Development of tritium management in fusion and fission facilities
EURATOM Research and Innovation Actions
Basic Information
- Identifier
- HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-07
- 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-01-07HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01
Description
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following outcomes:
- Provision of robust science-based tritium management procedures to Member States’ safety regulators, radiation protection authorities and decision makers in this area at EU level.
- Development of technologies to minimise tritium permeation at source, to capture, store and recycle tritium (e.g. circular economy) from treatment of metallic waste, liquid and gaseous effluents.
- Provision of solutions to a number of key issues in the management of tritium in fission and fusion facilities that will help in satisfying regulatory requirements and thus minimise environmental and possible subsequent health effects for the population and workers.
Further research is needed to assess, limit and mitigate impacts of tritium discharges from existing fission installations, temporary storage or spent nuclear fuel repositories and future fusion power plants. Research action[1] should include:
- Modelling activities, assessment of 3D tritium migration, detailed description of permeation transfers through metallic walls, H/Tritium profile in material;
- Tritium measurement including online measurement in liquid metal, online inventory measurement in tritiated aerosol, in waste and in real configuration;
- Control of tritium release during operation with reference to the influence of the properties of the surface (oxidation, roughness effect) and of the physical-chemical properties of the interface between different materials in real-life conditions (e.g. during tritium experiments study of co-permeation with hydrogen),
- Experimental studies of the atmospheric dispersion of aerosol, accumulation and associated toxicity in plants, exposure in mammalian and non-mammalian models, potential biological effects, investigations on how higher levels of biological organisations (e.g. population level) could be impacted, to improve knowledge in radiotoxicity, radiobiology and dosimetry, and to improve knowledge in the health effects of tritium at exposure levels in relation to the WHO guideline value or other type of concentration levels according to the exposure pathway (synergies with the European Partnership in radiation protection (Topic HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-09) should be fostered),
- Dismantling activities - comparison of the different dismantling techniques in the EU, dismantling activities and social sciences surveys, characterisation of work situations on dismantling sites of tritiated installations, monitoring of the preparation and the operation of the dismantling site, monitoring of tritium releases for disposed waste.
It is essential for proposals to demonstrate substantial benefit for both fission and fusion applications and, possibly, other industries[2], and to include actors from both research communities and to complement the existing research efforts in both domains.
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.
[1] Funded from fission (33%) and fusion (67%) budget lines
[2] As a naturally occurring isotope and as an injected tracer tritium has been found to be useful in meteorology, cosmology, geohydrology, biology, agriculture and medical sciences both in aqueous and organic forms. Tritium targets are also useful in gas chromatographs and for neutron research. For other examples see https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/materials-science/tritium
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.
3. Other eligibility conditions: described in General Annex B (Eligibility) of Euratom WP 2021-2022
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.