information meeting 11 July, 2005 Brussels P.Chaix (CEA)

1. information meeting 11 July, 2005 Brussels P.Chaix (CEA) Brussels, 11 July, 2005

2. Motivation for networking • Actinide sciences play a key role for the future of nuclear fission energy: • better use of fissile matter for power production, • efficient processing of spent fuels, • solid scientific basis for geological waste disposal. Brussels, 11 July, 2005

3. Motivation for networking • However: • safety rules are heavy and research is expensive, • the tools requested to work on actinides are rare, • actinides have a rich and specific behaviour… Although many collaborations are already active, • It is necessary to federate tools and expertise; • ACTINET is a consortium of European R&D organisations, devoted to basic actinide sciences • launched in March 2004 with the support of the European Commission (6th Framework Programme), • will continue to operate beyond FP6. Brussels, 11 July, 2005

4. Members of the Consortium Chalmers University of Technology Uni versiteit Antwerpen CIEMAT University of Cambridge Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique University of Cyprus Czech Technical University in Prague University of Helsinky Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH University of Liège Forschungszentrum Rossendorf University of Manchester Johannes Gutenberg Universität Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Nuclear Research and consultancy Royal Institut e of Technology Group University of Copenhagen Imperial College Ecole Nationale Supérieure Chimie Nuclear Research Institute Rez Paris Polish Academy of Sciences University of Potsdam Paul Scherrer Institut University of Münster Open to new members University of Stockholm Brussels, 11 July, 2005

5. the Rationale Creation of a pool of facilities for the benefit of the whole community of actinide sciences Selection of collaborative projects making the best use of the available facilities ACTINET Summer School’04 Education and Training Spreading of Knowledge Brussels, 11 July, 2005

6. Main dates in the preparation • 2002 : preliminary discussions and « design » of the Project, • Expression of Interest • December 2002: Euratom Call 2003 (fixed deadline) • 11-12 December2002 : 1st workshop (Karlsruhe) • Draft of Memorandum of Understanding • 6-7 March 2003 : 2nd workshop (Avignon) • 10 April 2003: final text of the MoU • 6 May 2003: deadline for the proposal • 2 July 2003: Audition (Brussels) • July 2003: Draft of the Consortium Agreement • 3 and 25 Nov 2003 : Negotiation meeting (Brussels) • End of 2003 : end of the negotiation with the CE • End of Jan 2004 : formal approval of the Project • February : Contract, and Consortium Agreement • 1st March 2004 : start of the Project • 27 April : 1st meeting of the Governing Board • May-June 2004 : signature of the Consortium Agreement Brussels, 11 July, 2005

7. Preparation of the Consortium • The Consortium Agreement must describe: • The structure and organization (decision making) • The management of the resources with the network • The possible evolutions (changes of rules, of participants…) • Intellectual Property rights • Liability • … (see check-list) • Example: • ACTINET should be open to new partners, • Partners want to be contractors, • But ACTINET should remain manageable. • Core Group and unequal rights/duties of the member organisations : Total voting rights of the CG = 50% Total voting rights of the other partners = 50% Brussels, 11 July, 2005

8. Preparation of the Consortium • ACTINET is structured with a Core Group • The consortium agreement was prepared within the Core Group, then discussed more widely, modified progressively. • It takes time because the various issues are raised successively, one after the other • Voting rules • IP matters • Liability • … • It is important to involve legal officers early enough, so that • they understand what the project is about, and • have the time to raise and solve the important issues Brussels, 11 July, 2005

9. Governing Board representatives of member organisations general policy, budget Scientific Advisory Committee 8 members appointed for their personal expertise scientific guidance Executive Committee 9 members Task Groups EC “everyday” management Collaborations between Member Organisations research and training activities Organisation Brussels, 11 July, 2005

10. Head of the Management Team (Coordinator’s representative) • - Financial Officer • Legal/IPR Expert • Database Manager • Other as necessary • - Assistant • Quality Management Assistant Working Group 1 Chemistry and physics of actinides in solution and solid phases Task Group 1 Pooled Facilities Working Group 2 Chemistry of actinides in the geological environment Task Group 2 Education and Training Working Group 3 Chemistry and physics of actinide materials under / after irradiation Task Group 3 Use and Dissemination Electronic Info infrastructure Brussels, 11 July, 2005

11. Activities: workpackages • M: Management • I-01: Pooling facilities (incl. Theoretical User Lab) • I-02: Collaborative platform on the web • E-01: Communication, Use and Dissemination of Knowledge • E-02: Education and Training • E-03: ACTINET Summer School • R-00: Joint Research (3 scientific scopes) Brussels, 11 July, 2005

12. The Budget • A large part of the activities are decided through an internal selective procedure (periodical calls) • budget guidelines are defined by the Governing Board • the allocation of the grant to the network members is not defined a priori. It depends on the outcome of the selection procedure… Brussels, 11 July, 2005

13. The Reporting • A number of deliverables are defined during the preparation of the Contract with the Commission. This generally includes: • A project presentation • A communication Action Plan • Periodical Management Reports and Activity Reports • … • The Commission organises a periodical review • On the basis of the contractual reports, • With a review meeting between the Network management and the experts • The outcome of the review determines the continuation of the Project • The description of the work foreseen for the next 18 months period is provided under the form of an amendment to the initial Contract. Brussels, 11 July, 2005

14. And after FP6… • Our objective is to maintain the Network after FP6 • A work is therefore being undertaken this year to define • an organisation • an economical model to achieve this goal. This will involve • the member organisation • external stake holders • the European Commission • … Brussels, 11 July, 2005

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16. ADDITIONNAL SLIDES Brussels, 11 July, 2005

