JOPRAD: JOint Programming on RADioactive waste disposal
Establishing a European Union funded Joint Programme is a step change in European collaboration towards safe radioactive waste disposal. The goal of the JOPRAD project was to prepare the conditions for the establishment of a Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Disposal in 2018.
Overview
Project Dates: 1/6/2015 – 30/11/2017
Project Status: Finished
Project Website: www.joprad.eu
The JOPRAD project was a Co-ordination and Support Action funded by the EC through the H2020 Euratom programme. The goal of JOPRAD was to prepare the conditions for the establishment of a Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Disposal.
Scientific and technical knowledge has been acquired over more than 40 years of geological disposal and has allowed countries to progress towards licensing (Finland, Sweden and France). Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) effort at the European level will continue to be necessary throughout the lifecycle of geological repository within the field of radioactive waste management in order to ensure optimisation of management routes and of disposal solutions, and to comply with EU Waste Directive obligations. RD&D will also continue to be compulsory to address evolving regulatory concerns. This RD&D must also be maintained and increased throughout the incremental development, operation and closure of disposal facilities in order to ensure innovation, optimisation, competence maintenance and knowledge management.
Establishing a Joint Programme is a step change in European collaboration towards safe radioactive waste disposal through a credible and sustained science and technology programme fostering mutual understanding and trust, and ensuring societal visibility and transparency of research and development. Such a Joint Programme will bring together, at the European level, those aspects of RD&D activities implemented within national research programmes where synergy is identified. The joint RD&D activities concern geological disposal of spent fuel and other high activity long-lived radioactive waste, including waste management aspects linked with their disposal and other key activities (e.g. Education and Training, as well as Knowledge Management).
JOPRAD was a collaborative project of ten partners funded by the European Commission under the EURATOM Horizon 2020 Framework.
Objective
The ultimate goal of this project was to prepare a proposal for the establishment of a “Joint Programming on Radioactive Waste Disposal”. Such Joint Programming would bring together at the European level, those aspects of R&D activities implemented within national research programmes where synergy from Joint Programming is identified. The aspects of R&D activities brought together concern geological disposal of spent fuel and other high activity long-lived radioactive waste, including waste management aspects linked with their disposal and accompanying key activities (Education and Training, as well as Knowledge Management). The project embraces all research-relevant issues and was not restricted to any particular sub-area. The added value of the project was that it (i) enabled “programme owners” and “programme managers” in the Member States to determine on a qualified basis to what extent the benefits from joining efforts in Joint Programming would outweigh potential drawbacks, and if Joint Programming is implemented, (ii) cross-European joint R&D carried by all key actors with all the benefits in effective use of resources, high-quality top R&D results, and in particular broad acceptance of the scientific-technical basis for implementing Geological Disposal.
At the highest level, the “programme owners” are the ministries in charge of the setting up of the national programmes. In this project, which considered the technical part of the research and development programme associated with the national programme, the “programme owners” and “programme managers” are nationally mandated actors of research (“mandated actors”). They are financing and operating R&D on radioactive waste management, including geological disposal, in their respective countries. There are three categories in this project: (i) Waste Management organisations (“WMOs”), (ii) Technical support organisations (“TSOs”), and (iii) nationally funded Research Entities involved in the R&D of radioactive waste management, including geological disposal (Research Entities).
Funding Bodies
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European Union
The JOPRAD project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 653951. The total budget was 1.79 million Euros, with the EU contributing 1.10 million Euros. Further information is available at http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/196893_en.html
Related Documents
Last updated: November 3, 2014
Description: The first JOPRAD newsletter published in February 2016.
Last updated: February 20, 2016
Description: The second JOPRAD newsletter published in December 2016.
Last updated: December 20, 2016
JOPRAD 2016 Dissemination Strategy (Deliverable D6.1)
Description: Dissemination Strategy (Deliverable D6.1) published May 2016. The JOPRAD Dissemination Strategy is a strategic document establishing the bases for the dissemination of the project activities in order to enhance the impact of JOPRAD and achieve a high-level of engagement. This key deliverable of WP6 summarises the strategy and concrete actions related to the communication and dissemination of the project activities and outcomes. It is the key document of reporting on project progress as agreed with the EC.
Last updated: May 20, 2016
JOPRAD 2016 Mid Term Workshop Report v1.2
Description: Report of the JOPRAD Mid-Term Workshop (MTW) held on 7- 8 September 2016 at the Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic. The Mid-Term Workshop (MTW) enabled “programme owners” and “programme managers” in European Union (EU) Member-States (MS) to evaluate the feasibility and the added-value of the implementation of Joint Programme at the European level.
Last updated: November 20, 2016
JOPRAD 2017 Draft Programme Document for consultation (WP4, D4.2, v0.7, March 2017)
Description: JOPRAD 2017 Draft Programme Document for public consultation (Work Package 4, Deliverable D4.2, v0.7, March 2017). This Programme Document sets out the scientific and technical basis of a future Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal. In its current form, it is a deliverable of the EC ‘Towards a Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Disposal - JOPRAD’ project and represents the views of JOPRAD participants on research, development and demonstration (RD&D) priorities considered as suitable for Joint Programming. To obtain the support of the wider European Radioactive Waste Community, the contents herein will be disseminated and the draft document made available for open consultation during March – April 2017. Finalisation and issue to the European Commission is expected by the end of November 2017. After this time, it is anticipated that this Programme Document (in its final form of a Strategic Research Agenda) will be taken over in-part or wholly by those responding to the European Commission EURATOM H2020 Call (WP2018) in the form of a Joint Programme Proposal.
