COUNCIL REGULATION (Euratom) 2021/765
of 10 May 2021
establishing the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2021-2025 complementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and repealing Regulation (Euratom) 2018/1563
CHAPTER I
General provisions
Article 1
Subject matter
Article 2
Definitions
Article 3
Programme objectives
Article 4
Budget
Article 5
Third countries associated to the Euratom Programme
Article 6
Implementation and forms of funding
Article 7
European Partnerships
Article 8
Open Science
Article 9
Eligible actions and rules for participation and dissemination of research results
Article 10
Cumulative, alternative and combined funding
CHAPTER II
Programming, monitoring, evaluation and control
Article 11
Work programmes
Article 12
Monitoring and reporting
Article 13
Information, communication, publicity and dissemination and exploitation
Article 14
Evaluation
Article 15
Audits
Article 16
Committee procedure
Article 17
Protection of financial interests of the Union
CHAPTER III
Transitional and final provisions
Article 18
Repeal
Article 19
Transitional provisions
Article 20
Entry into force
ANNEX I
ACTIVITIES
ANNEX II
KEY IMPACT PATHWAY INDICATORS
Towards scientific impacts |
Short-term |
Medium-term |
Longer-term |
Improving the safe and secure use of nuclear energy and non-power applications of ionizing radiation, including nuclear safety, security, safeguards, radiation protection, safe spent fuel and radioactive waste management and decommissioning |
Publications – number of Euratom peer-reviewed scientific publications |
Citations – Field-Weighted Citation Index of Euratom peer-reviewed scientific publications |
World-class science – Number and share of peer reviewed publications from Euratom Programme that are core contribution to scientific fields |
Shared knowledge – Share of research outputs (open data/publication/software etc.) shared through open knowledge infrastructure |
Knowledge diffusion – Share of open access research outputs actively used/cited |
New collaborations – Share of Euratom beneficiaries having developed new transdisciplinary/trans-sectoral collaborations with users of their open Euratom R&I outputs |
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Fostering the development of fusion energy |
Progress in the implementation of the fusion roadmap – Percentage of the fusion roadmap’s milestones established for the period 2021-2025 reached by the Euratom Programme |
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Maintaining and further developing expertise and excellence in the Union |
Skills – Number of researchers having benefitted from upskilling activities of the Euratom Programme (through training, mobility and access to infrastructure) |
Careers – Number and share of upskilled researchers with more influence in their R&I field |
Working conditions – Number and share of upskilled researchers with improved working conditions |
The number of researchers having access to research infrastructure through the Euratom Programme support |
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Reference materials delivered and reference measurements incorporated to a library |
Number of international standards modified |
Towards societal impacts |
Short-term |
Medium-term |
Longer-term |
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Improving the safe and secure use of nuclear energy and non-power applications of ionizing radiation, including nuclear safety, security, safeguards, radiation protection, safe spent fuel and radioactive waste management and decommissioning |
Outputs – Number and share of outputs aimed at addressing specific policy priorities |
Solutions – Number and share of innovations and scientific results addressing specific policy priorities |
Benefits – Aggregated estimated effects from use of Euratom-funded results, on tackling specific policy priorities, including contribution to the policy and law-making cycle |
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Number of services delivered in support of safeguards |
Number of technical systems provided and in use |
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Number of training sessions delivered to front-line officers |
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Co-creation – Number and share of Euratom projects where Union citizens and end-users contribute to the co-creation of R&I content |
Engagement – Number and share of Euratom beneficiary entities with citizen and end-users engagement mechanisms after Euratom project |
Societal R&I uptake Uptake and outreach of Euratom co-created scientific results and innovative solutions |
Towards economic/innovation impact |
Short-term |
Medium-term |
Longer-term |
Improving the safe and secure use of nuclear energy and non-power applications of ionizing radiation, including nuclear safety, security, safeguards, radiation protection, safe spent fuel and radioactive waste management and decommissioning Fostering the development of fusion energy Maintaining and further developing expertise and excellence in the Union |
Innovative outputs – Number of innovative products, processes or methods from Euratom Programme (by type of innovation) and IPR applications |
Innovations – Number of innovations from Euratom projects (by type of innovation) including from awarded IPRs |
Economic growth – Creation, growth and market shares of companies having developed Euratom funded innovations |
Supported employment – Number of FTE jobs created and jobs maintained in beneficiary entities for the Euratom project (by type of job) |
Sustained employment – Increase of FTE jobs in beneficiary entities following Euratom project (by type of job) |
Total employment – Number of direct and indirect jobs created or maintained due to diffusion of Euratom results (by type of job) |
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Amount of public and private investment mobilised with the initial Euratom investment |
Amount of public and private investment mobilised to exploit or scale up Euratom results |
Union progress towards 3 % GDP due to Euratom Programme |
Towards policy impact |
Short-term |
Medium-term |
Longer-term |
Supporting policy on nuclear safety, safeguards and security |
Number and share of Euratom projects producing policy-relevant findings |
Number of outputs having a demonstrable impact on the policy |
Number and share of Euratom projects findings cited in policy/programmatic documents |