Les réacteurs nucléaires de 4ème génération devront permettre une utilisation optimisée desressources naturelles. Les travaux réalisés durant cette thèse se placent ainsi dans le cadre del’étude du potentiel de déploiement d’un tel réacteur : le MSFR (Molten Salt Fast Reactor), réacteurà sels fondus à spectre neutronique rapide dans une configuration innovante et encore peuétudiée. Comme un excellent niveau de sûreté est une condition nécessaire pour le déploiementde l’énergie nucléaire, il est important de soulever la question de la sûreté de ce type de réacteurdès les premières phases de sa conception.Le MSFR a fait l’objet d’études comparatives des outils de simulations numériques dans lecadre d’un benchmark neutronique au sein du projet européen EVOL. La définition et l’analysedu benchmark neutronique statique et en évolution ont été réalisées pendant cette thèse. Lescomparaisons des différentes grandeurs physiques ont permis de conclure à un bon accord entreles différents codes et méthodes utilisés par les partenaires du projet, et ont mis en avant l’influencedu choix des bases de données nucléaires. Dans l’objectif de l’étude de sûreté du MSFR,la puissance résiduelle a aussi été étudiée en détails. Un outil de calcul de chaleur résiduellea été développé et validé, permettant ainsi d’évaluer la puissance résiduelle précise du MSFR.Les sources de chaleur de chaque localisation contenant des produits radioactifs ont alors étéquantifiées. Ceci a permis de conclure que le sel combustible et l’unité de bullage constituent lessources majeures de puissance résiduelle.Nous avons initié un travail sur la méthodologie de l’étude de sûreté. Les principes fondamentauxde sûreté sont directement transposables au MSFR, mais leurs applications concrètes nele sont pas. En effet, la spécificité du design, due à l’état liquide du combustible et aux systèmesde retraitement associés au réacteur, ainsi que l’état embryonnaire du design, font qu’un travailpréliminaire de transposition des éléments de sûreté a dû être réalisé. Ce travail a conduit entreautres à dresser une liste d’accidents propres au MSFR. Enfin, nous avons pu mener des étudesphysiques préliminaires sur les conséquences possibles de certains de ces accidents, qui serontutilisées comme base pour des études plus approfondies avec des outils plus sophistiqués. / The nuclear reactors of the 4th generation must allow an optimized use of natural resources,while performing at a high safety level. The framework of this thesis is the deployment study ofone of such a system, an innovative and still little studied Molten Salt Fast Reactor. An excellentsafety is an ultimate requirement of the nuclear energy deployment, so it is important to raisethis question at the current early stage of the MSFR concept development.This concept was the subject of a neutronic tool benchmark within a European projectEVOL. Definition, calculations and results analyses were performed during this thesis. Comparisonsof static neutronic and burn-up calculations, performed by the project participants,concluded to a good agreement between the different codes and methods used and pointed outthe sensibility of the nuclear database choice on the results. With the aim of safety analysis ofthe MSFR, the decay heat was studied in detail. The tool used for the decay heat calculationwas developed and validated, to finally evaluate the decay heat in the reactor. The decay heatsource presented in different zones was quantified, concluding to a high importance of the coolingof the fuel salt and the bubbling system enclosing a part of the fission products.The safety analysis methodology was also studied in this thesis. Even if the safety principlesare directly transposable to the MSFR, the precise recommendations are not. This is due to thespecificity of the design that relies on the liquid state of the fuel, on the reprocessing systemslocated in the reactor and the embryonic stage of the design. First, a preliminary transpositionwork of some criteria to the MSFR design was realized, resulting amongst other things in a listof accidental scenarios particular for MSFR. Finally, a preliminary physical study of some typesof accidental scenarios was performed, that can be used as a basis for further analyses with moresophisticated tools.

