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Euratom research and training programme 2021-2025 [er]. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

Publication	Luxembourg : Publications Office, 2021.
Summary	The Euratom Research and Training Programme (2021-2025) is a nuclear research and training programme with an emphasis on the continuous improvement of nuclear safety, security and radiation protection. It complements the achievement of Horizon Europe’s objectives including in the context of the energy transition as well as contributing to the implementation of the European fusion roadmap.

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Horizon scanning for nuclear safety, security & safeguards yearly report 2020 [er] : creating an anticipatory capacity within the JRC. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

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Luxembourg : Publications Office, 2021.

Summary

Horizon Scanning (HS) is a systematic outlook to detect early signs of potentially important developments. JRC.I.2 unit created and, in collaboration with partner JRC Knowledge Management Units, tested a methodology for a horizon scanning process at JRC level. Benefiting from this support and following this methodology, JRC.G.10 unit has collected throughout the year 2020 a number of ideas related to nuclear technology, that were later on pre-filtered and finally clustered in a so called 'sense-making workshop'. This report presents the outcome of this yearly exercise.

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Ten years of lessons learned from operating experience in nuclear power plants [er] : a review of EU Clearinghouse topical studies. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

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Luxembourg : Publications Office, 2021.

Summary

The European Clearinghouse on Operating Experience Feedback for Nuclear Power Plants has been established in 2008 to enhance the exchange of lessons learned from operating experience among members. The network of nuclear safety regulatory authorities and their technical support organizations, within the EU region, hosted and operated by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, has issued, during the first ten years of its activities, twenty-three topical studies reports, on topics defined and selected by the EU Clearinghouse members: each report is the outcome of an in depth analysis of selected international operating experience, with particular attention to the reportable events. The Joint Research Centre has carried out a retrospective and comparative analysis of the whole knowledge system made of the outcomes of all these reports. The methodology developed by the JRC over this period is outlined. The results of a statistical study of the twenty-three reports are presented, showing that the most recurring contributing factors are related to design, maintenance and management. Moreover, the most common findings across the studies are related to analysis, operating experience feedback and to organisational aspects. The results of a comparative analysis, having the purpose of extracting new insights, are reported. This transversal reading has highlighted four horizontal issues (i.e.: common to all or many of the topical studies): (1) the need for a further enhancement of the sharing of the international operating experience; (2) the need to anticipate and mitigate issues which tend to originate in the pre-operational phases, in particular during the design phase, remaining latent and undetected for many years; (3) the importance of the organisational and human factors as contributors to events; and (4) the safety culture. This ten-year EU Clearinghouse report provides the network members, and the nuclear community, with key findings and observations. It is also enriched by a comparison of the topical studies’ findings with the Western European Nuclear Regulatory Association (WENRA) Safety Reference Levels, confirming the safety relevance of topics raised by operating experience, and suggesting that the EU Clearinghouse products can have a stronger impact in future reviews of the Reference Levels. Orientations for future EU Clearinghouse works are, finally, proposed. These orientations can benefit from synergies with other nuclear activities carried out at the Joint Research Centre.

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JRC in Euratom research and training programme 2014-2020. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

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Luxembourg : Publications Office, 2021.

Summary

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 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. To ensure that direct actions are in line with and complement the research and training needs of Member States, JRC is continuously interacting with the main research and scientific institutions in the EU, and actively participating in several technological platforms and associations. 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.

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JRC in Euratom research and training programme 2014-2020 [er]. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

Publication

Luxembourg : Publications Office, 2021.

Summary

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 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. To ensure that direct actions are in line with and complement the research and training needs of Member States, JRC is continuously interacting with the main research and scientific institutions in the EU, and actively participating in several technological platforms and associations. 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.

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Synthesis report about the updated methodology for demonstration of in-vessel melt retention [er]. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

Publication

Luxembourg : Publications Office, 2021.

Summary

The report describes the updated methodology to be used for safety demonstration of In-Vessel Retention Strategy in “high power” reactors. Starting from the methodology used for VVER-440 plants, it is explained how some assumptions must be abandoned and replaced by a more detailed evaluation. One of the most important points is the consideration of transient states of the corium pool which might cause higher thermal load on the vessel than in steady-state. Another important point is the consideration of detailed mechanical calculations in the cases of very thin remaining vessel thickness. Finally, the methodology introduces a new safety criterion, based on the residual vessel thickness, which is more general than the previously used criterion (based on a comparison of heat fluxes).

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Connector. Issue 3, autumn 2020. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

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[Luxembourg] : [Publications Office], [2020], c2020.

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Connector. Issue 3, autumn 2020 [er]. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

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[Luxembourg] : [Publications Office], [2020], c2020.

