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Expected Outcome:the project results are expected to contribute to all of the following outcomes:access to cutting-edge infrastructure for researchers and research teams from Euratom and Associated Countries to EU and international state-of-the-art nuclear research infrastructures;enhancing the network developed under the OFFERR project for optimised use of nuclear research infrastructures identified in the EU, thus supporting the implementation of the Euratom programme’s objectives and the establishment of the European Research Area (ERA) in the nuclear safety and radiation protection field;strengthened cross-border collaboration in nuclear safety and radiation protection research in the EU, a significant increase in transnational nuclear research and the fostering of shared expertise and resources;preservation of critical facilities, possibly increasing their number to ensure the long-...

Expected Outcome:the project results are expected to contribute to all the following outcomes:structuring of the Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform (SNETP) activities and consolidation of networks in the different technology areas covered by the Euratom programme, together with the Implementing Geological Disposal Technology Platform (IGDTP) and the consortium following the European Radiation Research Platforms (MEENAS). The focusing will be on cross-cutting nuclear energy applications (e.g. nuclear for heat or/and electricity production, energy supply in space and maritime propulsion) and on non-energy applications (including cross-cutting or medical applications of ionising radiation and improved optimisation of protection in this area);integrating the different energy roadmaps (nuclear and non-nuclear) by fostering collaboration between European Technology and Innovation P...

Expected Outcome:the project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:support for the development of EU production of stable isotopes that are essential for the manufacturing of radionuclides used in novel nuclear medicine therapies;strengthening of the resilience and security of the EU medical radioisotope supply chain by securing access to source materials, reducing dependence on third countries and enhancing industrial-scale production (including the sourcing of stable isotopes);leveraging of the knowledge and expertise of nuclear scientists, physicists and engineers in order to develop and optimise the processes for the EU-based production of stable isotopes, while contributing to Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and implementing the Strategic Agenda for Medical Ionising Radiation Applications (SAMIRA). Scope:radiological and nuclear technologies are integral to moder...

Expected Outcome:this topic is a continuation of the co-funded European partnership for research into radiation protection and detection of ionising radiation (PIANOFORTE) and constitutes the EU’s contribution for 2026-2027. The establishment of the partnership will contribute to the expected outcomes specified in topic HORIZON-EURATOM-2021-NRT-01-09.The partnership is expected to contribute to all of the following outcomes:establishing improved risk estimates for the justification of practices and optimisation of radiological protection of members of the public, patients, workers and the environment in all exposure situations (medical, natural, occupational and accidental – including co‑exposure and overlapping risks) to support the implementation of the Basic Safety Standards Directive;advancing state-of-the-art understanding of the link between exposure characteristics (radiation qual...

Expected Outcome:the project’s results are expected to contribute to some of the following expected outcomes.Continuing safety assessment and long-term operation compliance that address technical challenges, regulatory expectations and economic competitiveness goals. Licence-holders and regulators will ensure the successful implementation of the requirements of the Nuclear Safety Directive [1], Basic Safety Standards Directive [2], Radioactive Waste Management Directive [3] and topical peer reviews [4] for current and planned nuclear power plants and research reactors.Safety assessment of ageing management programmes and optimisation of safety solutions; as well as the development and validation of advanced tools for ageing management and evaluation of reactors’ safety margins. The aim is to prevent and mitigate risks (including those associated with severe accidents) by using innovative...

Expected Outcome:project results are expected to contribute to all of the following outcomes:complementing national programmes whose purpose is to ensure a sufficient and competent nuclear workforce. The action will generate EU added value by supporting coordination, sharing best practices and creating a single point for nuclear education and training at the EU level;enhancing nuclear careers by promoting Euratom competences in the fields of nuclear safety, security, safeguards, radioactive waste management and radiation protection; making them available through a higher number of attractive education programmes; and expanding mobility opportunities and job perspectives (including giving access to world-class infrastructure);advancing nuclear education and training through strategic actions for the safe implementation of AI;making nuclear education more attractive and disseminating infor...

