NATIONAL RESEARCH-DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENIC AND ISOTOPIC TECHNOLOGIES - ICSI Rm. Valcea

Research and development of ICSI Ramnicu Valcea are focused on the following general objectives:
• To sustain the national nuclear program – fission and fusion
• To develop studies and researches in the field of cryogenics
• Hydrogen and Fuel Cell
• Environment and quality of life
• Production and Services
• Infrastructure development, technology transfer and innovation services
• Increase of competitiveness and bring ICSI Rm. Valcea at specific EU policies by developing capacity to assimilate the techniques and technologies
• Development of management of public and private financial resources allocated to scientific research, technological development and innovation of ICSI Rm. Valcea.
• Human resource development in the sphere of research activities by encouraging the formation and development of young researchers and research teams for high performance.

ICSI RM. VALCEA UNDERSTRUCTURES
• Experimental Pilot Plant for Deuterium and Tritium Separation
• Laboratories of Research, Development, Innovation and Technology transfer
• National Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
• Technological and Business INCUBATOR – ITA–ICSI Rm. Valcea

EXPERIMENTAL PILOT PLANT FOR DEUTERIUM AND TRITIUM SEPARATION
OBJECTIVES:
• Develop of the technology for heavy water detritiation, used as moderator in CANDU reactors.
• Verification of specific equipment and materials in cryogenic environments and tritium.
• Installation’s staff it is involved in the EURATOM programme / EFDA-JET and EFDA-ITER on fusion and water detritiation system that will run at the ITER reactor.