Daria Kolbas

Project: Sustainable and Circular Nuclear Energy through Advanced Materials and Tribology Research (CiNEMaT)

The development of a Swedish GenIV lead-cooled reactor provides technical and scientific challenges such as the understanding, prevention, and prediction of the degradation of components in liquid lead. The CiNEMaT project aims to understand the mechanisms for fretting/corrosion degradation of materials in a liquid lead environment. Research results will provide higher reliability and stability of reactor components and optimised reactor performance in terms of component durability. Therefore, we contribute to improved long-term safety and productivity for the next generation of nuclear reactors.

Project partners: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Uppsala universitet

Project duration: 2021-2025

Project funded by: SUNRISE project (Sustainable Nuclear Energy Research In Sweden) with financial support from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF)