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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 will plan and integrate 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.

  System Partners Joining Date
  Gas-cooled fast reactor system (GFR)    
    JRC (Euratom) November 2006
    CEA (France) November 2006
    JAEA (Japan) November 2006
    PSI (Switzerland) November 2006
       
  Supercritical-water-cooled reactor system (SCWR)    
    NRCAN (Canada) November 2006
    JRC (Euratom) November 2006
    ANRE (Japan) January 2007
       
  Sodium-cooled fast reactor system (SFR)    
    JRC (Euratom) November 2006
    CEA (France) February 2006
    JAEA (Japan) February 2006
    MOST (Republic of Korea) April 2006
    DOE (USA) February 2006
       
  Very-high-temperature reactor system (VHTR)    
    NRCAN (Canada) November 2006
    JRC (Euratom) November 2006
    CEA (France) November 2006
    JAEA (Japan) November 2006
    MOST (Republic of Korea) November 2006
    PSI (Switzerland) November 2006
    DOE (USA) November 2006

 

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