Les travaux réalisés pendant cette thèse portent sur l’étude de la sûreté du Molten Salt Fast Reactor (MSFR) et incluent à la fois des méthodes d’analyse de risques et des calculs déterministes de sûreté et de design. Ce travail s’inscrit dans le cadre du projet européen SAMOFAR.Le MSFR est un réacteur régénérateur à spectre neutronique rapide qui fonctionne en cycle thorium dans sa configuration de référence, établie en début du projet SAMOFAR. Il a été sélectionné par le Forum International Génération IV pour son potentiel prometteur. Comme tout réacteur nucléaire de quatrième génération, il doit répondre à différentes contraintes dont une sûreté optimale. Celle-ci doit être étudiée dès le stade de conception afin d’être intégrée au design lors de sa définition plutôt qu’ajoutée a posteriori. En raison de ses spécificités, en particulier l’état liquide du combustible, et du stade préliminaire de son design, l’analyse de sûreté du MSFR nécessite l’utilisation de méthodologies d’analyse de sûreté adaptées et technologiquement neutres. Dans cette thèse, une telle méthodologie a été développée et une première application au MSFR réalisée. Elle a notamment permis d’identifier les évènements initiateurs d’accident de ce réacteur et d’élaborer une liste resserrée d’évènements à traiter dans la suite de l’analyse de sûreté.D’autre part, un nouveau code système a été développé pour les études de sûreté. Il est basé sur la diffusion neutronique, prend en compte le transport des précurseurs de neutrons retardés et la puissance résiduelle du combustible. Il a été utilisé pour simuler les transitoires associés à certains des évènements initiateurs et évaluer leurs conséquences pour définir, par la suite, des systèmes de protection adaptés. Ce travail a confirmé l’importance d’un dispositif spécifique au MSFR, le système de vidange d’urgence, permettant de vidanger le combustible en cas d’accident en cœur. Des études paramétriques ont été menées afin de dimensionner ce système avec pour objectif d'assurer l’évacuation de la chaleur résiduelle du combustible et sa sous-criticité en toutes circonstances.Enfin, une première ébauche de l’architecture de sûreté du réacteur a été proposée incluant l’identification des systèmes de protection et la définition des barrières de confinement. Les études de sûreté ont permis de faire des retours sur le design initialement défini. Ils incluent l’ajout de composants, des propositions de design alternatifs, et soulignent les manques de connaissances sur certains phénomènes ou procédures. L’analyse de sûreté réalisée remplit ainsi son objectif principal : guider le design du réacteur dès sa conception afin d’en améliorer la sûreté. / This PhD thesis focuses on the study of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor (MSFR) safety. It includes risk analysis methods and deterministic computations for the safety and the design of the reactor. This work was performed in the frame of the SAMOFAR European project.The MSFR is an is-breeder reactor with a fast neutron spectrum. In its reference configuration, defined at the beginning of the SAMOFAR project, it works with the thorium fuel cycle. The MSFR was selected by the Generation IV international forum for its promising features. As any fourth-generation reactor, it must fulfill several objectives including an improved safety. Thus, safety studies should be performed from the early design phases to achieve a safety that is built-in the design rather than added-on. Because of the unique characteristics of the MSFR, including a liquid circulating fuel, and its preliminary design phase, the safety assessment of the reactor should rely on adapted and technological neutral methodologies. In this PhD, such a methodology was developed and a first application to the MSFR was carried on. It allowed to identify the initiating events of the reactor and to elaborate a restricted list of events to be studied in the next steps of the safety analysis.Furthermore, a new code system was developed for the safety studies. It is based on neutronic diffusion and takes into account the movement of the delayed neutrons precursors and the production of the residual heat in the fuel. It was used to simulate the transients associated to some of the identified initiating events with the objective to evaluate their consequences and the need for adequate protection systems. This work confirmed the importance of a device that is specific to the MSFR: the emergency draining system (EDS). It allows to drain the fuel in case of accident in the core. Parametric studies were then carried on for the sizing of the EDS with the objective to ensure the evacuation of the residual heat and the sub-criticality of the system under any circumstances.Finally, a first version of the safety architecture was proposed with the identification of the protection systems and the definition of the confinement barriers. Thanks to the safety studies, feedbacks on the initial design were made to enhance the safety the reactor. They include the addition of new components, the modification of some systems and they highlight the lack of knowledge on some phenomena or procedure. In that respect, the safety analysis fulfil its main objective: to influence the design of the reactor since its conception in order to improve its safety.

