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Euratom Research and Training Programme on Nuclear Energy

(2002 – 2006)

– Present Status & Latest Call –

Euratom Research and Training Programme on Nuclear Energy

(2002 – 2006)

– Present Status & Latest Call –

Simon WebsterHoU, DG-RTD.J4

Topical Information Meeting onManagement of Radioactive Waste & Other Activities in the Field

of Nuclear Technologies and Safety, 7th July 2005

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OverviewOverview

Legal stuff Main features Activity areas / budget Status of current programme implementation +

summary of on-going projects Latest call for proposals Key messages

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Legal basisLegal basis

Euratom Treaty, Title II Ch. 1 (promotion of research), esp. Art. 7 on Community research & training programmes

Euratom research Framework Programmes proposed by EC• extensive prior consultation and review• support EU strategic & political objectives, foster a

Community approach and aim to deliver “EU added value”• cover direct & indirect R&D actions in fission & fusion S&T• require opinion of Euratom STC• no co-decision - adopted by unanimous Council Decision

Specific Programmes and rules for participation also adopted by Council

Implemented by annual work progammes adopted by the Commission after approval by programme committee

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Main featuresMain features

FPs are multi-annual and run concurrently with the EC (“non-nuclear”) FPs

Fission “indirect actions” are implemented using the same funding instruments as the EC programme

Most actions are shared-cost – the EU contributes c. up to 50% and the project partners pay the rest

Contents of annual programmes often established by prior calls for EoI

Work programmes implemented via calls for proposal published in the OJ, can be fixed deadline calls or a continuously open call with cut-off dates

Proposals evaluated using invited independent experts

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EURATOM vs. EC researchEURATOM vs. EC research

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EURATOM research budgetEURATOM research budget

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Fusion Fission JRC Activities

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FP6: “Fission” indirect actions3 areas of activity

FP6: “Fission” indirect actions3 areas of activity

Management of radioactive waste - €90M establish a sound technical basis for demonstrating the safety of disposing

spent fuel and long lived radioactive wastes in geological formations and underpin the development of a common European view on the main issues related to the management and disposal of waste.

to determine practical ways of reducing the amount and/or hazard of the waste to be disposed of by partitioning and transmutation and to explore the potential of concepts for nuclear energy to produce less waste.

Other activities in the field of nuclear technologies - €50M to support European Union policies in the fields of health, energy and the

environment, to ensure that European capability is maintained at a high level in relevant fields not covered by the thematic priorities and to contribute towards the creation of the European Research Area.

Covers innovative concepts / education & training / safety of existing installations

Radiation protection - €50M (not dealt with today)

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Current status of FP6 “fission” programme

Current status of FP6 “fission” programme

Three fixed deadline calls for proposals Deadline 6 May 2003: €67M used Deadline 14 April 2004: €61M used Final call published 8th June 05 with deadline for

receiving proposal of 11th October: €52M available

A continuously open call for proposals is on-going with cut-off dates every 6 months (spring / autumn)

2003 – 2004: €1M used per cut-off date 2005 – 2006: €1.5M per cut-off date Next cut-off date 11th October 2005 Final cut-off date 11th April 2006

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Projectpartners / countries

Instrument &EU / total cost

duration

ACTINET: Network for Actinide Sciences

27 / 13NoE

€6.35M / €10.5M1/3/044 years

ESDRED: Engineering Studies and Demonstrations of Repository Designs

13 / 9IP

€7.32M / €18.1M1/2/045 years

NF-PRO: Near-field processes 40 / 10IP

€8M / €16.8M1/1/044 years

FUNMIG: Fundamental processes of radionuclide migration

51 / 15IP

€8M / €15M1/1/054 years

COWAM-2: Community Waste Management 2

19 / 9STREP

€1.2M / €2.33M1/1/043 years

Current major FP6 projects on geological disposal

Current major FP6 projects on geological disposal

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waste

container Buffer orbackfill

access shafts / tunnels

disposal tunnelsor caverns

near Field / EBS, waste & container

behaviour: 8 projects

repository technology &

EBS-EDZ:14 projects

performance andsafety assessment:

8 projects

far field – flowand transport:

7 projects

public involvement:

2 projects

seals

cf FP5 projects on geological disposalcf FP5 projects on geological disposal

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duration

EUROPART: Partitioning of minor actinides and some long-lived fission products from high active wastes issuing the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuels

27 / 11IP

€6M / €10.3M1/1/044 years

RED-IMPACT: Impact of Partitioning, Transmutation and Waste Reduction Technologies on the Final Nuclear Waste Disposal

23 / 10IP

€2M / €3.51M1/3/044 years

EUROTRANS: European Research Programme for the Transmutation of High-Level Waste in an Accelerator Driven System

32IP

€23M / €43M1/4/054 years

Current major FP6 projects on P&TCurrent major FP6 projects on P&T

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duration

PERFECT: Prediction of Irradiation Damage Effects on Reactor Components

28 / 12IP

€7.5M / €18M1/1/044 years

EC-SARNET: Sustainable integration of European research on severe accident phenomenology and management

