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E U R A T O ME U R A T O M

I n d i r e c t A c t i o n s i n

N u c l e a r F i s s i o n a n d R a d i a t i o nN u c l e a r F i s s i o n a n d R a d i a t i o nP r o t e c t i o nP r o t e c t i o n

F P 6 - W o r k P r o g r a m m e

P . M A N O L A T O S

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o n

I N R N E - J R C C o n f e r e n c e

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European Research An overview

• To strengthen the European scientific and technological base to support the competitivity of European industry and to solve common problems• Increase the research co-operation in Europe• Support for co-operative research projects• Organised in Five-year Framework Programmes

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FP6 - a radical departure from the past

• greater focus• clearer European added value• strengthen European competitivity• solve major societal problems• contribute to European Research

Area • but - maintain continuity with past

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European research policy

National programmes

‘Open Coordination’

Framework programme European

organisations

The European Research Area• A blueprint for the future of research in Europe• Broad support at the highest political, scientific and

industrial levels• Being implemented

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New instruments to achieve goals

• Integrated Projects• Networks of Excellence• Evolved forms of traditional

instruments

Provide Consortia with more- flexibility - autonomy

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Steps in the development of the WP

• Proposal of a FP by the Commission• Discussion in Council and

Parliament• Council decision on FP• Process repeated for SP• WP prepared by the Commission

implements the SP

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FP6 - Two Framework programmes

• EC 16,270 M€

• EURATOM 1,230 M€

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FP6 - Nuclear Energy (1230 M€)

• Priority Thematic Areas Controlled thermonuclear fusion 750 M �

Management of radioactive waste 90 M �Radiation protection 50 M€

• Other activities in nuclear safety field 50 M �Innovative conceptsEducation and trainingSafety of existing installations

• Joint Research Centre 290 M€

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Controlled thermonuclear fusion

The Next Step in fusion:

continuation of activities in preparation of the construction phase of ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor)

Accompanying Programme:

Operation of the JET device

Continuation of research into fusion physics and technology, including study of other magnetic confinement formulas and operation of existing devices; fusion materials research

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Work Programme - Calls for Proposals

Fixed Deadlines6 May 2003 ~67 M€Spring 2004 ~55 M€Spring 2005 ~40 M€

Networks of Excellence Integrated projects Integrated Infrastructure InitiativesSpecific Targeted Research Projects Co-ordination Actions

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Work Programme - Calls for Proposals (cont’d)

Open call Two cut-off dates a year (first 6 May 2003, last 11 April 2006)1 - 2 M€/year

Specific support actionsTraining fellowshipsSpecial training coursesGrants for co-operating with third countriesTrans-national access to large infrastructures

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Expressions of Interest received

Management of radioactive waste 60

Radiation Protection 74

Other activities 57

Available on Cordis

http://eoi.cordis.lu/search_form.cfm

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Management of radioactive waste

• Geological disposal- Improvement of fundamental knowledge,

developing and testing technologies- New and improved tools for performance

and safety assessment; public concerns

• Partitioning and transmutation and other concepts that produce less waste

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First call - geological disposal

NoEs

- Sustainable integration of European research in the geological disposal of radioactive waste

- Sustainable integration of European research on actinides

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First call - geological disposal (cont)

IPs- Understanding and physical and numerical modeling of the key processes in the near-field, and their coupling, for different host rocks and repository strategies- Development and testing of disposal

technologies in Underground research Laboratories

STREPs or Co-ordination Actions - Improving the governance of geological waste

disposal

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Geological disposal

Indicative future topics

- Radionuclide migration processes

- Modelling of coupled THMC processes

- Tools for performance and safety assessment

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First call - partitioning and transmutation and other concepts to produce less waste in nuclear energy generation

IP

- Partitioning of actinides and fission products from high-level nuclear waste for their transmutation or conditioning in stable matrices

STRP or Co-ordination action- Impact of partitioning and transmutation

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P&T and other concepts

Indicative future topics

- Transmutation

- Other concepts

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Radiation protection

• Quantification of risks at low and protracted doses

- epidemiological studies- cellular and molecular biology research

• Better integration of European research on:- medical exposures and natural sources of radiation- protection of the environment and radioecology- risk and emergency management- protection of the workplace

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First call - Low and protracted doses

IP- Cellular and molecular biology research on the effects of low and protracted doses

Indicative future topics- Epidemiological studies- Further cellular and molecular research

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First call - Medical exposures and natural sources of radiation

STREP- Safety and efficacy of computed tomography (CT)

Co-ordination Action- Safety and efficacy of other imaging techniques

Indicative future topics- Therapy

- Management of exposures from NORM

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First call - Protection of the environment and radioecology

STREP- Protection of the environment from

radiation

Indicative future topics- Networking of research on radioecology

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First call - Risk and emergency management

IP- Off-site emergency management

Indicative future topics- Governance of nuclear risks

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First call - Protection of the workplace

Not included in the first call

Indicative future topics- Networking research on protection of the workplace

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Other activities in the field of nuclear technology and safety

•Innovative concepts

- Evaluation of new concepts for generating fission energy- Improved and safer processes for the exploitation of

nuclear energy

• Education and training- Integration and consolidation of national efforts- Mobility and human resources- Transnational access to infrastructures

• Safety of existing installations

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First call - Innovative concepts

Not included in the first call

Indicative future topics- High temperature reactors- Other innovative concepts- Other applications, eg hydrogen

production

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First call - Education and training

STREPs or Co-ordination Actions- Education and training in nuclear engineering and safety- Education and training needs for radiation protection and radioactive waste anagement- Infrastructures for nuclear fission and radiation protection research

Indicative future topics- Education and training activities for radiation protection and radioactive waste management

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Other activities (cont.)

• Innovative concepts

• Education and training

• Safety of existing installations - Plant life management (ageing, safety management)- Fuel performance

- Severe accident management- Decommissioning

- Harmonised approaches to safety and best practice

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First call - Safety of existing installations

NoE and/or IP- Sustainable integration of European research

on severe accident phenomenology and

management IP- Prediction of irradiation damage effects on reactor components

STREP or Co-ordination Actions- Material test reactors for advancing the knowledge of materials, fuel and production of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine- Decommissioning of nuclear installations

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Safety of existing installations

Indicative future topics- Numerical codes for coupling thermal hydraulics, core physics and fuel mechanics- Networking of plant life management, materials ageing and organisational issues- High burnup and MOX fuel- Benchmarking approaches to risk assessment- Knowledge management

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Indicative levels of Community funding for Euratom projects

• IP and NoE - about 5 to 10 M€

• STREP - from hundreds of k€ to a few M€

• CA - tens of k€ to a few hundred k€

Generally, only one project funded for each

research topic in WP

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Information material - Call 17 Dec 2002

• The Euratom FP6 in brief• Euratom Work programme 2003• Guide for proposers (per instrument)• Application forms (per instrument)• Evaluation guide

Available on Cordiswww.cordis.lu/fp6/euratom