L’extraction réductrice liquide-liquide est une des voies pyrochimiques les plusprometteuses pour assurer le retraitement des déchets nucléaires. Cette techniqueconsiste à extraire à haute température des éléments initialement en solution dansun sel fondu sur une nappe métallique. Afin d’améliorer les transferts de masse,l’utilisation de forces électromagnétiques permettant de brasser sans contact matérielle coeur des bains et l’interface elle-même a été envisagée.Les cinétiques d’extraction de trois lanthanides (cérium, néodyme et samarium)ont été étudiées expérimentalement. Une étude préalable nous a conduit à travaillersur le couple fluorure de lithium/antimoine et à utiliser le lithium comme agentréducteur. Les investigations réalisées ont démontré que le mécanisme contrôlant lacinétique rapide des transferts est la diffusion des espèces réactives à l’interface.La simulation numérique du réacteur expérimental faisant intervenir de multiplescouplages a également été réalisée. Elle a permis de déterminer les écoulementsturbulents dans chacune des phases. Les transferts de masse simulés ont ensuiteété comparés aux mesures expérimentales. / Reductive extraction is one of the most promising pyroprocess for processing spentnuclear fuel. The extraction of elements from a molten salt to a liquid metal occurs athigh temperature. At the interface between the two immiscible flows mass transfersare ensured via a redox reaction. To increase these transfers, electromagnetic forcescan be used to stir the bulk of both phases and of the interface itself without materialcontact.The kinetic of extraction of three lanthanides (cerium, neodymium and samarium)has been experimentally studied. We worked on lithium fluoride/antimony system,the reducing agent being lithium. Theses experiments show that mass transfers arefast for all studied lanthanides and are controlled by diffusion of reactive species atthe interface.The numerical simulation of experimental reactor which involves many stronglycoupled phenomenon has been performed. Turbulent flows have been computed inboth phases. Mass transfers have then been deduced and compared to experimentalresults.

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Ces travaux présentent une recherche sur la physique du soudage hybride. La revue littéraire décrit les principaux processus physiques se produisant au cours de la combinaison Laser-arc, les principales réalisations et les problèmes rencontrés lors de l'analyse de ces processus. Les processus ont été étudiés pendant l'assemblage de matériaux de fortes épaisseurs. Deux configurations ont été utilisées. La première est le soudage d’un acier Superduplex en un seul passage, par Laser et arc distanciés. La seconde configuration est le soudage multipasse de l'acier 18MND5, où le faisceau Laser défocalisé intercepte le plasma d'arc électrique. Avec l'aide de la planification d'expérience, l'imagerie vidéo rapide, l'enregistrement des signaux électriques, la détermination de la température et des distorsions de l’assemblage ont permis d’expliquer le rôle de chaque source thermique et l'influence de leur combinaison sur la création du bain fondu, l'identification du mode de transfert métallique et la répartition de la chaleur dans la plaque soudée. Les relations entre les signaux électriques et la géométrie de l'arc, les dimensions du bain et la distribution de chaleur sont analysées à différentes échelles de temps. L'analyse thermique présentée montre que l'hypothèse de stationnarité, qui est largement utilisé par les simulateurs, est vraie seulement sur une courte période et pour une longueur donnée de soudure. L’analyse macrographique montre, quant à elle, l'effet de la variation des paramètres d'entrée sur la structure et la géométrie de la soudure. / An investigation on hybrid welding physics is presented in the current work. A literature review describes main physical processes occurring during Laser-arc combination and shows main achievements and problematics met during process analysis. Physical processes were studied during joining of very thick materials. Two configurations were used. The first configuration is welding of Superduplex steel in one pass by Laser and arc that are far apart. The second configuration is multipass welding of 18MND5 steel, where defocused Laser beam intercepts arc plasma. With a help of experiment’s design, fast video imaging, electric signals recording, determination of temperature and workpiece distortion, were explained the role of each thermal source and influence of their combination on arc behaviour, molten pool creation, metallic drop transfer evaluation and heat distribution into welded plates. The relationships between electric signals and arc geometry, bath dimensions and heat distribution have been analyzed at various time scales. Thermal analysis, presented in this work, shows that hypothesis of stationarity, which is commonly used in numerical modelling, is true only during a short welding period and for a given weld length. Macrographic analysis shows effect of input parameters variation on weld’s structure and geometry.

