RES programme
Construction and operating the shore-based nuclear test reactor for French naval propulsion and its related facilities
Objectives
- Support the fleet of nuclear powered vessels
- Qualify the fuel and cores of present and future steam supply systems
- Develop and qualify new concepts
Main services
- Overall design of the RES (steam supply system and infrastructure)
- Project management of most of the production process
- Design and manufacture of the core
- Provision of I&C and classified equipment
- Maintenance and operation of the facility
- Managing facilities
- Performing tests
- Major maintenance operations (loading, unloading, etc.)
Main stages:
- February 2004: Reinforcement of the reactor building basemat
- 2005 : Lining & Commissioning of the pool and the workshop
- August 2011: Assembly of the steam supply system block
- 2012 – 2017 : Machine, ventilation and system testing, related services, overall testing
- 10-10-2018 : 1st criticality and commissioning of the reactor
