SEAKNOT

Severe accidents (SAs) are the main risk associated with the commercial production of nuclear energy. A vast amount of research has been done to eliminate SAs with potential for large fission product releases. There is a need to review, document and bridge the gap between existing knowledge and current experimental research on SA mitigation tools to apply them to future scenarios. The management, exploitation and assessment of this knowledge are the key objectives of the EU-funded SEAKNOT project. More specifically, SEAKNOT aims to deliver a sound, critical analysis of the current knowledge on SA, provide an update on remaining experimental research needs, and lastly, strengthen the background skills of younger researchers in the field.