Disulfides are the primary covalent interactions within a protein molecule that connect residues which are sequentially distant. Naturally occurring disulfides enhance the stability of the protein by destabilization of the unfolded state. Previous attempts to introduce disulfide bridges as a means to enhance protein stability have met with mixed results. Tools have been developed to predict potential sites for disulfide introduction. However, it must be noted that engineering disulfides is not a trivial task. The effect of the engineered disulfide on protein stability is difficult to predict. There have been few systematic studies carried out to study disulfides in the context of secondary structures. The work in this thesis is aimed at studying disulfides in two kinds of secondary structures- antiparallel β-sheets and helices. In particular, the focus in this thesis is on cross-strand disulfides in antiparallel β-sheets and intrahelical disulfides. The analysis of naturally occurring disulfides in these structural elements coupled with protein engineering studies in model proteins were used to understand the effects of introducing disulfides in helices and antiparallel β-sheets. Synopsis This thesis also includes studies carried out on molten globules of four periplasmic binding proteins of E.coli- Maltose binding protein (MBP), Leucine, isoleucine, valine binding protein (LIVBP), Leucine binding protein (LBP) and Ribose binding protein (RBP). Work carried out in the lab previously had shown that these molten globules can bind the ligands that the proteins do in their corresponding native states. The analysis of the thermodynamic data obtained for these molten globules by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) studies and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) to characterize stability and ligand binding respectively are described in this thesis. To further study the structural features of molten globules by fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), double cysteine mutants of MBP were constructed and characterized. The rationale behind the construction of these mutants and their characterization is reported. Chapter 1 gives an introduction to disulfides in proteins. Previous attempts at cataloguing and characterizing naturally occurring disulfides are described. An overview of studies carried out to determine the effects of removal of naturally occurring disulfides in proteins and the effect of engineered disulfides in different proteins is given. The various tools developed to predict potential disulfide sites are described. Chapter 1 also briefly discusses various aspects of molten globules and FRET. Chapters 2 and 3 involve studies with cross-strand disulfides occurring in antiparallel β-sheets. A detailed analysis on various stereochemical aspects of naturally occurring cross-strand disulfides is described in Chapter 2. The reasons for these disulfides to almost exclusively occur at non-hydrogen-bonded registered pairs have been explored with conformational analysis, modeling studies and energy calculations. In Chapter 3, the effect of engineering cross-strand disulfides in four model proteins- LBP, LIVBP, MBP and Top7 are described. The ease of formation of the introduced disulfides and their effects on protein stability are described. The proteins with engineered cross-strand disulfides at exposed positions were also examined for redox activity. Our studies have shown that in antiparallel strands, engineered disulfides at exposed NHB registered pairs provide a robust means of increasing protein stability. In Chapters 4 and 5, studies about intrahelical disulfides are described. In Chapter 4, the various conformational aspects of intrahelical disulfides occurring naturally are studied. Analysis of structures of proteins in conjunction with modeling studies show that all naturally occurring intrahelical residues bridge cysteines occurring between the N-Cap and 3rd residue of helices. To further explore conformational requirements for intrahelical disulfides, Cys pairs were introduced at N-terminal and interior of helices in a E.coli thioredoxin mutant lacking its active site disulfide. The ease of formation of the engineered disulfides, and their effects on protein stability were studied. The redox activity of the engineered disulfides was also examined. The studies demonstrated that intrahelical disulfides can only occur at the N-terminus of an α-helix and that the N-terminal CYS residue must adopt a non-helical backbone conformation. Although none of the engineered intrahelical disulfides increased the stability of the protein, they conferred mild redox activity. In Chapter 5, the ability of an engineered CXXC motif to bind Zn(II) is also explored. The effect of Zn(II) on the stability of the reduced and oxidized states of an engineered protein with a N-terminal intrahelical CXXC was ascertained. I have