Advanced Creep

Coordination of Advanced Creep Activities to Improve Safety and Durability of High Temperature Plant Materials

Description of the Consortium The Partners' brief descriptions are given below. Out of a total of 48 organisations participating, 23 are industrial organisations, 17 are research institutes, 3 are universities, and 5 are 'OTHER' i.e. standards organisations/ associations/ engineering consultancies. Sixteen countries are represented and these are Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and UK. The conditions of participation by the partner organisations and their rights (IPR) and obligations on the data contributed to this Network are explained in the ECCC Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that each participating country has to sign. Some organisations which do not have the right to the ECCC partners' data but which will like to see the final analysis and results and make input in terms of their country experience are given 'observer' status. The terms and conditions for joining and the observers' rights and obligations are in the Observers' Agreement. Additional user groups/partners can join the Network through their national representatives, which are appointed by the national participating group of each country. The payment for participation to any new members during the running of the project will depend on the financial resources available within the Network.

No.	Organisation	Country, Organisation Type & Role in the Network
1	ETD	UK based engineering and R&D company. Coordinates the project and runs the Secretariat of the WGs. Also responsible for dissemination of information.
2	MPA Stuttgart	German R&D company with expertise in high temperature materials field. Acts as financial manager
3	Siemens	German plant manufacturer. Provides leadership for the German group. Leader of WG3C (Ni based alloys).
4	ALSTOM Power (Rugby)	UK plant manufacturer, especially large steam turbines. Leader of WG1. Acts as UK National Representative.
5	ISB	Italian R&D company providing engineering services to Italian and European electricity industry. Chairman of ECCC MC and involved in WG1.
6	CESI (ENEL)	Italian electricity producing company.
7	IfW–TU Darmstadt	German R&D company with expertise in high temp. materials field.
8	ERA Tech	UK R&D company with expertise in high temp. materials field.
9	British Energy	UK Nuclear utility. Leader of WG3B (stainless steels).
10	EDF	French electricity production company.
11	INASMET	Spanish consulting company.
12	SIMR	Swedish research institute with expertise in high temperature materials field. Especially active in WG3B (stainless steels).
13	Elsam Project	Danish electricity supply company. Leader of WG3A (ferritic steels).
14	CSM	Italian R&D company with expertise in high temperature materials.
15	SZMF (Mannesmann)	German Steel producer.
16	VITKOVICE	Czech R&D company with expertise in high temperature materials.
17	ISQ	Portuguese welding and high temperature materials R&D institute.
18	SDF	Italian forge industry for high temperature steels.
19	SVUM	Czech research institute.
20	IIS	Italian welding and research institute.
21	Poli. di Milano	Italian university.
22	ALSTOM Power (Whetstone)	Manufacturer of gas turbines.
23	RWE npower	UK Power producer.
24	EON-UK	UK Power producer.
25	SKODA	Czech Research & Development organisation.
26	Corus	UK steel producer.
27	T U Graz	Austrian University.
28	Babcock-Borsig Power	German power plant boiler manufacturer.
29	VDEh	Germany - Coordinator of the activities of German steel industry.
30	ESB	Ireland electricity producer.
31	SPG	German foundry industry.
32	VTT	Finnish research institute involved in high temperature plant R&D and services. Leader WG4 (component testing).
33	WRI	Slovak welding research institute.
34	BZF	Hungary - foundation for applied research and plant life.
35	MBEL	UK boiler manufacturer and life assessors.
36	Dalmine	Italian steel producer.
37	CEA	French nuclear research institute.
38	CESI	Italian power companies' research body.
39	Uni. Ancona	Italian university.
40	GMS	Dutch petrochemical industry consulting company.
41	NLR	Dutch R&D organisation.
42	Laborelec	Belgian power industry R&D organisation.
43	MAN Turbo	German plant manufacturer.
44	ISPESL	Italian pressure vessel authority.
45	Vallourec	French boiler tube manufacturer.
46	GKSS	German R&D organisation.
47	ExxonMobil (NL)	Dutch petrochemical plant operator.
48	Tecnatom	Spanish power industry organisation.
	TNO	Dutch R&D organisation in power and process plant. Observer

Project Coordination and Secretariat Facilities Provided By

European Technology Development, UK.

For information, further to that described here, please contact:

Dr I A Shibli
European Technology Development Ltd.
2 Warwick Gardens, Ashtead, Surrey KT21 2HR, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1372 802555 (direct)
Fax: +44 (0)1372 229164
E-mail: ashibli@etd1.co.uk
Internet: http://www.etd1.co.uk/