I-NERI Bilateral Collaborations

United States/European Union March 2003

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) signed an agreement on March 6, 2003 with the European Commission (EC). Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham, signed the agreement for DOE and Commissioner for Research Phillipe Busquin signed for the EC.

The agreement with the European Commission provides a venue for DOE and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) to jointly fund research and development projects in the field of nuclear-related technology.

Research and Development Areas of Collaboration:

• Reactor fuels and materials research
• Advanced reactor design and engineering development
• Research and development related to the transmutation of high-level nuclear waste
• Transmutations-related system analyses.

Abstracts of projects under this collaboration are listed in the Research Projects section.

Announcement

Secretary Abraham Signs Agreements Promoting Nuclear Energy Safety and President Bush's Hydrogen Future Initiative, March 2003. (Press Release)

Agreement

Technical Exchange and Cooperation Arrangement between the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the European Atomic Energy Community as Represented by the Commission of the European Communities in the Field of Nuclear-Related Technology Research and Development
Agreement (PDF 3.1 MB)