AD vanced O ptions for P & T ADOPT Thematic Network kick-off Meeting

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ADvanced Options for P&TADOPT Thematic Network

kick-off Meeting

CERN, Geneva, SwitzerlandDecember 6, 2001

Appendix 3


EURATOM FP5 ProjectEURATOM FP5 ProjectKick-Off MeetingKick-Off Meeting

CONCERTED ACTION - THEMATIC NETWORKCONCERTED ACTION - THEMATIC NETWORK

Michel HUGON European Commission

BrusselsNuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

DG Research, Unit J.4e-mail: [email protected]


PARTITIONING AND PARTITIONING AND TRANSMUTATIONTRANSMUTATION

OBJECTIVE OF FP5 (1998-2002)OBJECTIVE OF FP5 (1998-2002)Provide a basis for evaluating the practicability, on an industrial scale, of partitioning & transmutation for reducing the amount of long lived radionuclides to be disposed of

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TRANSMUTATION (6.5 MEuro)Basic Studies:

MUSEHINDAS

N-TOF_ND_ADS

TRANSMUTATION (7.2 MEuro)Technological Support:

SPIRETECLA

MEGAPIE - TEST

PARTITIONING (5 MEuro)PYROREPPARTNEW

CALIXPART

TRANSMUTATION (3.9 MEuro)Fuels:

CONFIRMTHORIUM CYCLE

FUTURE

TRANSMUTATION (6 MEuro)Preliminary Design Studiesfor an Experimental ADS:

PDS-XADS

Projects on ADvanced Options for Partitioning and Transmutation (ADOPTADOPT)


ContentsContents

Implementation of the Project Reports and Deliverables

Meetings

Cost Statements Audits Useful EC Web-sites


DAY-TO-DAY CONTACTS WITH THE COMMISSION

TopicTopicRequest permissionRequest permission

HowHowby letter and also mention in by letter and also mention in periodic reportsperiodic reportsidemidemidemidem

idemidem

Item• For approval to make publications

• For travel outside EU• For significant changes to budget distribution or Work Plan

• For contract extensions


DAY-TO-DAY CONTACTS WITHTHE COMMISSION

TopicTopicInform the Inform the CommissionCommission

HowHowby letter and also mention in by letter and also mention in periodic reportsperiodic reportsidemidemidemidem

idemidem

Item• About changes of nominated responsible

• About patent applications• About delays likely to affect the progress of project

• About changes in the name or legal status of a contractor


Schedule and Deadlines for Reporting and Cost Statements

Reports/Cost Statements Submission time(time after contract start – months)

ReportsMinutes of project meetings Within 1 month of each meeting

Six monthlymanagement reports

6,12,18,24,30,36Periodic progress

reports Annual scientific/technical reports

12,24

Mid term report 18Final report 36

Supplementary reports/deliverables As indicated elsewhere in Annex IList of all reports prepared within the project 36

Cost StatementsPeriodic cost statements 12,24,36


Management ReportsManagement Reports(Concise)(Concise)

Front Page (as communicated by EC) Milestones achievedMilestones achieved Deliverables statusDeliverables status Resource utilizationResource utilization Discuss Gantt Chart of the project If applicable, indicate for approval, significant

proposed revisions of Work Programme, schedule or deliverables.


Scientific/Technical ReportsScientific/Technical Reports

Front Page (as communicated by EC) Table of ContentsTable of Contents Executive summary (publishable 2-3 p. max) Scientific/Technical Objectives Scientific and Technical Progress Scientific and Technical Progress (work- (work-

package by work-package)package by work-package) Discussion Discussion (Analysis of the project as a whole)(Analysis of the project as a whole) ConclusionsConclusions


MID-TERM Report and ASSESSMENT

Front Page (as communicated by EC) Mid-term report will be more extensive than other Mid-term report will be more extensive than other periodic reportsperiodic reports It specifies It specifies clearly the intermediate targets achieved relative to expectation PPossible major contract amendments or work’s

re-orientation should be discussed at Mid-Term Project Partners and Commission will assess the adequacy of remaining Work Programme for achieving overall goal of project


Confidentiality of reports All reports submitted to the Commission are treated as confidential informationconfidential information, except the publishable reports A participant may publish his own part of the research results if there is no objection from

the Commission or the other contractors. Authors should acknowledge the participants,

the EC’s support and the Nuclear Fission Program


MEETINGS

Project meetings : every six months or as indicated in the technical annex


Auditing of contractors

Types of Audit

To

Until

By

Technical Audit(art. 20 and 27 Annex II)

Sites or premises of work on the project and to documents concerning the project progress and management

5 years after the contract completion date (date of the final payment)

Technology Audit(art. 28)

Information and documents related to the Technology Implementation Plan and to the IPR rules of Annex II

Up to 10 years after the termination of the contract

Financial Audit(art. 26)

Personnel, documents, computer records and equipment related to the project

5 years after the termination of the contract

Commission, or its authorized representatives, or the European Court of Auditors

Commission or its authorized

representatives

Commission or its authorized

representatives


Useful EC Cordis Websites http://www.cordis.lu/fp5/home.html http://www.cordis.lu/ipr-helpdesk/en/home.html http://www.cordis.lu/fp5/mod-cont.htm http://www.cordis.lu/fp5/cpf.htm http://www.cordis.lu/fp5/cont-admin.htm http://www.cordis.lu/fp5/financial-guides.htm http://www.cordis.lu/fp5/decisions.htm http://www.cordis.lu/fp5/tip.htm http://www.cordis.lu/fp5/ipr-helpdesk http://www.cordis.lu/fp5-euratom/manage.htm

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