ENDURANCE MSR Project

The ENDURANCE project aims to support the safe operation and the technological development of Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) in Europe. The key is to connect the needs, requirements, and capabilities of seven universities, eight research centres, four European startups working on MSR design, one industry, and one technical and support organisation. The project commits to improving the maturity of relevant Critical Technology Elements (CTEs), namely the chemistry of fuel salt and structural materials in reactor environment, experimental evidence on safety-related phenomena, modelling preparedness for safety assessment and licensing, sustainability and safeguards compliance of MSR fuel cycle, and demonstration of safe MSR adaptability in future decarbonized energy scenario. A particular consideration is devoted to education and training in order to provide students and young researchers with an extensive know-how. The project is funded by the Euratom Research and Training Programme (GA n° 101165896).