Actinide reCycling by SEParation and Transmutation

Project Information

ACSEPT

Grant agreement ID: 211267

Project closed

Start date 1 March 2008

End date 30 September 2012

Funded under

• EURATOM: Nuclear fission and radiation protection

Total cost € 23 783 360,40

EU contribution € 8 999 000,00

Coordinated by

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
France

Objective

Actinide recycling by separation and transmutation is considered worldwide and particularly in several European countries as one of the most promising strategies to reduce the inventory of radioactive waste, thus contributing to make nuclear energy sustainable. Consistently with potentially viable recycling strategies, the Collaborative Project ACSEPT will provide a structured R&D framework to develop chemical separation processes compatible with fuel fabrication techniques, with a view to their future demonstration at the pilot level. Considering technically mature aqueous separation processes, ACSEPT will optimise and select the most promising ones dedicated to actinide partitioning and those featuring a group separation. These developments will be appropriately balanced with an exploratory research focused on the design of new molecules. In parallel, promising group actinide separation pyro-processes will be developed beyond the current state-of-the-art, as an alternative option, for a longer term. ACSEPT will also pave the way towards more integration between Partitioning and Transmutation by carrying dissolution as well as actinide conversion studies. All experimental results will be integrated by carrying out engineering and systems studies on aqueous and dry (pyro) processes to prepare for future demonstration at a pilot level. A training and education programme will also be implemented to share the knowledge among partitioning community and present and future generations of researchers. The challenging objectives of ACSEPT will be addressed by a multi-disciplinary consortium composed of European universities, nuclear research bodies and major industrial players. This consortium will generate fundamental improvements for a future design of an Advanced Processing Pilot Unit. ACSEPT will thus be an essential contribution to the demonstration, in the long term, of the potential benefits of actinide recycling to minimise the burden on the geological repositories.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › other engineering and technologies › nuclear engineering › nuclear waste management
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management › waste treatment processes › recycling
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › nuclear energy

Keywords

• actinides recycling
• partitioning
• sustainable nuclear energy systems
• waste managem
• waste management

Programme(s)

• FP7-EURATOM-FISSION - EURATOM: Nuclear fission and radiation protection

Topic(s)

• Fission-2007-1.2-01 - Partitioning processes for viable recycling strategies

Call for proposal

FP7-Fission-2007
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Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project (generic)

Coordinator

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

• EU contribution: € 1 942 000,00
• Address: RUE LEBLANC 25 ; 75015 PARIS 15 ; France
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Pierre Bonillo (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (34)

INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO E NUCLEAR

Participation ended

Portugal

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Estrada Nacional 10 ; 2686-953 SACAVEM
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Júlio Montalvão E Silva (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

C-TEC CONSTELLIUM TECHNOLOGY CENTER

France

• EU contribution: € 120 000,00
• Address: 725 RUE ARISTIDE BERGES PARC ECONOMIQUE CENTR'ALP ; 38341 VOREPPE CEDEX
• Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes › Rhône-Alpes › Isère
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Bruno Viry (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ORANO DEMANTELEMENT

France

• EU contribution: € 6 000,00
• Address: IMMEUBLE LE PRISME 125 AVENUE DE PARIS ; 92320 Chatillon
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Hauts-de-Seine
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Pascal Gerard (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS

Spain

• EU contribution: € 374 000,00
• Address: AVENIDA COMPLUTENSE 40 ; 28040 MADRID
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• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Angel Goya Castroverde (Mr.)
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CINC SOLUTIONS BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 33 000,00
• Address: Terborgseweg 158 ; 7005BD DOETINCHEM
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Maijka Kerkhof Jonkman (Ms.)
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CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

France

• EU contribution: € 270 000,00
• Address: RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 ; 75794 Paris
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AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

• EU contribution: € 120 000,00
• Address: CALLE SERRANO 117 ; 28006 Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Mar García-Ferrer (Ms.)
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CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V PRAZE

Czechia

• EU contribution: € 155 000,00
• Address: JUGOSLAVSKYCH PARTYZANU 1580/3 ; 160 00 Praha
• Region: Česko › Praha › Hlavní město Praha
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Jan John (Prof.)
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UNIVERZITA KARLOVA

