRED DEMO LFR construction, and member of the newcleo R&D steering committee, aiming at supporting the development of LFR-AS-30 and LFR-AS-200. With a background in thermos-fluid dynamics, expert in nuclear technology and lead cooled fast reactors, with an experimental vocation, he coordinates various projects at a national and international level. Among those international efforts Dr Tarantino is the Co-Chair of the Generation IV International Forum provisional Lead Fast Reactors System Steering Committee.