Multi-recycling of spent nuclear fuel from light water reactors (LWR)
EURATOM Research and Innovation Actions
Basic Information
- Identifier
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-03
- Programme
- Nuclear Research and Training
- Programme Period
- 2021 - 2027
- Status
- Closed (31094503)
- Opening Date
- July 7, 2021
- Deadline
- October 7, 2021
- Deadline Model
- single-stage
- Budget
- €10,000,000
- Min Grant Amount
- €30,000,000
- Max Grant Amount
- €30,000,000
- Expected Number of Grants
- 1
- Keywords
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-03HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01
Description
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following outcomes:
- Development of strategies for multi-recycling of LWR spent nuclear fuel, closing the MOX fuel cycle, and reducing radiotoxicity of the radioactive waste originating from the LWR nuclear fuel.
- Investigation of recyclability of other elements than uranium and plutonium, as well as innovative fuel types.
Today, Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel, manufactured from plutonium and depleted uranium, provides about 5% of the new nuclear fuel used in world, with an even higher proportion in Europe. Spent MOX fuel is several times more radioactive than spent uranium oxide fuel. An alternative approach for multi-recycling of LWR nuclear fuel and closing the MOX fuel cycle would decrease radiotoxicity and the volume of the radioactive waste resulting from spent MOX fuel and improve security of supply.
Management and recycling of spent MOX LWR fuel should be addressed in a coherent analysis of the fuel cycle covering all the LWR and the new spent fuel streams, and in particular by addressing the different potential alternative technologies for the recycling of those fuels, including advanced reactor systems.
Proposed research should advance state-of-the art design and manufacturing of fuel cycles based on spent MOX fuel valorisation, focusing on the development of a strategy for treatment of minor actinides and other non-fissile elements obtained in the fuel re-processing. In the spirit of a circular economy, a strategy of extracting elements with limited supply (e.g. metals of the Platinum Metal Group) has to be investigated in the proposal. The efficiency and selectivity of the processes, and the purity of the recovered elements, will be the crucial criteria for the selection and test of new processes.
The Commission also invites consortia to propose innovative solutions and research approaches other than those listed above in order to deliver the expected outcomes.
Due to the scope of this topic, international cooperation is encouraged.
Where appropriate, the Commission recommends that consortia make use of the services of the JRC. The JRC may participate in the preparation and submission of the proposal. The JRC would bear the operational costs for its own staff and research infrastructure operational costs. The JRC facilities and expertise are listed in General Annex H of this Work Programme.
Eligibility & Conditions
Conditions
Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: described in General Annex A (Admissibility) of Euratom WP 2021-2022
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. For RIA the limit for a full application is 45 pages. Please strickly abide by this page limit. Extension of proposal template by annexes is only allowed to describe specific issues (Financial support to third parties, Clinical trials and Calls flagged as security sensitive). The proposal is a self-contained document. Experts will be instructed to ignore hyperlinks or other information that is specifically designed to expand the proposal, thus circumventing the page limit.
2. Eligible countries: described in General Annex B (Eligibility) of Euratom WP 2021-2022
Eligible non-Euratom countries: Please note that as of the date of the publication of this call, there were no countries as yet associated to the Euratom Programme 2021-2025. Currently only Ukraine and United Kingdom are expected to become associated to Euratom programme, therefore entities established in those two countries will be treated as entities established in an Associated Country.
Please see the Horizon Europe Programme Guide for up-to-date information on the current list of and the position for Associated Countries.
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as member of the consortium selected for funding.
3. Other eligibility conditions: described in General Annex B (Eligibility) of Euratom WP 2021-2022
General Annex H of Euratom WP 2021-2022 describes JRC infrastructure and expertise in nuclear safety, radiatin protection and education & training available to applicants for grants from the Euratom Programme 2021-2025
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion: described in General Annex C (Financial and operational capacity and exclusion) of Euratom WP 2021-2022
- Submission and evaluation processes: described in General Annexes E (Documents) and F (Procedure) of Euratom WP 2021-2022 and the Online Manual
- Award criteria, scoring and thresholds: described in General Annex D (Award criteria) of Euratom WP 2021-2022
- Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement: described in General Annex F (Procedure) of Euratom WP 2021-2022
Beneficiaries may provide financial support to third parties. The maximum amount to be granted to each third party is EUR 60 000. The total financial support provided to third parties must not exceed 5% of the total EU contribution.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants: described in General Annex G (Legal and financial set-up of grant agreements) of Euratom WP 2021-2022
Details to be provided are described in Part B of the Application Form.
Documents
Call documents:
Standard application form For information only. When applying use the application form available in the Submission System.
Standard evaluation form (It will be used with the necessary adaptations)
Decision on unit costs for HE and Euratom Research Infrastructure actions
Additional documents:
Euratom Work Programme 2021-2022
EU Financial Regulation 2018/1046
HE Framework Programme and Rules for Participation Regulation 2021/695
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR, Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA - Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Support & Resources
For help related to this call, please contact: [email protected]
Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals.
IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.
Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and submission to reporting on your on-going project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.