Czechia

• EU contribution: € 30 000,00
• Address: OVOCNY TRH 560/5 ; 116 36 Praha 1
• Region: Česko › Praha › Hlavní město Praha
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ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE

France

• EU contribution: € 70 000,00
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• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
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• Administrative Contact: Christine Patte (Ms.)
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AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE

Italy

• EU contribution: € 165 000,00
• Address: LUNGOTEVERE GRANDE AMMIRAGLIO THAON DI REVEL 76 ; 00196 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Giorgio De Angelis (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 611 000,00
• Address: WILHELM JOHNEN STRASSE ; 52428 Julich
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Düren
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Elke Philippy (Ms.)
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KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE

Germany

• EU contribution: € 515 000,00
• Address: KAISERSTRASSE 12 ; 76131 Karlsruhe
• Region: Baden-Württemberg › Karlsruhe › Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis
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• Administrative Contact: Rolf Brannath (Mr.)
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INSTYTUT CHEMII I TECHNIKI JADROWEJ

Poland

• EU contribution: € 215 000,00
• Address: ul. Dorodna 16 ; 03-195 Warszawa
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FUNDACIO PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALA D'INVESTIGACIO QUIMICA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 210 000,00
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USTAV ANORGANICKE CHEMIE AV CR VVI

Czechia

• EU contribution: € 60 000,00
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JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 790 000,00
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NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 1 146 000,00
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NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP

Netherlands

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UJV REZ AS

Czechia

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POLITECNICO DI MILANO

Italy

• EU contribution: € 180 000,00
• Address: PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32 ; 20133 Milano
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Lombardia › Milano
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• Administrative Contact: Carlo Enrico Bottani (Prof.)
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PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 100 000,00
• Address: FORSCHUNGSTRASSE 111 ; 5232 Villigen Psi
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Nordwestschweiz › Aargau
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• Administrative Contact: Irene Walthert (Ms.)
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RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 135 000,00
• Address: Broerstraat 5 ; 9712CP Groningen
• Region: Noord-Nederland › Groningen › Overig Groningen
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CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 572 000,00
• Address: - ; 412 96 Goteborg
• Region: Södra Sverige › Västsverige › Västra Götalands län
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THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 140 000,00
• Address: OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE ; EH8 9YL Edinburgh
• Region: Scotland › Eastern Scotland › Edinburgh
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UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 100 000,00
• Address: PLACE DU 20 AOUT 7 ; 4000 Liege
• Region: Région wallonne › Prov. Liège › Arr. Liège
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Isabelle Halleux (Dr.)
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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PARMA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 160 000,00
• Address: VIA UNIVERSITA 12 ; 43121 PARMA
• Region: Nord-Est › Emilia-Romagna › Parma
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THE UNIVERSITY OF READING

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 335 000,00
• Address: WHITEKNIGHTS CAMPUS WHITEKNIGHTS HOUSE ; RG6 6AH Reading
• Region: South East (England) › Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire › Berkshire
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UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG

France

• EU contribution: € 100 000,00
• Address: RUE BLAISE PASCAL 4 ; 67081 Strasbourg
• Region: Grand Est › Alsace › Bas-Rhin
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Laurence Pétin
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UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 100 000,00
• Address: DRIENERLOLAAN 5 ; 7522 NB Enschede
• Region: Oost-Nederland › Overijssel › Twente
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION

Australia

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• Address: New Illawarra Road ; 2234 Lucas Heights
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Michael La Robina (Mr.)
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CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY

Japan

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• Address: OHTEMACHI 1-6-1 ; 100 8126 Chiyoda Ku Tokyo
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UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE - PARIS 6

France

• EU contribution: € 75 000,00
• Address: Place Jussieu 4 ; 75252 PARIS
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INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO

Portugal

• EU contribution: € 20 000,00
• Address: AVENIDA ROVISCO PAIS 1 ; 1049 001 Lisboa
• Region: Continente › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
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• Administrative Contact: Júlio Montalvão E Silva (Prof.)
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