AMHYCO

Launched in October 2020, AMHYCO is a 4-year Horizon 2020 project that will gather 12 partners from 7 countries to enhance H2/CO risk management in late severe accident scenarios. It will target an area that has not been addressed in previous European and OECD projects: hydrogen and carbon monoxide (H2/CO) combustion risk management in severe accidents for nuclear power plants. During a severe accident, combustible gases can be released, leading to a potential explosion risk in the nuclear containment building. These gases — including hydrogen and carbon monoxide — need to be managed to avoid threatening the containment integrity, which can result in the releases of radioactive material into the environment. To prevent and/or mitigate the consequences of these accidents, it is paramount to have adequate accident management measures in place. The main objective of the AMHYCO project is to propose innovative enhancements in the way combustible gases are managed in case of a severe accident in currently operating reactors Visit the official website: www.amhyco.eu EU CORDIS webpage: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/945057 Read more about the project here: http://amhyco.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Press-Release-AMHYCO-Project-Launch_v7-with-logo.pdf