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ESARDA bulletin. No. 61, December 2020 [er]. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

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[Luxembourg] : [Publications Office], [2020]

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ESARDA bulletin. No. 61, December 2020. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

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[Luxembourg] : [Publications Office], [2020]

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Advances in reliability, risk and safety analysis with big data [er] : proceedings of the 57th ESReDA seminar, hosted by the Technical University of Valencia, 23-24 October, 2019, Valencia, Spain. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

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Luxembourg : Publications Office, 2020.

Summary

The 57th Seminar organized by ESReDA took place in the very beautiful city of Valencia, Spain. We were very kindly received by the Polytechnic University of Valencia/Universitat Politècnica de Valencia. The Seminar was jointly organized by ESReDA and CMT Motores Termicos, a research unit at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. A sincere thanks is due to Professor Bernardo Tormos for the way he received us and allowed the Seminar to precede according to our best expectations. In accordance with the theme proposed for the Seminar, communications were presented that made it possible to discuss and better understand the role of the latest big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies in the development of reliability, risk and safety analyses for industrial systems. The world is moving fast towards wide applications of big data techniques and artificial intelligence is considered to be the future of our societies. Rapid development of 5G telecommunications infrastructure would only speed up deployment of big data analytic tools. However, despite the recent advances in the these fields, there is still a long way to go for integrated applications of big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence tools in business practice.

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A non-destructive method to determine the neutron production rate of a sample of spent nuclear fuel under standard controlled area conditions [er]. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

Publication

Luxembourg : Publications Office, 2020.

Summary

A method to determine the neutron production rate of a sample of spent nuclear fuel by means of non-destructive analysis conducted under controlled-area conditions is described, validated and demonstrated. A standard neutron well-counter designed for routine nuclear safeguards applications is applied. The method relies on a transfer procedure that is adapted to the hot-cell facilities at the Laboratory for High and Medium level Activity of the SCK CEN. The sample transfer and measurement procedures are described together with results of Monte Carlo simulations. Experiments with radionuclide sources were carried out at the Joint Research Centre to test the procedures and to determine the performance characteristics of the detection device. Finally, measurements of a segment of a spent nuclear fuel rod were carried out at the SCK CEN to validate and demonstrate the method.

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ESARDA 25th annual meeting symposium on safeguards and nuclear materials management : City Conference Centre Stockholm, "Norra Latin", Stockholm 13-15 May 2003 : proceedings. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

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[Luxembourg] : [Publications Office], [2003], c2003.

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ESARDA 25th annual meeting symposium on safeguards and nuclear materials management [er] : City Conference Centre Stockholm, "Norra Latin", Stockholm 13-15 May 2003 : proceedings. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

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[Luxembourg] : [Publications Office], [2003], c2003.

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JRC serving policy and science at the HADES underground research facility [er] : a casebook : interdisciplinary nuclear science applications performed by JRC-Geel in a 225-m-deep underground, low-background-radioactivity lab. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

Publication

Luxembourg : Publications Office, 2020.

Summary

In 1992, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in collaboration with the Belgian nuclear centre StudieCentrum voor Kernenergie Centre d’Etudes Nucleaire (SCK CEN) put a high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector) for gamma-ray detection in the 225-m-deep underground research facility high-activity disposal experimental site (HADES). This exploratory work showed that shielding the system from cosmic rays led to a remarkable reduction of the background count-rate in the detector of almost four orders of magnitude. The reduction in background noise opened up a new domain for the analytical technique called gamma-ray spectrometry. By measuring much lower activities than was possible before, a more or less infinite number of new nuclear science applications become possible. One reason for this is that radioactivity is present everywhere and there are 3 500 different radionuclides. Each radionuclide can tell a story, so by detecting and quantifying them we can learn about and trace both anthropogenic activities as well as natural processes.

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JRC serving policy and science at the HADES underground research facility : a casebook : interdisciplinary nuclear science applications performed by JRC-Geel in a 225-m-deep underground, low-background-radioactivity lab. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

Publication

Luxembourg : Publications Office, 2020.

Summary

In 1992, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in collaboration with the Belgian nuclear centre StudieCentrum voor Kernenergie Centre d’Etudes Nucleaire (SCK CEN) put a high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector) for gamma-ray detection in the 225-m-deep underground research facility high-activity disposal experimental site (HADES). This exploratory work showed that shielding the system from cosmic rays led to a remarkable reduction of the background count-rate in the detector of almost four orders of magnitude. The reduction in background noise opened up a new domain for the analytical technique called gamma-ray spectrometry. By measuring much lower activities than was possible before, a more or less infinite number of new nuclear science applications become possible. One reason for this is that radioactivity is present everywhere and there are 3 500 different radionuclides. Each radionuclide can tell a story, so by detecting and quantifying them we can learn about and trace both anthropogenic activities as well as natural processes.

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ESARDA bulletin. No. 60, June 2020 [er]. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

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[Luxembourg] : [Publications Office], [2020]

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ESARDA bulletin. No. 60, June 2020. European Commission. Joint Research Centre.

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[Luxembourg] : [Publications Office], [2020]

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