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1 NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENIC AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES Total employees: 230 Staff with higher education 115 PhD s 29 Senior researchers 16 Junior researchers 81 Others 11 Address: Uzinei Street, No. 4, PO Box 7, , Rm.Valcea, ROMANIA Phone: /732744; /733890; Fax: / office@icsi.ro MAIN DEPARTMENTS: Experimental Pilot Plant for Deuterium and Tritium Separation National Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Laboratories of Research, Development, Innovation and Technology transfer Technological and Business INCUBATOR-TBI-ICIT Rm. Valcea

2 Experimental Pilot Plant for Deuterium and Tritium Separation Development and implementation of the technology for heavy water detritiation, resulted from the CANDU-like reactors; Based on the similarities between the TRF from Rm.Valcea and the proposed configuration for the WDS-ISS ITER systems, ICIT was partner in several Nuclear Fusion Technologies projects, together with prestigious institute. Hydrogen and Renewable Energies Development and implementation of technologies based on hydrogen and renewable energies: Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Physical and Electrochemical Processes Mathematical Modeling Renewable Energies Integration and Applications Laboratories of Research, Development, Innovation and Technology Transfer Isotopic processes and investigations Mass spectrometry; Organic compounds chromatography; Biomedical sciences; Clean Energy and Environment Technological and Business Incubator TBI - ICIT RM VALCEA Innovation and technology transfer entity, established in the ICIT Ramnicu Valcea, part of the National Network of Innovation and Technology Transfer/ ReNITT. MISSION: To sustain the start-up and development of new enterprises (SMEs) innovative based on advanced technology; To promote the technological transfer of research results achived by ICIT - technologies,patents, new products and services to business.

3 In the recent years ICIT carried out, relevant activities for the execution of important projects related to systems of deuterium and tritium separation from tritiated heavy water. (2010 ) Technical project of the detritiation facility for CNE PROD Cernavoda

4 EURATOM/EFDA, F4E PROJECTS NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENIC AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES Tri-Pla-CA CONSORTIUM KIT; CEA Cadarache; ENEA Frascatti; ICIT Rm.Valcea Training network Preparing the ITER FUEL CYCLE (FU06/042862) JET Gamma-Ray cameras neutron attenuator (GRC_KN3_NA) Upgrade of Gamma-Ray cameras (JET-EP2-GRC-NA) Upgrade of KM6T (JET-EP2-KM6T) Endurance tests of WDS components (TW6-TTFD-TR 64) Training network TRI-TOFFY ITER/C4T/09/90/PMT-PRI Development of method for highly tritiated water handling in ITER Tritium Plant. Phase-1; F4E-2010-GRT-045 (PNS-VTP) - Finalization of the system capacity, enhancements studies and detailed design of WDS components including HAZOP studies WDS HOLDING TANK 20 m 3 WDS EMERGENCY HOLDING TANK 100 m 3

5 POSCCE: Improvement of the deuterium depleted water production process ( ) POSDRU: AUTOFORM ( ) Partnership: University of Pitesti BTI ICSI Rm. Valcea POSCCE CDI CRYO-HY: "R&D infrastructure development at ICSI by the creation of a low temperatures laboratory for energetic applications of cryogenic fluids - ( ) lei

6 WHAT WE COULD OFFER: Expertise in the development of advanced technologies to support future fission and fusion energy production by isotope separation methods; Capacity to explore new ways of production of clean energy related to hydrogen fuel cell, renewable sources, distribution and storage of energy with minimum impact on the ecosystems; Knowledge in the identification of new solutions to asses the quality of food and drinks for improving quality of life; Experience in the cooperation with our local, regional, national and European/international partners. Competence in the enhancements of the human resource as a guarantee for quality of research activity. Know-how in technology transfer. Contact point: PhD Sebastian Brad National Institute of Cryogenic and Isotopes Technologies ICIT Rm.Valcea Street Uzinei no. 4, , Rm.Valcea, ROMANIA Phone: Fax: Sebastian.Brad@icsi.ro

7 Cryogenic & Mechanical Test Laboratory hydrogen isotopes distillation design of cryogenic equipment materials and cryogenic equipment hydrogen isotopes storages systems permeation studies toughness, tensile and compression tests Facilities Helium liquefier LINDE-L5; Toughness stand; Hydrogen liquefier PPH; Tensile cryostats; Nitrogen liquefier PPG; H 2, D 2 distillation stand; Charpy F040 S1; Aquisition proces control; Testing machine TC 300; System (LAB-VIEW 5.0); Furnace and glove-box; H 2 isotopes permeation stand

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