17. the Pooled Facilities • CEA • LN1 Lab in ATALANTE Marcoule (molecular chemistry) • LECA micro analysis area in Cadarache (shielded analytical tools) • DPC analytical platform in Saclay (speciation, retention, transport) • LPS nuclear microprobe hot beam line in Saclay • FZK-INE • Shielded hot cells, alpha glove boxes • Analytical platform and Speciation tools • Active multifunctional XAFS beam-line • ITU • Instruments for An compounds solid state studies • Instruments for thermodynamics, thermophysics and irradiation damage • Instruments for solid-liquid interface chemistry • SCK-CEN • LHMA hot cell facility, glove boxes • Shielded instruments for solid state studies • Shielded radio-chemical analysis • FZR • ROBL beam-line at ESRF • Laser Laboratory at Rossendorf • PSI • microXAS beam-line at the Swiss Light Source (SLS), operational in 2005  Available to run Joint Research Projects  Work ongoing to facilitate access (joint certificates…) details available on http//www.actinet-network.org Brussels, 11 July, 2005

18. the Joint Research Projects • Scientific Scopes: basic actinide research on • Actinides in solution and solid phase, • Actinides in the geological environment, • Actinide materials under and after irradiation. • Objective: • Integration through the joint definition and realisation of research projects, taking advantage of the pooled facilities. • Constraint: • At least 2 partners (from the Consortium) from 2 distinct countries. • Selection procedure through the Scientific Advisory Committee and Executive Committee • Two calls each year • 1st call published 28 May 2004, • 4th call will be published shortly, deadline 4 December 2005 • 33 Joint Research proposals are currently supported by the network (72 proposals received) details available on http//www.actinet-network.org Brussels, 11 July, 2005

19. Education and Training ACTINET supports courses and workshops e.g.: • Workshop on Characterization of Solid-Water Interface Reactions of Metals and Actinides on Clays and Clay Minerals, at FZK/INE • Short course with tutorial on aqueous – solid solution systems involving actinides (thermodynamic and experimental aspects), at PSI in November 2005 • Workshop and Summer Schools of the ACTINET Sorption Board • … and the ACTINET Summer School • AnSS’04: “Thermodynamics & Kinetics of Solvent Extraction”, in Avignon • AnSS’05: “Actinide Science and Applications”, in Karlsruhe (ITU) • AnSS’06: “Geochemistry and migration of Actinides”, in Paris (Saclay) details available on http//www.actinet-network.org Brussels, 11 July, 2005

20. the Theoretical User Lab. • Objective: • to bring together in a long lasting structure, the tools and expertise available on actinide modelling and simulation, and make them available to the whole European community of actinide scientists. • Stimulate collaboration between theoreticians and experimentalists • Example of activities: • Preparation of a review paper “what can theory bring to you” • Definition of common needs for commercial software • Joint experimentalists-theoreticians workshop in October 2005 • Winter School “theory for experimentalists” early 2006 • Model development and implementation • … details available on http//www.actinet-network.org Brussels, 11 July, 2005

21. Organisation The Governing Board CEA: Patrick LEDERMANN (Deputee Director for Nuclear Energy in CEA) ITU: Gerard LANDER (Director of the ITU) FZK: Thomas FANGHANEL (Director of the INE) SCK-CEN: Paul GOVAERTS (General Manager of SCK-CEN) CHALMERS: Christian EKBERG CIEMAT: Angel GONZALEZ DE LA HUEBRA CNRS: Hubert DOUBRE CTU: Petr BENES FZJ: Reinhard ODOJ FZR: Gert BERNHARD JOGU: Tobias REICH KTH: Ingmar GRENTHE KU: Susan STIPP NRI-Rez: Jan UHLIR ILT&SR: Robert TROC PSI: Jean-Marc CAVEDON SU: Ulf WAHLGREN UA: Koen JANSSENS UCAM: Ian FARNAN UCY: Ioannis PASHALIDIS UH: Juhani SUKSI ULG: Jean F. DESREUX UNIMAN: Iain MAY UPC: Joan DE PABLO NRG: Geert-Jan L.M. DE HAAS IC: Danny O’HARE ENSCP: Gérard COTE Chairman: Thomas FANGHANEL , Vice Chairman: JM CAVEDON, elected for 2 years Secretary: Pascal CHAIX Brussels, 11 July, 2005

22. Organisation The Scientific Advisory Committee • Jean FUGER (University of Liège) • Ingmar GRENTHE (KTH and Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences) • Yannick GUÉRIN (CEA) • Robert GUILLAUMONT (French Academy of Sciences) • Jae Il KIM (Germany) • Rudy KONINGS (ITU) • Maurice LEROY (CEA and Université de Strasbourg) • Francis LIVENS (University of Manchester) Appointed for 2 years Chairman: Maurice LEROY Secretary: Rudy KONINGS Brussels, 11 July, 2005

23. Organisation The Executive Committee • Bernard BOULLIS (CEA) • Susan STIPP (University of Copenhagen) • Jean-Paul GLATZ (ITU) • Klaus GOMPPER (FZK-INE) • Aimé BRUGGEMAN (SCK-CEN) • Vinzenz BRENDLER (FZR) • Jordi BRUNO (UPC) • Jean-Pierre COUTURE (CNRS) • Jörg HADERMANN (PSI) Appointed for 2 year Head: Bernard BOULLIS Vice-Head: Suzan STIPP Secretary: Pascal CHAIX Brussels, 11 July, 2005

24. I-02: Collaborative Platform • Objective: • to support the management, the dissemination of knowledge in the network, and the other work packages by providing a coherent framework for information sharing, storage, classification, retrieval. • A collaborative platform has been established on the web at https://project.actinet-network.org Brussels, 11 July, 2005