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International Projects

1) European projects (Marie-Martine Bé)2) IFIN-HH – CEA-LNHB collaboration (Aurelian Luca)3) Atomic fundamental parameters initiative (Marie-Christine Lépy) (This afternoon)

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International collaborations1) European Research Projects

Marie-Martine BéCEA/LIST, LNE-LNHB

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European Research Projects

Every year since 2008 the EU – through the European Commission and the countries participating within the European Association of National Metrology Institutes (EURAMET e.V.) – launches calls for research projects in the general field of metrology: the European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP). http://www.emrponline.eu

For us, there is a “ionizing radiations” part which includes radioactivity and dosimetry.

Each accepted project is for a three years duration and involve several European laboratories.

We (LNHB, IFIN-HH, NPL, …) are involved in some of them.

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International initiative on fundamental parametersEMPR “Thin films” (Metrology for the manufacturing of thin films) EMRP “TREND” (TRacable Characterisation of Nanostructured Devices)

-> Measurement of atomic parameters for materials of interest for industry (new materials for photovoltaics, nanotechnologies…)

European Research Projects

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1) MetroFission, (Metrology for New Generation Nuclear Power Plants), September 2010 September 2013WorkPackage 5 - Improved nuclear decay data (IRMM, CIEMAT, CEA-LNHB):- Measurement of the alpha-particle emission probabilities of 238U (IRMM, CIEMAT);- Development of beta spectrometry using cryogenic detectors (CEA-LNHB), measurement of the 241Pu and 63Ni beta spectra.MetroFission Web page: http://projects.npl.co.uk/metrofission/

- Dissemination of results: Nuclear Data Workshop, organized by IFIN-HH in June 2013 (probably 2 days at EC-JRC IRMM, Geel, Belgium) You are invited to participate in!

Projects in progress

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2) MetroRWM (Metrology for Radioactive Waste Management)October 2011 October 2014WP5: Measurement of the half-life of: 166mHo, 129I, 151Sm (LNHB, PTB, CIEMAT, IRMM)

- mass concentration measurements - activity concentration measurements

We (PTB, LNHB, CIEMAT) are preparing the radioactive sample solutions

http://www.radwaste-emrp.eu/

3) MetroMRT (Metrology for Molecular RadioTherapy)June 2012 June 2015

WP1: Activity measurements for molecular radiotherapy (LNHB, ENEA, NPL)- Calculation of beta spectra (CEA, ENEA)

- Development of an operational system for measuring beta spectra (cooled silicon detector, source and detector inside a vacuum enclosure), including data analysis program and the study of distortion processes due to detection (CEA, ENEA)

- Experimental measurements of pure beta spectra (including Y-90, Sr-89) (CEA)

Projects in progress

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MetroNORM, (Metrology for Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) 2013 2016

WP1: Improvement of NORM related decay data (LNHB, CIEMAT, CMI, ENEA, IRMM, NPL) • Task 1.1.S1: Measurement of and emission intensities in the decay of 226Ra (CIEMAT,CEA, JRC, CMI, ENEA) • Task 1.1.S2: Measurement of X andemission intensities in the decay of 210Pb (ENEA, CEA, CIEMAT, CMI)

• Task 1.2.S1: Measurement of emission intensities in the decay of 235U (JRC, CIEMAT, CEA, CMI, ENEA) • Task 1.2.S2: Measurement of X and emission intensities occurring in the lower part of the 235U chain 227Ac 207Pb

(JRC, CEA, CIEMAT)

• Task 1.4: Study of 138La decay (CEA, ENEA)

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