Objective The multidisciplinary project will address key technical issues that must be tackled to support the implementation of planned geological disposal projects for higher-level radioactive wastes across the EU. Our current understanding of the impact of microbial metabolism on the safety of geological repositories remains tenuous, even though microorganisms may have controlling influences on wasteform evolution in situ, multibarrier integrity and ultimately radionuclide migration from the repository. This proposal targets a number of “high urgency” and “high importance” topics identified in the most recent IGD-TP Strategic Research Agenda, focusing specifically on the influence of microbial processes on waste forms and their behavior, and the technical feasibility and long-term performance of repository components. The project will bring together, for the first time, 15 European groups working on the impact of microbial processes on safety cases for geological repositories across the EU, focusing on key questions posed by waste management organisations. The emphasis will be on quantifying specific measureable impacts of microbial activity on safety cases under repository-relevant conditions, thus altering the current view of microbes in repositories and leading to significant refinements of safety case models currently being implemented to evaluate the long-term evolution of radwaste repositories. The integration of society and policy oriented studies in the project will also extend the impact of the project outside the scientific and technical domain, while a study of expert conceptualization, public perception and risk communication concerning microbial influences in geological disposal, will improve awareness of microbial issues on a broader level. The programme will help the EU claim international leadership in the understanding of the impact of microbial processes on geodisposal, and indeed other technological areas pertinent to the exploitation of the subsurface. Fields of science engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesnuclear engineeringnuclear waste managementnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistrynatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologybacteriologynatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsmicroscopyelectron microscopynatural scienceschemical sciencesnuclear chemistryradiation chemistry Programme(s) H2020-Euratom - Euratom Main Programme H2020-Euratom-1.8. - Ensure availability and use of research infrastructures of pan_european relevance H2020-Euratom-1.2. - Contribute to the development of solutions for the management of ultimate nuclear waste H2020-Euratom-1.3. - Support the development and sustainability of nuclear competences at Union level Topic(s) NFRP-06-2014 - Supporting the implementation of the first-of-the-kind geological repositories Call for proposal NFRP-2014-2015 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator SVENSK KARNBRANSLEHANTERING AKTIEBOLAG Net EU contribution € 328 373,75 Address BOX 3091 169 03 Solna Sweden See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 328 373,75 Participants (14) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all MICROBIAL ANALYTICS SWEDEN AB Sweden Net EU contribution € 450 875,00 Address MOLNLYCKE FABRIKER 9 435 35 MOLNLYCKE See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 450 875,00 NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 391 598,75 Address CHADWICK HOUSE WARRINGTON ROAD WA3 6AE Warrington See on map Region North West (England) Cheshire Warrington Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 391 598,75 STUDIECENTRUM VOOR KERNENERGIE / CENTRE D'ETUDE DE L'ENERGIE NUCLEAIRE Belgium Net EU contribution € 626 250,00 Address AVENUE HERRMANN DEBROUX 40 1160 Bruxelles / Brussel See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 626 250,00 UNITED KINGDOM RESEARCH AND INNOVATION United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 246 951,00 Address POLARIS HOUSE NORTH STAR AVENUE SN2 1FL Swindon See on map Region South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Swindon Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 246 951,25 TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY Finland Net EU contribution € 399 420,00 Address TEKNIIKANTIE 21 02150 Espoo See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 399 420,00 ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE Switzerland Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address BATIMENT CE 3316 STATION 1 1015 Lausanne See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 552 750,00 TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA V LIBERCI Czechia Net EU contribution € 278 125,00 Address STUDENTSKA 1402/2 46117 Liberec See on map Region Česko Severovýchod Liberecký kraj Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 278 125,00 CENTRUM VYZKUMU REZ SRO Czechia Net EU contribution € 289 375,00 Address HLAVNI 130 250 68 Husinec-Rez See on map Region Česko Střední Čechy Středočeský kraj Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 289 375,00 GEOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS Finland Net EU contribution € 217 500,00 Address VUORIMIEHENTIE 5 02151 Espoo See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 217 500,00 UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA Spain Net EU contribution € 150 000,00 Address CUESTA DEL HOSPICIO SN 18071 Granada See on map Region Sur Andalucía Granada Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 150 000,00 HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM DRESDEN-ROSSENDORF EV Germany Net EU contribution € 363 125,00 Address BAUTZNER LANDSTRASSE 400 01328 Dresden See on map Region Sachsen Dresden Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 363 125,00 TEOLLISUUDEN VOIMA OYJ Finland Net EU contribution € 12 500,00 Address OLKILUOTO 27160 EURAJOKI See on map Region Manner-Suomi Länsi-Suomi Satakunta Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 12 500,00 POSIVA OY Finland Net EU contribution € 12 500,00 Address OLKILUOTO 27160 Eurajoki See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Manner-Suomi Länsi-Suomi Satakunta Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 12 500,00 THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 393 641,00 Address OXFORD ROAD M13 9PL Manchester See on map Region North West (England) Greater Manchester Manchester Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 393 641,25
