The EU/SEAKNOT Project: Bringing WC-SMRs into the Severe Accident Research Agenda

Despite the major achievements made in their research, still existing gaps, upcoming new technologies as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), more stringent safety requirements, optimization of SA management, and other factors, point the need for an efficient use of research resources in the years to come. Three major elements should integrate any SA roadmap to be proposed: preservation of knowledge and know-how; identification of key issues which research would result in the best accident management (AM) feasible for running and future Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) ; and, no less important, strengthening the workforce who will be responsible for such research. The SEAKNOT project (SEvere Accident research and KNOwledge managemenT for LWRs) was born to address this need in all and every aspect and, particularly, concerning SMRs.