Last updated: March 20, 2017
Description: 16/11/2017 JOPRAD Final Workshop, presentation 8 by A. Banford (NUGENIA) on "NUGENIA: view of waste producers and contribution to Joint Programme on RWMD"
Last updated: December 14, 2017
Description: Final Workshop, presentation 2 (key note) by D. Metlay (NWTRB – USA) on "Collaborative Social Science Research: The Other Side of the Coin"
Last updated: December 14, 2017
Description: Final Workshop, presentation 3 by C. Davies (EC) on "European Joint Research Programme in the management and disposal of radioactive waste"
Last updated: December 14, 2017
Description: Final Workshop, presentation 4 by J. Delay (Andra) on "JOPRAD: rationale, objectives and overview of outcomes"
Last updated: December 14, 2017
Description: Final Workshop, presentation 5 by J. Miksova (CV REZ) and F. Lemy (Bel V) on "Joint Programme Actors and Boundary Conditions"
Last updated: December 14, 2017
Description: Final Workshop, presentation 6a by R. Kowe (RWM) and G. Buckau (JRC) on "Joint Programme Vision, Strategic Research Agenda and Knowledge Management Programme"
Last updated: December 14, 2017
Description: Final Workshop, presentation 6b by R. Kowe (RWM) and G. Buckau (JRC) on "Joint Programme Vision, Strategic Research Agenda and Knowledge Management Programme"
Last updated: December 14, 2017
Description: Final Workshop, presentation 7 by M. Garcia (Andra) on "JOPRAD outcomes: Governance and implementation strategy of the EJP"
Last updated: December 14, 2017
Description: Final Workshop, presentation 9 by M. Garcia and S. Schumacher (Andra) on "Preparation of activities to be included in EJP1"
Last updated: December 14, 2017
JOPRAD 2017 Final Workshop Report (Deliverable D1.8)
Description: JOPRAD Report of the final workshop held in November 2017 (Deliverable D1.8).
Last updated: May 31, 2018
JOPRAD 2016 WP2 Synthesis (Deliverable D2.7)
Description: JOPRAD Synthesis of WP2 as preparatory document for Mid-Term Workshop (Deliverable D2.7, published July 2016).
Last updated: May 31, 2018
JOPRAD 2017 Conditions for Implementing a Joint Programme (Deliverable D3.2)
Description: JOPRAD Conditions for Implementing a Joint Programme (Deliverable D3.2, published January 2017).
Last updated: May 31, 2018
JOPRAD 2017 Stakeholder Involvement (Deliverable D3.7)
Description: JOPRAD Civil Society Views on the Content and Governance of a Joint Research Programme (Deliverable D3.7, published April 2017).
Last updated: May 31, 2018
JOPRAD 2018 Overall Scheme for a Joint Programme (Deliverable D5.4)
Description: JOPRAD Overall Scheme for a Joint Programme (Deliverable D5.4, published January 2018).
Last updated: May 31, 2018
JOPRAD 2017 Programme Document (Deliverable D4.4)
Description: JOPRAD Programme Document - The Scientific and Technical Basis of a Future Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal (Deliverable D4.4, published December 2017).
Last updated: May 31, 2018
IGD-TP Exchange Forum 8 – Day 1 – EURAD Founding Documents
Description: IGD-TP Exchange Forum 8 - EURAD Founding Documents Issue 1 26 Sept 2018, provided for background reading for Day 1 of EF8
Last updated: November 29, 2018
JOPRAD Deliverable D4.1 – Terms of Reference for Programme document
Last updated: September 11, 2019
JOPRAD Deliverable D4.3 – JOPRAD Programme Document Workshop report
Description: Programme document from the workshop held on 4 April 2017 at the Amba Hotel, London, UK.
Last updated: September 11, 2019
JOPRAD Deliverable D5.1 – Roadmap for a Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal
Last updated: September 11, 2019
JOPRAD Deliverable D5.2 – Governance and implementation mechanisms of the EJP
Last updated: September 11, 2019
IGD-TP Members Participating in the Activity
ANDRA
Member of Executive Group
Agence Nationale pour la gestion des déchets radioactifs
The French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency.
Contact: Stephan Schumacher Send message
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) [Previously RWM]
Member of Executive Group
Nuclear Waste Services (changed from Radioactive Waste Management Limited in 2022)
Contact: Jonathan Martin Send message
SÚRAO
Member of Executive Group
Správa úložišť radioaktivních odpadů
Radioactive Waste Repository Authority, Czechia
Contact: Lukáš Vondrovic Send message
Contact: Markéta Dohnálková Send message
Research Centre Rez
Research Centre Řež/ Centrum výzkumu řež, s.r.o.
Contact: Research Centre Send message
Contact: Dr. Jan Prehradný Send message
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
The National Center for Scientific Research, France
Contact: Michel Cathelineau Send message
European Commission, Joint Research Center (JRC), Institute for Transuranium
The mission of the JRC Institute for Transuranium Elements (JRC-ITU) is to provide the scientific foundation for the protection of European citizens against risks associated with the handling and storage of highly radioactive material. JRC-ITU’s prime objectives are to serve as a reference centre for basic actinide research, to contribute to an effective safety and safeguards system for the nuclear fuel cycle, and to study technological and medical applications of radionuclides/actinides.
Contact: Jean-Paul Glatz Send message
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