Subtask 6. 2.1 (Morocco) UCAM activities During the first year of this project, we were proposed to use concentrated solar power for phosphate ores thermal treatment. The thermal treatment is an important operation in industrial processing of phosphate ores. This work was conducted both by three researchers from Xxxx Xxxxx University and a PhD student. The main objective of this work is to study the appropriate configuration to heat powder minerals by the focus of concentrated solar power. The temperature should be controlled and varied from a few hundred degrees up to 1000°C. These treatments aim to dehydrate and calcinate the raw ores. The phosphates considered are the sedimentary one and were represented mainly by fluorapatite- hydroxyl poles [Ca10 (PO4) 6 (OH, F) 2] and / or carbonate fluorapatite (called Francolites) [Ca10(PO4)6-x(CO3F)x(OH,F)2] where x is generally close to 1. The proposed experimental procedure is based on mastering of phosphates thermal treatment processes through a multidisciplinary study involving thermal parts, thermodynamic, chemical, recovery and control processes.
Subtask 6. 2.2 (Libya) The original plan involved three activities, namely • Whole solar field evaluation (WP11) • Small heliostat manufacture (WP12) • Desalination applications (WP10) At a meeting at Cranfield in March 2014 with the new CSERS General Director these objectives were changed to the following: • Sand erosion of collectors in Libya (WP8) • Design of a 50 MW desalination plant (WP10) • Small heliostat manufacture (WP12) From May 2014 to March 2015 contact with CSERS was lost, until a new Director and Management Team were installed. At the STAGE-STE meeting in CEA-XXXX in June 2015 it was agreed to concentrate on a single objective until confidence had been restored in the ability of CSERS to carry out its tasks on the STAGE-STE project. This objective was selected by Cranfield in consultation with CSERS, namely • Sand erosion of collectors in Libya (WP8) Since June 2015, collaboration has been very good, and good progress has been made on the revised objective. A meeting took place between Xx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx (Head of Thermal Energy conversion Department at CSERS Libya) and Dr Xxxxx Xxxx of Cranfield University at the STAGE-STE meeting in Freiburg in January 2016. Glass samples were supplied to CSERS to mount in the sample holder recently built by CSERS in Ghadames and shown in Figure 2: Figure 2 - Glass sand erosion holder. CSERS has also mounted a sand collection device (shown on Figure 3) in Ghadames, aimed at collecting sand particles at different heights ranging from 0.5m to 2m above the ground Figure 3 also shows the weather station that will enable us to correlate sand particle data with climate date. Figure 3 - Sand particle detection device. The collaborative project between Cranfield University and CSERS (Libya) is now proceeding well, in accordance with the amended plan that was agreed in June 2015. We expect to obtain results from the samples that are being exposed in the Libyan desert towards the end of the calendar year 2016. There are logistical problems in sending and receiving samples, especially as CSERS staff find it difficult to obtain visas to travel to Europe and UK staff are not currently able to travel to Libya under UK government guidelines. However, both Cranfield and CSERS are committed to provide and receive samples.
Subtask 6. 1: Workshop on stakeholder involvement, transparency and public information A workshop on stakeholder involvement, transparency and public information shall be held at an early stage in the planning of this task. The workshop will cover the different channels of communication (websites, social media, press conferences, public hearings, etc.), how they are selected and used, how the stakeholders can be informed and heard, content is tailored to the interested parties, how the consistency is ensured, etc. The Contractor shall present the European best practice in this area, using case studies from representative countries in Europe. During the presentations, the Contractor shall emphasise the commonalities and differences among the different stakeholder involvement approaches in the European Union and worldwide. The End User shall present the current status of NRA stakeholder involvement activities. Information on the different topics to be covered should be documented and exchanged well before the workshop is held, in such a way that the final workshop program is agreed at the latest four weeks before the event. The workshop shall be held in Ghana, with a duration of 1 week and shall be attended mainly by NRA senior management and other staff involved in stakeholder involvement.
Subtask 6. 2: Visit of NRA experts to observe public communication events or activities related to nuclear power The Contractor shall make the necessary arrangements to carry out a visit of NRA staff to one or several European regulatory authorities (or TSOs). The objective of the visit will be to attend a public communication event related to nuclear power or radioactive waste management, if possible. If the attendance to public communication events is not compatible with the project schedule, it could be replaced by presentations of the different stakeholder involvement policies, practices and tools put in place by the hosting body or bodies. The visit shall be conducted in English, and the Contractor shall ensure that the staff from the hosting body interfacing with the NRA visitors have a sufficient command of English and/or ensure proper interpreting facilities.