Expected Outcome:the project results are expected to contribute to some of the following expected outcomes:research into safety of innovative reactors, small modular reactors (SMRs) – both light water SMRs (LW-SMRs) and Gen-IV-based advanced modular reactors (AMRs); design or demonstration of SMRs and fuel cycles’ viability; and efficient integration within low-carbon and smart energy systems;research support towards a shared and consistent approach among regulators’ TSOs to safety requirements for different advanced energy systems and applications (e.g. industrial heat, district heat and the maritime sector), supported by regular exchanges and reviews and workshops with licensees, SMR developers, and research organisations, thereby further improving safety across the EU;emphasis on innovation in the safety aspects of LW-SMRs and AMRs;establishment of operating rules for specific service...

Expected Outcome:The project results are expected to contribute to all the following outcomes:structuring of the Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform (SNETP) activities and consolidation of networks in the different technology areas covered by the Euratom programme, together with the Implementing Geological Disposal Technology Platform (IGDTP) and the consortium following the European Radiation Research Platforms (MEENAS). The focusing will be on cross-cutting nuclear energy applications (e.g. nuclear for heat or/and electricity production, energy supply in space and maritime propulsion) and on non-energy applications (including cross-cutting or medical applications of ionising radiation and improved optimisation of protection in this area);integrating the different energy roadmaps (nuclear and non-nuclear) by fostering collaboration between European Technology and Innovation P...

Expected Outcome:The project results are expected to contribute to some of the following expected outcomes:research into safety of innovative reactors, small modular reactors (SMRs) – both light water SMRs (LW-SMRs) and Gen-IV-based advanced modular reactors (AMRs); design or demonstration of SMRs and fuel cycles’ viability; and efficient integration within low-carbon and smart energy systems;research support towards a shared and consistent approach among regulators’ TSOs to safety requirements for different advanced energy systems and applications (e.g. industrial heat, district heat and the maritime sector), supported by regular exchanges and reviews and workshops with licensees, SMR developers, and research organisations, thereby further improving safety across the EU;emphasis on innovation in the safety aspects of LW-SMRs and AMRs;establishment of operating rules for specific service...

Expected Outcome:The project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:support for the development of EU production of stable isotopes that are essential for the manufacturing of radionuclides used in novel nuclear medicine therapies;strengthening of the resilience and security of the EU medical radioisotope supply chain by securing access to source materials, reducing dependence on third countries and enhancing industrial-scale production (including the sourcing of stable isotopes);leveraging of the knowledge and expertise of nuclear scientists, physicists and engineers in order to develop and optimise the processes for the EU-based production of stable isotopes, while contributing to Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and implementing the Strategic Agenda for Medical Ionising Radiation Applications (SAMIRA). Scope:Radiological and nuclear technologies are integral to moder...

Expected Outcome:Proposals are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes:Accelerate the use of innovative technologies to decarbonise industrial processes and bring to the market more cost-effective clean products to strengthen the competitiveness, sustainability (including biodiversity), and resilience of EU industries;Create new innovative first-of-a-kind operational demonstrators and/or optimise newly installed industrial decarbonisation solutions in Europe; andDemonstrate the market readiness of the envisaged future clean products and their innovative processes via a credible business plan and an exploitation strategy for industrialisation, including market-tested use cases. Scope:The Clean Industrial Deal aims to secure the EU as an attractive location for manufacturing, including for energy-intensive industries, and to promote clean tech and new circular busines...

Expected Outcome:Proposals are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes:Strengthen the competitiveness, sustainability (including biodiversity) and resilience of an innovative clean tech solution by clearly demonstrating the capability to, significantly: increase its circular material use rate, based on a sound and realistic baseline; reduce the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) delivered to end-users - including, where relevant, production, distribution, and storage costs, based on a sound and realistic baseline and considering different geographic scenarios; and contribute to Europe’s industrial leadership and competitiveness, in line with the objectives of Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA)[1] for the EU manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies[2],[3]. Bring this innovative clean tech solution to full technological maturity and close to market-readiness with a view...

