We are doing science for policy
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the European Commission's science and knowledge service which employs scientists to carry out research in order to provide independent scientific advice and support to EU policy.
Involved JRC Institutes: IET, ITU
Legal Basis: EURATOM Framework Programme
NUGENIA’s scope of activities are covered by the following 8 Technical Areas:
The creation of NUGENIA is the positive result of the integration process of groups active in the field of Generation II & III:
NUGENIA is regrouping most of the Utilities, NPP designers, Technical Safety Organisations (TSOs) and Research Organisations in Europe working in the field of Generation II & III Nuclear Power Plants.
Legal documents: NUGENIA statues, internal rules & procedures
Start date: November 2011
Members: 92 (status: June 2014)
Secretariat: NUGENIA Secretariat (7 persons including one from JRC-IET)
JRC role: Support to the NUGENIA Secretariat, observer in the Executive Committee, one JRC representative with active contribution in each Technical Areas with the exception of TA3
Contacts at JRC:
Deliverables: technical reports & results of scientific projects, roadmaps, position papers on dedicated topics, framework documents, recommended practices, best practice documents, conference papers, articles in peer-reviewed journals.