49 / 19NoE

€6.3M / €24M1/4/044 years

NURESIM: European Nuclear Reactor Simulation Platform

25 / 13IP

€4.5M / €13.5M1/2/053 years

RAPHAEL: VHTR – reactor physics, safety, fuel technology, fuel cycles, materials, components & plants design

35IP

€9M / €20Mimminent4 years

GCFR: gas-cooled fast reactor ?STREP

€2M / €3.6M3/03

4 Years

Current major FP6 projectson “other activities”:

installation safety & innovative concepts

Current major FP6 projectson “other activities”:

installation safety & innovative concepts

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duration

CETRAD: Coordination Action on Education in Radiation Protection and RWM

20 / 17CA

€250K / €303K1/1/04

15 months

NEPTUNO: Nuclear European Platform for Training and University Organisations

35 / 19CA

€830K / €840K1/1/04

18 months

JHR-CA: Definition phase of development of Jules Horowitz Reactor

12 / 8CA

€1.5M / €1.5M1/1/042 years

HOTLAB: European Hot Laboratories Research Capacities and Needs

19 / 12CA

€200K / €230K1/1/04

18 months

Current major FP6 projects on “other activities”: training & infrastructuresCurrent major FP6 projects on “other activities”: training & infrastructures

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Work Programme 2005/6Activities covered by fixed deadline call

Work Programme 2005/6Activities covered by fixed deadline call

Areas covered & budgets:

Management of radioactive waste…...... €25 M

Other activities in field of nucleartechnologies & safety……………....…... €13 M(Radiation protection……………………. €14 M)

Instruments & indicative size of EU contributions:

Integrated Project (IP)…………..………. ~ €3 - 7 MNetwork of Excellence (NoE)……..……. ~ €3 - 5 MIntegrated Infrastructure Initiative (I3).... ~ €3 - 5 MSpecific Targeted ResearchProject (STREP).………………………... ~ €0,5 - 3 MCoordination Action (CA)……………….. ~ €0,2 - 1 M

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Management of radioactive wasteGeological disposal: topic 1


Performance assessment techniques to guide the development of the safety case

Instrument: IP Objective: To improve and harmonise integrated PA

methodologies and tools for various disposal concepts for SNF & LL-RW in different deep geological environments

Broad scope linking with existing IPs Requires a “multidisciplinary team, including both

implementers and regulators…”

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Disposal of SNF and LL-RW

Instruments: one or more STREP(s) and/or CA(s) Objective: To review and improve approaches and

methods dealing with scientific and technical issues of relevance to the safety of the geological disposal of spent nuclear fuel and long-lived waste

Several possible individual subjects suggested, covering an assortment of different topics

Would complement the on-going and planned research conducted using the new funding instruments

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Issues related to the governance of spent nuclear fuel and long-lived radioactive waste

Instruments: one or more STREP(s) and/or CA(s) Objective: To investigate, review and improve the

governance of spent nuclear fuel and long-lived radioactive waste.

Broad scope of possible proposals Broad participation of stakeholder groups advantageous

(end users/problem owners, civil society, NGOs, social scientists)

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Co-ordination of RD&D priorities and strategies for geological disposal

Instruments: one or more CA(s) Objective: Define a strategic research agenda and

establish the basis for an effective utilisation of European skills and know-how enhancing European collaboration and excellence in this field.

Strategic action to e.g. define road map for future RD&D needs and paving way for increased networking and integration

Participation of WMOs and/or waste regulators

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Management of radioactive wasteP&T: topic 1


Nuclear Waste Transmutation in critical reactors

Instruments: one or more STREP(s) Objective: Investigate the potential of fast or thermal

critical reactors to transmute nuclear waste and assess their advantages and disadvantages.

Could include feasibility of Pu and MA recycling and LLFP incineration, including safety and economic aspects and impact on the fuel cycle

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Innovative fuels for waste minimisation in LWRs

Instruments: one or more STREP(s) Objective: Study the possibility of using innovative high

burn-up fuels (such as uranium, thorium and/or inert-matrix based fuels) dedicated to efficient plutonium and minor actinide burning and assess their performance under irradiation and compatibility with relevant waste disposal concepts.

Could cover fabrication, characterisation and irradiation, core and safety studies, PIE, waste management issues

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A strategic road-map for unified research in the EU with a view to establishing a true European Research Area in partitioning

and transmutation

Instrument: CA Objective: To establish a comprehensive and viable road-

map for research and development in the area of P&T to assist RWM and disposal strategies.

Could cover road map for RD&D, long-term strategy, networking and integration aspects

Broad participation of P&T R&D community + regulators and public bodies

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Durable networking of nuclear data research community across Europe and an assessment of future needs of nuclear data

Instrument: CA Objective: To maintain and enhance the competence of

researchers across Europe in the area of nuclear data by establishing a durable networking of researchers active in this field. Also, assess future needs of nuclear data for ADS and other reactors, eg those of Generation IV.

