Education and Training Series #33: GEN IV Coolants Quality Control
Part of a webinar series hosted by the GIF Education and Training Working Group since 2016.
Who should attend?
Policymakers, industry professionals, regulators, researchers, students, the general public.
About the "GIF Education and Training" Webinars
These webinars, organised by the GIF Education and Training Working Group are streamed live monthly. The recordings and slide decks are accessible after the webinar on this website. These webinars cover a very broad range of technical and policy related topics. At the end of 2023 they have been viewed by more than 15000 people (approximately half of the views during the live streams and the other half views being of the archives on the public GIF website). In total, the GIF webinars have reached Generation IV enthusiasts, scientists, and engineers in more than 80 countries.
These webinars are organised and hosted by the GIF Education and Training Working Group (ETWG).
About this Webinar
The quality of coolant in Fast Neutron Reactors must be controlled due to the potential impact of impurities on the structural material, on the dosimetry and subsequently on the operation. Liquid metals (sodium, lead-bismuth eutectic, pure lead) and gas (He) need to be purified in order to avoid deleterious effects and satisfy several safety requirements. Several purification systems and dedicated instrumentation have been developed for this purpose, taking into account the specific properties of each coolant.
Presentation made during the webinar
Meet the presenter
Dr. Christian Latgé graduated in Chemical Engineering (1979) and earned his PhD from the Institut National Polytechnique in Toulouse (France). His PhD in CEA Cadarache was dedicated to Na chemistry and purification systems. He participated in the start-up and then operation of Superphenix and operational feedback analysis (Phenix, Superphenix and foreign reactors), in the field of chemistry, radiochemistry and technology. He was also involved in design activities in EFR & SMFR. As Head of Service, he coordinated activities dedicated to process studies for decontamination and nuclear waste conditioning in Cadarache. He carried out studies dedicated to tritium systems and hydrogen risk mitigation for the ITER project. As Director of the International Project Megapie, Dr. Latgé led a team dedicated to the development of a Lead-Bismuth Eutectic Spallation target for nuclear waste transmutation. He served as the Head of Sodium School in Cadarache and now teaches at CEA-INSTN and several French Universities. He has been involved in several Educational Sessions organized by the IAEA on Fast Reactors, in Argentina, Mexico and Trieste ITCP and is the CEA representative on the GEN-IV International Forum Education & Training Task Force. He is currently involved in SFR and recently in ASTRID project as expert and he is involved in several international collaborations (Russia, India, Japan, Latvia, EU, IAEA, NEA-OECD….) related to the development of Fast Neutron Reactors.