In addition, the individual technical areas are linked by key cross-cutting topics such as the nuclear fuel cycle, actinide chemistry, risk analysis and safety assessment and even societal and governance issues.

In addition, the individual technical areas are linked by key cross-cutting topics such as the nuclear fuel cycle, actinide chemistry, risk analysis and safety assessment and even societal and governance issues.

Research to underpin the continued safe operation of all relevant types of existing reactor systems (including fuel cycle facilities), taking into account new challenges such as life-time extension and development of new advanced safety assessment methodologies (both the technical and human element) including as regards severe accidents, and to assess the potential, the safety and waste-management aspects of future reactor systems, in the short and medium term, thereby maintaining the high safety standards already achieved within the ...[+++]EU and considerably improving the long-term management of radioactive waste.

11. Emphasizes that many of the technologies needed to reduce GHG emissions already exist; however, their market entry is hampered by a lot of barriers, not least perverse incentives such as subsidies for fossil fuels; therefore, calls on the Commission to propose legislation to abolish all such subsidies and instead to put in place a positive incentives structure for the enhanced use of energy-efficient, low-carbon and carbon-free technologies and calls for the pro-active use of public procurement within the EU to help bring down the costs for such technologies; moreover, asks, in addition to focusing the Seventh Framework Programme ...[+++]on Research in areas relating to climate change mitigation, for a Crash Programme - similar to the US Apollo Programme in the 1960's - to promote research and innovation in support of sustainable energy and land-use management; ”

14. Emphasises that many of the technologies needed to reduce GHG emissions already exist; notes, however, that their market entry is hampered by numerous barriers, not least perverse incentives such as subsidies for fossil fuels; therefore, calls on the Commission to propose legislation to abolish all such subsidies and instead to put in place a positive incentive structure for the enhanced use of energy-efficient, low-carbon and carbon-free technologies, and calls for the pro-active use of public procurement within the EU to help bring down the costs for such technologies; moreover, asks, in addition to focusing the Seventh Framewor ...[+++]k Programme on research in areas relating to climate change mitigation, for a Crash Programme - similar to the US Apollo Programme in the 1960s - to promote research and innovation in support of sustainable energy and land-use management;

These contracts are primarily for a fixed price with all the technical risks associated with the storage and reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel residing with BNFL.