Could cover networking of major actors, mobility & training, dissemination and review aspects

Broad participation from nuclear data community, incl. from new MS and international organisations

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Management of radioactive wasteInfrastructures: single topic

Management of radioactive wasteInfrastructures: single topic

Radioactive Waste Management Infrastructures

Instruments: one of more I3(s) Objective: To promote the coherent use and integration

of infrastructure related services to the research community at a European level by mobilising a large number of stakeholders in a given class of infrastructure. This should be done with a view to induce a long-term integrating effect on the way research infrastructures in Europe operate, evolve and interact with similar infrastructures and with their users

Covers networking, transnational access and joint research activities for any RWM infrastructure (excludes design studies/construction)

Participation of major potential users

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Other activitiesInnovative concepts: topic 1


Advanced Innovative Reactor Systems

Instruments: one or more STREP(s) Objective: To assess the critical scientific issues and the

technical feasibility of fourth generation reactor systems and fuel cycles (except VHTR and GCFR).

Could cover design, materials, safety, core & fuel design, plant management

To contribute to the Euratom R&D participation in GIF

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Back-end of the Gas Cooled Reactor fuel cycle

Instrument: STREP Objective: To assess the back end of the Gas-Cooled

Reactor fuel cycle with a view to evaluating their industrial feasibility and environmental impact.

Scope could include reprocessing of the SNF, RWM, disposal behaviour and PA, environmental impact and economic analysis

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Other activitiesEducation and training: single topic

Other activitiesEducation and training: single topic

Harmonisation of nuclear education and training schemes across EU

Instruments: one or more CA(s) Objective: To contribute to the European Area of higher

education in the nuclear field and extend it to training activities to meet the stakeholders needs in the areas of reactor safety, waste management and radiation protection.

Could include development of E&T modules, e.g. as part of existing R&D programmes, setting up of pilot sessions to assess their feasibility / financial viability, encourage mutual recognition of schemes in EU and networking of large E&T facilities and infrastructures

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Other activitiesSafety of existing installations: topic 1


Sustainable integration of European research in residual lifetime prediction methodologies

Instrument: NoE Objective: Restructure research activities/organisations in

order to achieve scientific and technical excellence in residual lifetime prediction methodologies and to support a Common Safety Justification Framework in close collaboration with all stakeholders concerned with safety.

Networking activities such as development of RTD capability involving major S/T organisations and supported by the end users, assuring sustainable integration, optimising use of infrastructures & mobility etc

Broad participation of nuclear experts + regulators. Training & dissemination are key aspects

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Advanced tools for nuclear safety assessment and component design

Instruments: One or more STREP(s) and/or CA(s) Objective: To evaluate advantages and disadvantages of

advanced tools for nuclear safety assessment and component design encompassing technical as well as human aspects.

Could include: development of advanced tools to improve operation & maintenance of nuclear installations (cooling systems dynamics, integrity of containment, corrosion effects, I&C, man-technology-organisation interfaces, etc.); benchmarking of advanced design methodologies; development of a common safety justification framework in collaboration with all stakeholders

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Other activitiesCross-cutting activities: topic 1

Other activitiesCross-cutting activities: topic 1

Development of Nuclear Technologies & Safety Infrastructures

Instruments: one of more I3(s) Objective: To promote the coherent use and integration of

infrastructure related services to the research community at a European level by mobilising a large number of stakeholders in a given class of infrastructure. This should be done with a view to induce a long-term integrating effect on the way research infrastructures in Europe operate, evolve and interact with similar infrastructures and with their users.

Covers networking, transnational access and joint research activities for any infrastructure in this area (excludes design studies/construction)

Participation of major potential users

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Other activities Cross-cutting activities: topic 2

Other activities Cross-cutting activities: topic 2

Platform for nuclear technologies and safety

Instruments: One or more CA(s) Objective: To generate synergy among the various

endeavours in Europe in the field of present and future nuclear technologies and safety by identifying and pursuing a collaborative R&D programme.

Scope covers developing areas for cooperation on nuclear technologies and safety, based on the findings of existing studies

Requires broad participation from nuclear industry, research institutions and other principal stakeholders, including regulatory authorities and public bodies

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Work programme 2005/6Activities covered by continuously Open Call

Work programme 2005/6Activities covered by continuously Open Call

Areas / instruments: Specific Support Actions (SSA): implementation of

activities in the work programme, dissemination of results and preparation of future activities

Trans-national Access to Large Infrastructures (TALI): access for researchers to infrastructures that provide essential & unique services to EU research community

Training fellowships and European re-integration grants, special training courses, grants for co-operating with Third Countries

Support will be strictly limited to activities falling within the technical scope of the Work Programme

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Key messagesKey messages

WP & call notice available on Cordis Website – provide all necessary info on scope, areas & technical topics, funding instruments, budget, evaluation, submission of proposals, etc.

Deadline / cut-off date 11th October 2005 WP includes greater use of “smaller” (i.e. old) funding

instruments than previous FP6 calls (follows recommendations of Marimon report and discussion with programme committee)

Special emphasis on research infrastructures and cross-cutting activities

WP also includes some key follow-up actions that pave the way for further integration and co-operation in FP7

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