The activities proposed will address the following three main issues: Reactor safety, management and disposal of long-lived radionuclides, and the risk of diversion of fissile materials.

The RTD activities will relate to the following six topics: - "Exploring new concepts" in order to address the three main issues of concern: reactor safety, the management and disposal of long-lived radionuclides, and the risk of diversion of fissile materials; - "Reactor safety" the aim being to acquire a better understanding of the mechanisms of severe accidents, in order to improve safety measures and prevention; - "Closing the nuclear fuel cycle" the objective of which is to address issues relating to the disposal of long-lived radioactive waste (safety aspects of geological disposal, retrieval of waste, and the safeguarding of spe ...[+++]nt fuel, etc.); - "Radiological impact on man and the environment" in order to improve our understanding of the mechanisms of radiation action (in-utero effects, impact on DNA, etc.) in order to eliminate or at least reduce induced effects on health and establish safety standards for the protection of the public, especially in sectors such as industry, medicine and energy production; - "Historical liabilities" given that the situation in Central and Eastern Europe and in the CIS remains a source of concern where nuclear safety is concerned.