Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Euratom Research and Training programme has the following specific objectives:
- improve and support nuclear safety, security, safeguards, radiation protection, safe spent fuel and radioactive waste management and decommissioning, including the safe and secure use of nuclear power and of non-power applications of ionising radiation
maintain and further develop expertise and competence in the nuclear field within the community - foster the development of fusion energy as a potential future energy source for electricity production and contribute to the implementation of the European fusion roadmap
- support the policy of the EU and its members on continuous improvement of nuclear safety, safeguards and security
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
Further research and innovation is needed to demonstrate the safety of advanced systems that offer increased sustainability, new non-electricity applications and flexibility in terms of adaptation to the energy mix with intermittent/variable sources. These advanced reactor technologies could also be deployed as small modular reactors, combining their specific properties and advanced coolant technologies.
Detailed Call Description
Research proposals should:
- Keep the focus on safety by design, aiming at achieving a scientific consensus to ease the understanding and appropriation by the regulators of any innovative reactor concepts and their associated fuel cycles.
- Cover the viability phase of advanced technologies, when basic concepts are tested under relevant conditions. For example, proof of concept of better safety features, confirmation of safety improvements during the performance phase when engineering-scale processes are verified and optimised under prototypical conditions, and the demonstration phase when detailed design is completed and licensing is carried out.
- Further investigate safety aspects of selected advanced reactor systems and the use of non-water coolants and fluid fuel designs, higher operational temperatures also related to the option of industrial process heat production and H2 generation and higher reactor power density in order to assess their potential, proliferation resistance, radioactive waste management (waste minimisation ‘by design’, decommissioning ‘by design’), emergency management and response, human and environmental impact, safeguards, social perception and their effects on the long-term sustainability of fuel cycles. On waste aspects, appropriate links should be established with relevant initiatives within the EURAD-2 partnership.
- Further investigate safety aspects of operational flexibility in an integrated energy system, for example by design and safety demonstration of intermediate heat storage facilities or other means.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: €4.00 million
Beneficiaries may provide financial support to third parties. The maximum amount to be granted to each third party is €60 000.
Approximate number of proposals: 3
Thematic Categories
- Energy
- Environment and Climate Change
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as member of the consortium selected for funding.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
EU Contact Point
Contact: RTD-EURATOM@ec.europa.eu
(Publish Date: 05/04/2023-for internal use only)