The Euratom Research and Training Programme 2014-2018 and its extension 2019-2020 (the Euratom Programme) is implemented, in fission, through direct actions– i.e. research performed by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), and through indirect actions– i.e. via competitive calls for proposals, and in fusion – i.e. through a comprehensive named-beneficiary co-fund action managed by the Commission’s Directorate-General for Research & Innovation (RTD).
The general objective of the Programme is “to pursue nuclear research and training activities with an emphasis on the continuous improvement of nuclear safety, security and radiation protection, in particular to potentially contribute to the long-term decarbonisation
of the energy system in a safe, efficient and secure way.”
The Programme is an integral part of Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. The direct actions implemented by the JRC pursue specific objectives covering: nuclear safety, radioactive waste management, decommissioning, emergency preparedness; nuclear security, safeguards and non-proliferation; standardisation; knowledge management; education and training; and support to the policy of the Union on these fields.
The JRC multi-annual work programme for nuclear activities allocates about 48% of its resources to nuclear safety, waste management, decommissioning and emergency preparedness, 33% to nuclear security, safeguards and non-proliferation, 12% to reference standards, nuclear science and non-energy applications and 7% to education, training and knowledge management.
To ensure that direct actions are in line with and complement the research and training needs of Member States, the JRC is continuously interacting with the main research and scientific institutions in the EU, and actively participating in several technological platforms and associations.
The JRC also participates as part of the consortia in indirect actions, which allows JRC scientist to engage in top level scientific research, and yields maintaining and further developing JRC’s scientific excellence. At the same time, the members of the consortia can have access to unique research infrastructure. New models of JRC participation in indirect actions are explored to increase the synergies obtained in the frame of the Euratom programme.
The document describes some of the achievements of recent JRC direct actions, with a focus on the interaction with EU MS research organisations, as well as some of the most important elements of the Commission Proposal for the next (2021-2025) Euratom Programme, particularly the new positioning of the JRC as regards its participation in indirect actions.
ESTEBAN GRAN Victor;
BUCALOSSI Andrea;
ABOUSAHL Said;
MARTIN RAMOS Manuel;
FEDERICI Ilaria;
2021-01-29
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC122934
978-92-76-28607-3 (online),
978-92-76-28608-0 (print),
OP KJ-03-21-011-EN-N (online),
OP KJ-03-21-011-EN-C (print),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC122934,
10.2760/667232 (online),
10.2760/213424 (print),
