PARTNERS

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Finland

Coordinator

VTT is the largest internationally networked R&D centre for applied research in Northern Europe, harnessing high technology to develop scientific solutions for sustainable development and creating new business opportunities. VTT has a firm and long-standing connection with the nuclear energy industry, including nuclear waste management and development and evaluation of spent nuclear fuel repository concepts. VTT has also wide expertise on development of thermal processing of fuels and waste materials in a safe and sustainable way.

www.vttresearch.com

Agence Nationale pour la Gestion des Déchets Radioactifs (Andra), France

WP4 Leader

Andra, the French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management, is a public industrial and commercial organization, under the supervision of the Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. The core mission of Andra has three aims: 1) to propose safe long-term solution for radioactive waste without current disposal system; 2) to develop waste acceptance criteria and control the siting, construction, operation, closure and monitoring of repositories; 3) maintain and publish the National Inventory of radioactive materials and waste.

www.andra.fr

Orano, France

Orano activities focus on the production and recycling of nuclear materials and waste management, by developing activities in mining, uranium chemistry (conversion and enrichment), used fuel recycling, logistics, dismantling and fuel cycle engineering. Directly attached, Dismantling and waste management division is the entity which will lead the project for Orano. Dismantling and waste management division, among others activities, is responsible of all project linked with back end operations, and especially for dismantling and waste reconditioning.
 
www.orano.group/en/

Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), France

The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas: defence and security; nuclear energy (fission and fusion); technological research for industry; and, fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences. Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.

www.cea.fr

Galson Sciences Limited (GSL), United Kingdom

WP2 and WP5 Leader

Galson Sciences Limited (GSL) provides radioactive waste management consultancy and research services on a worldwide basis. GSL has an international reputation and profile for radioactive waste management, decommissioning, disposal strategy and options appraisals; disposal facility concept development studies; safety assessment, safety case development and repository licensing/authorisation; and risk communication and stakeholder management. GSL’s experience includes participation in, and coordination of, EC projects, and the organisation and reporting of international workshops.

www.galson-sciences.co.uk

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (FZJ), Germany

The research programme in FZJ is focused on radio- and nuclear chemistry aspects with a special focus on solid state / material science issues relevant for the management of nuclear waste. The Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-6) performs fundamental as well as applied research and development for the safe management of nuclear waste covering issues from the atomic scale to macroscopic scale of actual waste packages and waste related materials.

www.fz-juelich.de

Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI), Lithuania

Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI) is a state scientific research organization with about 300 employees. LEI carries out fundamental and applied research in various fields related to radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management, safety and environmental impact assessment of nuclear facilities, heat transfer, hydro and gas dynamics, alternative energy sources, materials science. Since 1994 the LEI Nuclear Engineering Laboratory has been actively involved in the analysis of the radioactive waste management problems at Ignalina NPP. Learn more

www.lei.lt

National Nuclear Laboratory Limited (NNL), United Kingdom

WP3 Leader

National Nuclear Laboratory Limited (NNL) is the UK’s leading nuclear technology services provider and is able to offer customers an unrivalled breadth of technical expertise, services and facilities covering all areas of the nuclear industry. NNL is a unique resource constituting the bulk of the UK’s remaining national nuclear research capability and all of the civil nuclear research facilities. The company comprises approximately 800 staff at six locations around the country. Learn more

www.nnl.co.uk

Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials (ONDRAF/NIRAS), Belgium

ONDRAF – NIRAS is the Belgian agency for management of radioactive waste and fissile materials. ONDRAF/NIRAS’ overall responsibilities cover all management steps for waste in the Belgian territory (outside the production sites). In particular, ONDRAF/NIRAS has the monopoly for long-term management (i.e. disposal) of radioactive waste.

www.ondraf.be

Studiecentrum voor Kernenergie/Centre d'Etude de I'Energie Nucléaire (SCK•CEN), Belgium

SCK•CEN, the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, is one of the largest research institutions in Belgium, with activities dedicated to the development of peaceful applications of radioactivity. The innovation of SCK•CEN has found application in the medical, energy and industrial sectors. Within the civil nuclear energy sector, the main research priorities of SCK•CEN are: the safety of nuclear installations; the well-considered management of radioactive waste; and the protection of humans and the environment against ionising radiation.

www.sckcen.be

University of Sheffield (USFD), United Kingdom

The University of Sheffield is a leading higher education and research organization, ranking in the top ten UK universities. The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is one of the largest centres for materials research in the UK, internationally recognised for its research and education excellence. Within the Department, the Immobilisation Science Laboratory (ISL) forms the largest academic R&D group in the UK, focused on radioactive waste management and disposal, including: the design, fabrication and performance assessment of radioactive wasteforms, the interaction of engineered and natural barrier systems, and thermodynamic modelling of materials alteration in aqueous media.

www.sheffield.ac.uk/materials

VUJE a.s. (VUJ), Slovakia

VUJE a.s. is an engineering company that performs design, supply, implementation, research and training activities, particularly in the field of nuclear and conventional power generation. VUJE develops safety concepts, feasibility studies and other safety documentation related to the enhancement of nuclear safety and operational reliability of power installations. In the field of reconstruction and modernisation, VUJE offers comprehensive provision of technically demanding investment actions in the form of turnkey deliveries.

www.vuje.sk

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