Safety of SMRs, advanced and innovative nuclear reactors and fuels
Nuclear research and training · EURATOM-IA · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds research and innovation projects on the safety of small modular reactors (SMRs), advanced Gen-IV reactors, and their fuel cycles. It supports work on demonstrating safety features, harmonizing regulatory approaches across the EU, and integrating these reactors into low-carbon energy systems including industrial heat and maritime applications. Projects should address safety-by-design, fuel cycle innovation, and coordination with regulators and other nuclear research initiatives.
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Who wins this
This call suits consortia of nuclear research organisations, reactor developers, regulators/TSOs and industry partners collaborating on safety research for SMRs and advanced nuclear reactor and fuel technologies.
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The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €3M
- Funding model
- EURATOM-AG
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- EURATOM Innovation Actions
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Support to third parties
- Beneficiaries may provide financial support to third parties in the form of grants, with a maximum of EUR 60,000 per third party.
- Also required
- Only Ukraine and Switzerland are currently associated to the Euratom Programme and thus eligible for funding as Associated Countries; the JRC may participate as a member of the funded consortium; costs are reimbursed as lump sums.
- Eligible countries (45)
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, IL, TR, UA, RS, MK, ME, AL, BA, XK, GE, AM, MD, TN, NZ
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
Conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout Described in General Annexes to the Euratom Work Programme 2026-2027, General Conditions, A - Admissibility Proposal page limits and layout: layout described in Part B of the Application Form. For RIA & IA using lump sum the page limit of Part B is 45 pages. 2. Eligible Countries Described in General Annexes to the Euratom Work Programme 2026-2027, General Conditions, B - Eligibility. See the List of Participating Countries in Horizon Europe (including Euratom) for up-to-date information on the current list of and the position for Associated Countries. Please note that as of the date of the publication of this call, Ukraine and Switzerland are the only countries associated to the Euratom Programme, therefore eligible for funding. 3. Other Eligible Conditions The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as member of the consortium selected for funding. Other eligible conditions are described in General Annexes to the Euratom Work Programme 2026-2027, General Conditions, B - Eligibility. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion Described in General Annexes to the Euratom Work Programme 2026-2027, General Conditions, C — Financial and operational capacity and exclusion. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes Described in General Annexes to the Euratom Work Programme 2026-2027, General Conditions, E — Documents and F — Procedure; and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds Described in General Annexes to the Euratom Work Programme 2026-2027, General Conditions, D — Award criteria. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement Described in General Annexes to the Euratom Work Programme 2026-2027, General Conditions, F — Procedure. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Beneficiaries may provide financial support to third parties. The support to third parties can only be provided in the form of grants. The maximum amount to be granted to each third party is EUR 60 000. Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf ]]. General legal and financial set-up described in General Annexes to the Euratom Work Programme 2026-2027, General Conditions, G — Legal and financial set-up of the grant agreements. Euratom WP 2026-2027 Euratom Work Programme 2026-2027 for nuclear research and training Call document and annexes:
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