Overview of Recent NUGENIA Activities Particularly in Relation to Structural Integrity

NUGENIA, an international non-profit association founded under Belgian legislation and launched in March 2012, is dedicated to nuclear research and development (R&D) with a focus on Generation II and III power plants. NUGENIA is the integrated framework between industry, research and safety organisations for safe, reliable and competitive nuclear power production, and is aimed at running an open innovation marketplace, to promote the emergence of joint research and to facilitate the implementation and dissemination of R&D results. The technical scope of NUGENIA consists of eight technical areas. One of these areas, Technical Area 4, is associated with the structural integrity assessment of systems, structures and components.A brief overview of recent NUGENIA activities in general is provided in this paper and a specific focus is given on developments in relation to Technical Area 4.Copyright © 2015 by ASME