Latest Updates
CALL UPDATE: FLASH EVALUATION RESULTS
Published: 2 July 2021
Deadline: 7 October 2021
Available budget: EUR 99.35 million (EUR 47.40 million from 2021 budget and EUR 51.95 million from 2022 budget).
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Topic code = Panel identifier |
Topic short name |
Type(s) of action |
Budget (m EUR) 2021 2022 |
|
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-01 |
Safety of operating nuclear power plants and research reactors |
EURATOM-RIA |
18.00 |
|
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-02 |
Safety of advanced and innovative nuclear designs and fuels |
EURATOM-RIA |
10.00 |
3.50 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-03 |
Multi-recycling of spent nuclear fuel from light water reactors (LWR) |
EURATOM-RIA |
6.00 |
|
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-04 |
Advanced structural materials for nuclear applications |
EURATOM-RIA |
1.00 |
7.00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-05 |
Safety of high temperature reactors |
EURATOM-RIA |
3.00 |
|
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-06 |
Harmonisation of licensing procedures, codes and standards for future fission and fusion plants |
EURATOM - CSA |
|
2.50 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-07 |
Development of tritium management in fusion and fission facilities |
EURATOM-RIA |
1.00 |
2.00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-08 |
Towards a harmonised application of the international regulatory framework in waste management and decommissioning |
EURATOM-CSA |
2.40 |
0.60 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-09 |
European Partnership for research in radiation protection and detection of ionising radiation |
EURATOM-COFUND |
|
10.00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-10 |
Safe use and reliable supply of medical radionuclides |
EURATOM-RIA |
|
4.00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-11 |
Cross-sectoral synergies and new applications of nuclear technologies |
EURATOM-IA |
|
10.00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-12 |
European facility for nuclear research |
EURATOM-CSA |
|
9.00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-13 |
Towards a European nuclear competence area |
EURATOM-CSA |
6.00 |
1.00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-14 |
Socio-economic issues related to nuclear technologies |
EURATOM-CSA |
|
1.50 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-15 |
Support for Euratom national contact points |
EURATOM-CSA |
|
0.25 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-16 |
Support for the Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform to address cross-sectoral challenges and non-power applications of ionising radiation |
EURATOM-CSA |
|
0.60 |
|
TOTAL |
47.40 |
51.95 |
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The results of the evaluation are as follows:
Number of proposals submitted: 51 (including 1 withdrawn)
Number of inadmissible proposals: 0
Number of ineligible proposals: 1
Number of above-threshold proposals: 46
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals: EUR 175.842.161,00
|
Topic code |
Topic short name |
N° Proposals Submitted |
N° Proposals Above threshold |
Budget requested for above-threshold proposals-EUR |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-01 |
Safety of operating nuclear power plants and research reactors |
19 |
18 |
53.252.062,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-02 |
Safety of advanced and innovative nuclear designs and fuels |
5 |
5 |
14.632.451,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-03 |
Multi-recycling of spent nuclear fuel from light water reactors (LWR) |
2 |
2 |
11.754.993,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-04 |
Advanced structural materials for nuclear applications |
2 |
2 |
15.451.368,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-05 |
Safety of high temperature reactors |
1 |
1 |
3.134.749,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-06 |
Harmonisation of licensing procedures, codes and standards for future fission and fusion plants |
1 |
1 |
2.500.000,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-07 |
Development of tritium management in fusion and fission facilities |
1 |
1 |
2.843.297,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-08 |
Towards a harmonised application of the international regulatory framework in waste management and decommissioning |
1 |
1 |
3.000.000,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-09 |
European Partnership for research in radiation protection and detection of ionising radiation |
1 |
1 |
29.660.639,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-10 |
Safe use and reliable supply of medical radionuclides |
2 |
2 |
7.797.702,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-11 |
Cross-sectoral synergies and new applications of nuclear technologies |
10 |
7 |
13.466.865,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-12 |
European facility for nuclear research |
1 |
1 |
8.999.921,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-13 |
Towards a European nuclear competence area |
1 |
1 |
6.999.459,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-14 |
Socio-economic issues related to nuclear technologies |
1 |
1 |
1.498.656,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-15 |
Support for Euratom national contact points |
1 |
1 |
250.000,00 |
|
HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-16 |
Support for the Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform to address cross-sectoral challenges and non-power applications of ionising radiation |
1 |
1 |
599.999,00 |
|
TOTAL |
50 |
46 |
175.842.161,00 |
|
We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals.
For questions, please contact the Research Enquiry Service.
CALL UPDATE: PROPOSAL NUMBERS
Call HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01 has closed on the 7 October 2021.
51 proposals have been submitted.
The breakdown per topic is:
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-01: 19 proposals
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-02: 5 proposals
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-03: 2 proposals
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-04: 2 proposals
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-05: 1 proposal
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-06: 1 proposal
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-07: 1 proposal
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-08: 1 proposal
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-09: 1 proposal
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-10: 2 proposals
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-11: 10 proposals
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-12: 1 proposal
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-13: 2 proposals
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-14: 1 proposal
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-15: 1 proposal
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-16: 1 proposal
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in February 2022.