also shown that iminodiacetate (IDA) and nitrilotriacetate (NTA) resins charged with zinc can bind the protein CGPC 95-98 in reduced state. These Synopsis preliminary experiments on metal binding show that this property of CXXC motif could be exploited to develop a protein purification method. In Chapter 6, thermodynamic characterization of molten globules of four periplasmic binding proteins (LBP, LIVBP, MBP and RBP) is described. Studies had been previously carried out in the lab to characterize the stability and ligand binding of these molten globules. All four molten globules were found to bind their corresponding ligands without conversion to the native state. In Chapter 6, the estimation of ΔCp of unfolding and ligand binding from the DSC and ITC data is described. The binding of molten globules to their ligands and the ability to undego cooperative thermal unfolding indicated the presence of native protein-like tertiary contacts. To study the molten globule structure, we decided to construct double cysteine mutants of MBP for FRET studies. We decided to employ a strategy for differential labeling of the two cysteines with two different fluorophores based on the conformational differences between MBP in the ligand bound and free forms. Seven double cysteine mutants of MBP were made. The rationale behind the construction of these mutants and their preliminary characterization is described in the appendix to Chapter 6. The optimization of the differential labeling procedure of the MBP double mutants needs to be fine-tuned before further studies through FRET. The work described in this thesis has resulted in the following publications: 1.Prajapati RS, Indu S, Varadarajan R. Identification and thermodynamic characterization of molten globule states of periplasmic binding proteins. Biochemistry. 2007 (46):10339-52. 1 Indu S, Kumar ST, Thakurela S, Gupta M, Bhaskara RM, Ramakrishnan C, Varadarajan R. Disulfide conformation and design at helix N-termini. Proteins.2010 (78):1228-42. 2 Indu S, Kochat V, Thakurela S, Ramakrishnan C, Varadarajan R. Conformational analysis and design of cross-strand disulfides in antiparallel β-sheets. (Manuscript submitted)

Le travail vise à développer un procédé de dessalement de l’eau de mer par congélation sur parois froides. L’étude thermodynamique a permis de quantifier l’effet de la composition et de la salinité de l’eau sur la température de congélation et la température de précipitation de Na2SO4,10 H2O. Les résultats sont bien décrits par le code de calcul de Frezchem, dérivé du modèle de Pitzer. Les essais de dessalement par congélation ont été conduits avec des solutions eau/NaCl de différentes concentrations, ainsi qu’avec de l’eau de mer de Rabat, Nice et Marseille. Le montage expérimental mis au point se compose d’un doigt de gant plongé dans une cuve double enveloppée contenant l’eau à traiter. Le procédé complet de dessalement est conduit en deux étapes: l’étape de congélation produisant un dépôt de glace sur le doigt de gant et l’étape de ressuage, effectuée après vidange de la saumure, qui consiste à purifier en profondeur la glace en opérant une fusion des zones impures. Une caméra filme la couche de glace et fournit la cinétique de croissance de la couche. La congélation a été effectuée dans une solution stagnante ou dans une solution agitée par injection d’air. Elle est conduite en appliquant deux rampes de refroidissement, respectivement dans le doigt de gant et dans la double enveloppe, qui peuvent être ou non identiques. Les essais ont montré la nécessité d’ensemencer la couche de glace sur le tube et d’ajuster finement la température initiale de la rampe de refroidissement. L’étude systématique de l’influence des paramètres opératoires a mis en évidence les rôles importants de la rampe de refroidissement et de la salinité de la solution sur la pureté de la glace produite. En l’absence d’agitation, la température de la double enveloppe a également un effet notoire sur la pureté de la glace à cause des gradients de température, et par suite, des courants de convection qu’elle peut engendrer au sein de la solution. En régime agité, la solution semble être à chaque instant en équilibre avec la glace. Une même salinité finale de la glace peut être obtenue avec des rampes de refroidissement beaucoup plus rapides qu’en statique. Quelles que soient les performances de la congélation, le ressuage est ensuite indispensable pour atteindre la norme de potabilité. La recherche de conditions opératoires optimales a permis de réduire la durée du procédé global à 8h (5h de cristallisation et 3h de ressuage). Les résultats de ce travail montrent la faisabilité de la technique et donnent une bonne idée des conditions de fonctionnement qui peuvent être employées pour produire l'eau potable / The work aims to develop a process for freezing desalination of seawater on cold walls. The thermodynamic study has quantified the