Transcript Operational safety: plant life management from FP-4 to FP-5

Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection
in FP5
Hans Forsström
European Commission
DG Research
Directorate J, Unit 4: Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection
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Organisation Chart of the EC Services related to
Nuclear Fission Energy and Radiation Protection
(June, 2002)
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DG
AIDCO
Europe
Aid Office
Directorate A
Europe,
Caucasus,
Central Asia
DG RELEX
External
Relations
Directorate E
Eastern Europe,
Caucasus,
Central Asian
Republics
DG
ELARG
DG
ENV
Enlargement
Environment
Directorate D
Negotiations
Pre-accession
Directorate C
Environment
& Health
DG TREN
DG RTD
Energy & Transport
EURATOM
Supply
Agency
Directorate H
Nuclear Safety
& Security
Research
Directorate I
Nuclear
Inspections
Directorate J
Preserving the
Ecosystem II
Deputy
Director
General
JRC
Joint Research Centre
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Unit A.5
Nuclear Safety
(TACIS
Implementation)
Unit E.4
Regional
Co-operation &
Nuclear Safety
(TACIS
Planning)
Task Force
for Nuclear
Issues, TFNI
(PHARE)
Unit C.4
Radiation
Protection
Unit H.1
EURATOM
Co-ordination &
Nuclear Safety
Unit H.2
Nuclear Energy,
Waste
Management
& Transport
Unit J.4
Nuclear Fission
& Radiation
Protection
Unit 5
International
Scientific
Co-operation
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(ISTC, STCU)
Institute for Reference Materials and
Measurements (IRMM)
Geel, B
Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU)
Karlsruhe, D
Institute for Energy (IE)
Petten, NL
Institute for the Protection and the Security
of the Citizen (IPSC)
Ispra, I
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EURATOM 5th Framework Programme
Key action Thermonuclear fusion
788 M€
Key action Nuclear fission
142 M€
Generic research Radiolog Science
39 M€
Support for infrastructures
10 M€
Joint Research Center
Total
281 M€
1 260 M€
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FP5 - Nuclear fission and Radiation
protection
 Key action - Nuclear fission
Operational
safety of existing installations
Safety
of the fuel cycle
Safety
and efficiency of future systems
Radiation
protection
 Generic research - Radiological sciences
 Support for Research Infrastructures
 Training and accompanying measures
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Safety of existing installations
Plant life extension and management
Integrity
On-line
of equipment and structures
monitoring and maintenance
Organisation
Safety
and management of safety
of VVER reactors
Severe accident management
Assessment
Severe
of severe accident risks
accident management measures
Evolutionary concepts
Evolutionary
High
safety concepts
burnup and MOX fuel
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Safety of the Fuel Cycle
Waste and Spent Fuel Management
and Disposal
Partitioning and Transmutation
Decommissioning
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Spent Fuel and Waste Disposal
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Strategies
Repository technology and demonstration
Performance assessment of repository systems
Long-term behaviour of barriers
QC of waste packages
Public attitudes and involvement
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Repository technology and
demonstration in URL’s
 Clay
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Hades (RESEAL II, SELFRAC)
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Mont Terri (EB, VE, HE)
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Meuse (MODEX-REP, OMNIBUS)
 Salt
 Asse
(BAMBUS)
 Granite
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Grimsel (FEBEX)
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Äspö (PROTOTYPE REPOSITORY, SAFETI)
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Partitioning and Transmutation
 Partitioning techniques (wet and dry)
 Transmutation ADS
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Preliminary design studies
Basic physics
Fuels
Technological support
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Future Systems
High Temperature Reactors
Fuel
technology, Reactor physics and fuel cycle,
Materials, Components and systems,
Safety approach and licensing, Co-ordination
Other reactors and other applications
HPLWR, GCFR, MOST
 EURODESAL
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 MICANET
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Radiation Protection - Key action
 Risk assessment, management and governance
 Off-site emergency management
 Monitoring and assessment of occupational
exposure
 Restoration and long term management of
contaminated areas
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Generic Research
RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Radiation protection and health
(understanding the effects of low doses, treatment of
radiation injuries)
Environmental transfer of radioactive material
Industrial and medical uses and natural sources
of radiation
Internal and external dosimetry
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Selection of projects
Operational safety
71 projects
44 M€
Safety of the fuel cycle
61 projects
59 M€
Safety of future systems
15 projects
12 M€
Radiation protection
23 projects
11 M€
Radiological sciences
52 projects
37 M€
Accompanying Measures 56 projects
4 M€
278 projects 167 M€
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Training and accompanying measures
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Training courses
Research training network
Marie Curie individual fellowships
Grants to third countries
Support to workshops
Support to conferences
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Further information about
selected projects
www.cordis.lu/fp5-euratom/src/projects.htm
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