Expected Outcome:The project’s results are expected to contribute to some of the following expected outcomes.Continuing safety assessment and long-term operation compliance that address technical challenges, regulatory expectations and economic competitiveness goals. Licence-holders and regulators will ensure the successful implementation of the requirements of the Nuclear Safety Directive [1], Basic Safety Standards Directive [2], Radioactive Waste Management Directive [3] and topical peer reviews [4] for current and planned nuclear power plants and research reactors.Safety assessment of ageing management programmes and optimisation of safety solutions; as well as the development and validation of advanced tools for ageing management and evaluation of reactors’ safety margins. The aim is to prevent and mitigate risks (including those associated with severe accidents) by using innovative...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Increased evidence of factors such as physiological, behavioural, social, environmental and cultural that influence how different user and demographic groups perceive and use smart, secured, integrated energy efficient building systems, and how it affects the building whole-life cycle and energy savings, as well as occupant satisfaction, health and well-being;The design and operation of smart building systems and smart buildings are improved making them more user-friendly and effective. Scope:Significant investments have been made in developing hardware and software for smart buildings. There is still limited understanding how smart buildings solutions impact the energy performance of buildings and users’ comfort in practice. Research is required on the technical, social, and economic fa...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Increased number of building information tools, assessments and/or certificates makes use of digital data exchange platforms;More accurate and reliable EU-aligned life cycle inventories of embodied environmental flows in construction materials and products;Increased number of already existing building standards and certification schemes refer to GWP to support national decarbonisation strategies in line with relevant European legislation (such as Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, Construction Products Regulation and delegated acts, voluntary label for carbon footprint of steel, Delegated Act for carbon removal certification in long-lasting products);Improved data availability and interoperability for whole life carbon assessments across different building lifecycle stages. Scope...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes:Advance in the achievement of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan’s research and innovation priorities and targets for wind energy;Efficient and effective support to wind energy research and innovation through alignment and cooperation among different actors, avoiding fragmentation of efforts;Energy producers and consumers benefit from increased performance of wind energy technologies with the focus on efficiency and flexibility, reduced cost, improved reliability and sustainability, operation and maintenance, safety, robustness and security during all stages of the lifetime of a wind energy farm from installation, operation and maintenance to decommissioning;Increased contribution of wind energy to the energy system, with minimal impacts on health and the environment (notably biodiv...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Measurable reduction in the costs of deep renovation compared to current best practices;Measurable increase in resource and energy efficiency compared to current best practices;Measurable reduction in the number of days when occupants are disturbed due to renovation works;Measurable reduction of dust, noise, waste and pollutant and greenhouse emissions on the construction site compared to current best practices. Scope:Meeting Europe’s ambition for the renovation of the housing stock requires innovative approaches that improve buildings’ energy performance and occupants’ satisfaction, at a reduced cost while speeding up the renovation process and minimising impact on the construction site and disturbance for occupants. Renovation approaches should cover the whole workflow from design, off...

Expected Outcome:Battery recycling is of strategic importance for both Europe and India, not only to keep raw materials in the respective territories but also to reduce the environmental impact of the recycling process. R&I in this area has been identified as a priority by the EU-India Trade and Technology Council’s Working Group on Green and Clean Energy Technology to reinforce bilateral cooperation.Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Battery recyclers based in the EU and India benefit from of the improved sustainability, safety, and affordability of innovative recycling processes.Stakeholders on battery recycling based in the EU and India benefit from each other’s experience on recycling logistics, including the informal processes and supply chain constraints.The cooperation between EU and India key researchers, institutions and industri...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Better understanding of the factors and interdependencies that influence levels of renovation of rental properties in the affordable housing sector;Increased number of policy makers revise policies, regulations, instruments and business models to increase the rate of renovation of rental properties in the affordable housing sector. Scope:The Renovation Wave strategy sets out measures across the whole renovation chain that aim to increase the rate and depth of renovations. One of the key principles for housing renovation towards 2030 and 2050 is affordability, i.e. making energy efficient, comfortable, healthy, sustainable and climate-resilient buildings widely available, in particular for medium and lower-income households and vulnerable people and areas. A better understanding of the im...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Based on the results of the project, at least one industrial sector with a significant heating demand in the EU and Associated Countries develops pathways and business models to measurably increase the recovery and upgrade of locally available heat for covering process needs and significantly or totally phasing out of fossil fuel use, while preserving or enhancing its global competitiveness.Measurable improvement of renewable and/or industrial excess/waste heat recovery and upgrade solutions, possibly combined with thermal and/or electrical energy storage, in terms of energy efficiency, flexibility of electrical demand, climate and environment protection, reliability and safety, physical and cyber security, and profitability. Scope:This topic aims to satisfy the need for process heat in...