effect of composition and of salinity on the freezing temperature and the precipitation temperature of Na2SO4,10 H2O. The results are well described by the calculation code Frezchem, derived from the model of Pitzer. The experiments were performed with water/NaCl solutions of different concentrations and with samples of sea water from Nice, Rabat and Marseille. The pilot crystallizer consists of a cooled tube immersed in a cylindrical double jacketed tank containing water to be treated. The complete process of desalination is conducted in two steps: the freezing step, leading to the crystallization of the ice layer and the sweating step, which consists of purifying in depth the ice layer by melting the impure zones. A camera films the ice and provides the growth kinetics of the layer. Freezing was performed in a stagnant solution to a stirred solution or by injecting air. It is conducted by applying two cooling ramps, respectively in the tube and the double jacket that may or may not be identical. Tests have shown the need to seed the ice on the tube and fine-tune the initial temperature of the cooling ramp. The systematic study of the influence of operating parameters has highlighted the important role of the cooling ramp and salinity of the solution on the purity of the ice produced. In the absence of stirring, the temperature of the double jacket also has a noticeable effect on the purity of the ice due to temperature gradients, and consequently, convection currents that may result in the solution. Steady stirring, the solution seems to be at all times in equilibrium with ice. Same final salinity of the ice can be obtained with ramps cooling much faster than static. Whatever the performance of the freezing, the sweating is then necessary to meet the standard for drinking water. The search for optimum operating conditions has reduced the duration of the overall process to 8 hours (5 hours the crystallization and 3 hours of sweating). The results of this work show the feasibility of the technique and give a good indication of operating conditions that can be used to produce drinking water

Lignin can be converted into monomeric products with the aid of molten salt media. Molten zinc chloride (ZnCl₂)/potassium chloride (KCl) mixtures are suitable for this purpose. The application of an eutectic mixture with low melting points leads to similar main products as are obtained by pyrolysis. The hydrogenolysis of an organosolv lignin in molten salts of ZnCl₂/KCl was investigated as a function of reaction temperature, residence time, and lignin concentration, and the composition of liquid products and monophenols was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The yields can be optimized by the proper selection of the reaction temperature. A longer residence time and higher lignin concentrations lead to increased formation of solid residues and gaseous products. The liquid products mainly consist of substituted phenols derived from lignins. Polymeric products are the result of condensation reactions (i.e., the formation of new C-C linkages in the course of secondary reactions).

The presented thesis deals with a numerical simulation of axially cooled glassmaking parison. Several types of cooling channels have been investigated according to its usage in glassmaking process. Software Star CCM+ was used to describe properties throughout the channels and also the parison itself. The main focus of this thesis lies in comparing of temperature fields, cooling effects and cooling intensity among the chosen channel designs. The boundary condi-tions were kept the same accordingly to glassmaking conditions for every design. Some out-puts were transferred to non-dimensional diagrams in order to recalculation pursuant to other boundary conditions. Properties of diffuser channel designs were compared to an experiment. Transient temperature field of the parison were calculated with Ansys APDL in order to de-termine the accumulation and stationary zone of the parison and to verify the boundary conditions for cooling channels.

The master ‘s thesis deals with the studying behavior of nuclear reactors cooled by liquid salts and with application of liquid salts for IV. Generation of nuclear reactors. For the use of liquid salts, it’s necessary to change the concept of the structure of nuclear reactors. There are new ways to use new fuel in a liquid state. Each salt compound or a set thereof is original in its nature. Therefore, it is necessary to consider a suitable compound for the purposes employed. These points are discussed in the theoretical part. The thesis examines particularly chloride salts, with which there is not much experience. The practical part monitors and verifies the nuclear properties of chloride salts, in our case it is a solid-state chloride sodium chloride’s compound. In addition to the experimental measurement, the MCNP simulation program is used also.