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System Arrangements
The GIF has established System Steering Committees to implement the research and development for each Generation IV reactor concept, with participation by GIF Members interested in contributing to collaborative R&D. Each System Steering Committee plans and integrates R&D projects contributing to the development of a system. Participants in System Committees, and in projects, sign agreements governing intellectual property rights and other matters in order to work cooperatively on the concepts. The Charter of the GIF and the Framework Agreement allow for the participation of organizations from non-GIF countries on all research projects, but not on Systems Steering Committees.
The current System Arrangements in place are set out in the table below.
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Gas-cooled fast reactor system (GFR) |
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JRC (Euratom) |
November 2006 |
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CEA (France) |
November 2006 |
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JAEA (Japan) |
November 2006 |
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PSI (Switzerland) |
November 2006 |
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Supercritical-water-cooled reactor system (SCWR) |
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NRCan (Canada) |
November 2006 |
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JRC (Euratom) |
November 2006 |
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ANRE (Japan) |
February 2007 |
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ROSATOM (Russian Federation) |
July 2011 |
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Sodium-cooled fast reactor system (SFR) |
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MOST (China) |
March 2009 |
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JRC (Euratom) |
November 2006 |
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CEA (France) |
February 2006 |
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JAEA (Japan) |
February 2006 |
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MEST (Korea) |
April 2006 |
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ROSATOM (Russian Federation) |
July 2010 |
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DOE (USA) |
February 2006 |
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Very-high-temperature reactor system (VHTR) |
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NRCan (Canada)* |
November 2006 |
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CAEA (China) |
October 2008 |
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JRC (Euratom) |
November 2006 |
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CEA (France) |
November 2006 |
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JAEA (Japan) |
November 2006 |
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MEST (Korea) |
November 2006 |
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PSI (Switzerland) |
November 2006 |
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DOE (USA) |
November 2006 |
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* Canada was a signatory to the VHTR System Arrangement from 11/2006 to 12/2012. |
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