ENDEF-European Non Destructive Examination Forum: An ENIQ/EC-DG XVII Initiative
M. Deffrennes, EC-DG XVII, Brussels, Belgium; S. Crutzen, EC-JRC, Brussels, Belgium; P. Lemaitre, U. von Estorff, EC-JRC, Petten, The Netherlands; G. Engl, Siemens, Erlangen, Germany
ABSTRACT
NDE (Non Destructive Examination) during fabrication, PSI (Pre-Service Inspection) and ISI (In-Service Inspection) are considered key issues for the safe use of Nuclear Energy. In addition, they are an important element of Plant Lifetime Management, which is today a critical item in the decision process on Nuclear Policies. When looking to the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC's) and to the New Independent States (NIS) operating Soviet designed reactors, time has come to establish an industrial co-operation framework with these countries, considering the effectiveness and the adaptability of the European Technology. There is a value to integrate, in a logical and sequential approach, the different factors and aspects described above if one wants in the short term to render a well designed and structured assistance to the CEEC's and NIS in the field of NDE/ISI. In addition, for the medium to longer term, this integration is the best background to establish industrial co-operation between the Western and Eastern European industry. With this in mind, the DG XVII (Directorate General DG XVII for Energy) of the EC (European Commission) has created and launched the European Non Destructive Examination Forum (ENDEF). The Forum provides a platform for open discussion between representatives of the European industrial actors active in the NDE/ISI in the CEEC's and NIS. This paper will describe the European Non Destructive Examination Forum (ENDEF) very generally and give some examples of activities, e. g. development of a strategy to follow for the establishment of co-operation projects.
Publication Source: First International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components , 20 - 22 October 1998, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Held by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. Publisher:Woodhead Publishing Limited
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