European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management
SHORT DESCRIPTION
The European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management (EURAD) is a project that will help the EU member states implement Directive 2011/70/Euratom (Waste Directive) by working with their national programmes. It will also coordinate action on joint targets among all related organisations involved at European level, whether in research or technical support. Building on the EC JOPRAD project, the EURAD project will help member states obtain the know-how required to implement safe and long-term management of radioactive waste. EURAD will also provide management knowledge to operate disposal facilities, and help transfer that knowledge between countries and organisations.
Objective:
- Supporting Member-States in developing and implementing their national RD&D programmes for the safe long-term management of their full range of different types of radioactive waste through participation in the RWM Joint Programme; in particular:
- Consolidating existing knowledge for the safe start of operation of the first geological disposal facilities for spent fuel, high-level waste, and other long-lived radioactive waste, and supporting optimization linked with the stepwise implementation of geological disposal; and
- Enhancing knowledge management and transfer between organisations, Member-States and generations.
Project beneficiaries from Ukraine:
- PUBLIC UNION CHORNOBYL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
- STATE ENTERPRISE STATE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CENTER FOR NUCLEAR AND RADIATION SAFETY
Project Linked Third Parties from Ukraine:
- NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER KHARKOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY
- INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE
Project coordinator:
- AGENCE NATIONALE POUR LA GESTION DES DECHETS RADIOACTIFS (FRANCE)
Project description on EU web-site: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/847593
