The specialised accelerator facilities at JRC-IRMM for neutron data
measurements can now be accessed by international researchers through the
EUFRAT project.
A video is available[4Kb] which
describes the accelerator facilities at JRC-IRMM.
Accurate neutron data are required for the assessment of safety aspects of
nuclear power installations or for the study of innovative concepts like
nuclear waste transmutation or accelerator-driven systems. The EUFRAT project
offers a total of 4500 supplementary data-taking hours for external users, of
which 3600 hours will be made available at the GELINA facility and 900 hours
at the Van de Graaff accelerator.
The EUFRAT project is a Specific Support Action funded under the Seventh
Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community. EUFRAT runs from
1 November 2008 to 31 October 2012, and follows on from the successful FP6
project, NUDAME, which finished in March 2008.
Calls for proposals
The EUFRAT Call for Proposals is permanently open. Proposals can be submitted
at any time, until 31 August 2011. More information about applying for access
can be found in the
how to apply section of this website.