Professional co-operation

Early in 2004 a start was made to set up the PALLAS project. At that time, the initiative was with a group of companies and research institutions, namely Covidien (Mallinckrodt), Reactor Institute Delft (TUD) and the European Energy Institute (JRC-IET). NRG was the project leader of this initiative.

Together, a reactor of the type known as 'tank-in'pool' was arrived at, with a neutron flux higher than that of the HFR, a power of 55 megawatts (MW), and an annual degree of utilisation of more than 300 full-power days, as they are known.

NRG then made a start on the further elaboration and implementation of the project, and for this purpose assembled a dedicated project team.

Once PALLAS is ready, the HFR's production can be taken over seamlessly.