CONNECT-NM
Coordination of the European Research Community on Nuclear Materials for Energy Innovation
Informazioni Generali
- Coordinatore:
- CIEMAT - CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS (Spagna)
- Responsabile:
- MARTELLI DANIELE - NUC-ING-ITM (BRASIMONE)
- Ruolo ENEA:
- PARTNER
Programmi Europei
- Programma:
- HORIZON EUROPE (2021-2027) -> Euratom (Programme Cofund Actions)
Descrizione e Attività
Descrizione Generale
CONNECT-NM is a co-funded European Partnership on nuclear materials for all reactor generations that applies modern digital
technologies to materials science practices for the acceleration of innovation. It implements plans elaborated in the ORIENT-NM CSA
with 5 strategic goals: (1) Nuclear materials (NM) acceleration platforms; (2) NM test-beds for accelerated qualification; (3) Intelligent
materials health monitoring; (4) Advanced methodologies for prediction of materials behaviour in operation; (5) NM knowledge
organisation system. Accordingly, the work will be organised in 5 research lines: (1) Advanced materials development & manufacturing;
(2) Materials & component qualification: testing, standardization & design rules; (3) Non-destructive examination & materials health
monitoring; (4) Advanced materials modelling and characterization; (5) Nuclear materials knowledge & data management. Each research
line will coordinate call-selected Projects. CONNECT-NM will centralize transversal activities for the benefit of all Projects: e.g.
coordination & management; E&T and infrastructure access; communication, dissemination & result exploitation; interaction with
stakeholders; data management. Collaboration is foreseen with international organisations and bodies dealing with safety, standardisation,
data management, as well as with fusion & non-nuclear energy communities. All activities align with national and European initiatives
on nuclear materials, strengthening R&D&I and avoiding fragmentation and duplication, with direct involvement of industry, TSOs and
regulatorsas active partners and end-users.
Attività svolta da ENEA
ENEA coordina la RL3/WP6 “Materials and component qualification: testing, standardization and design rules”, Inoltre è impegnata nelle seguenti attività: linea di ricerca RL1/WP4 “Nuclear materials knowledge & data management”; WP1 “Coordination and Daily Management”, come subtask leader 1.7.1 “Gender Dimension”; e WP3 “Communication, Dissemination and Results Exploitation”.