Expected Outcome:Proposals are expected to contribute to all following points:Significantly reduced EU dependency on imported battery-grade raw materials, specifically emerging technologies and carbon-based electrode materials.Established European value chains for next-generation battery materials, enhancing the EU's technological leadership and strategic autonomy. Scope:Proposals under this topic are expected to address all aspects for one of the following categories:1. Sustainable Processing and Refining of next generation batteries-grade Material, delivering all of the following:Development and validation of innovative, environmentally friendly refining technologies for producing battery-grade metals and materials suitable for next-generation battery chemistries. This covers raw and advanced electrode materials for the components of sodium-ion batteries or beyond generation 3[1] lithi...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:the EU strategic autonomy and the long-term sustainability of EU farming systems are safeguarded;farmers benefit from new knowledge, innovations and practices to make the green transition towards sustainable and biodiversity friendly agriculture. Scope:EU farmers face numerous competitiveness challenges. According to a study by the EP[1], the growth of total factor productivity (TFP) in EU agriculture has been slowing down while some of our competitors, like Brazil, Canada and China, show higher TFP growth. In order to revert this trend, improving the efficiency of the production factors is a possible avenue, while at the same time considering its sustainable use. Proposals should address all the following activities:develop prototypes of innovations and farming practices that can improv...

Expected Outcome:Proposals under this topic should aim to deliver results that are directed and tailored towards and contribute to the following expected outcomes:Through the European Cancer Patient Digital Centre (ECPDC), adolescent and young cancer patients and survivors as well as their caregivers have access to innovative tools and approaches to strengthen their mental health;Healthcare professionals have access to innovative tools to monitor and support the mental health of cancer patients and survivors as well as their caregiversResearchers and healthcare professionals have access and use reliable patient reported data to better understand the mental health needs of cancer patients and survivors and provide effective care. Scope:As part of its citizens engagement activities, the EU Cancer Mission has launched a dialogue with young cancer survivors, to better understand the specific...

Expected Impact:Proposals should present the concrete results which will be delivered by the activities, and demonstrate how these results will contribute to the topic-specific impacts. This demonstration should include a detailed analysis of the starting point and a set of well-substantiated assumptions, and establish clear causality links between the results and the expected impact.PDA proposals should result in the actual launch of an energy efficiency and/or renewable energy investment programme, as well as the delivery of an innovative organisational approach and/or financing solution for sustainable energy investment projects.Proposals should demonstrate that every million EUR of EU support will result in at least EUR 15 million of investments in sustainable energy launched during the project duration (or at least EUR 10 million for projects targeting exclusively investments in res...

Expected Impact:Proposals should present the concrete results which will be delivered by the activities and demonstrate how these results will contribute to the topic-specific impacts. This demonstration should rely on a solid analysis of the current situation, realistic assumptions and baselines, and establish clear causality links between activities, results and impacts.For Scope A: In terms of qualitative impact, proposals under this topic should demonstrate how they will contribute to the following outcomes, as relevant:Increased demand for energy renovation and increased energy renovation ratesImplementation of demand aggregation strategiesViable business models for renovations with reduced costs and time, replicable at large scaleImproved capacity of companies in the building renovation sector to deliver high quality renovations.In terms of quantitative impact, proposals should qua...