Developing an Enhanced Framework for Networking and Cooperation in Rd and D for Radioactive Waste Disposal in The European Union (Eu)
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OSTI ID:21290776
- Directorate-General for Research and Technological Development, European Commission, Brussels (Belgium)
Management of radioactive waste is a priority area of research in the 6. EURATOM Framework Programme (2002-2006) and geological disposal of spent fuel and high-level long-lived nuclear waste is a key topic within this priority area. The ongoing programme is a culmination of previous European Union-supported projects, and maintains continuity with previous research activities efforts in this field. Investment in knowledge has become a priority for the EU's objectives of growth, competitiveness and sustainability. Not only should the scale and impact of investment in research and innovation be increased for Europe to strengthen its position as technologically advanced economy but it is also recognised that there is significant added value in coordinating activities at the European level. In particular, there is a need for more in-depth coordination between the respective efforts in EU Member States in the field of management of radioactive waste, and to develop a model of sustainable networking that could improve the cooperation on RD and D on geological disposal among the main stakeholders. The CARD initiative described in this paper is a one-year project that started in November 2006 to investigate whether the Technology Platform model, a concept that has been widely taken up by a range of R and D sectors in Europe, is applicable to the nuclear waste community and how it can be used to improve the effectiveness of future research in the 7. EURATOM Framework Programme (2007-2011) and in following Framework Programmes. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- WM Symposia, 1628 E. Southern Avenue, Suite 9 - 332, Tempe, AZ 85282 (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 21290776
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US--09-WM-07154
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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