Table 1.
Specific objectives and final products of each research line in CONNECT-NM.
| Research lines | Specific objectives | Final products |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced materials development and manufacturing | SO1: To reduce drastically the time required to Improve, develop, and even discover new or advanced nuclear materials and elaborate advanced manufacturing processes | Nuclear materials acceleration platforms and advanced manufacturing processes |
| Materials and component qualification: testing, standardization and design rules | SO2: To accelerate the qualification of nuclear materials for safe operation. | Nuclear materials qualification test-beds and accelerated qualification paths |
| Non-destructive examination and materials health monitoring | SO3: To enable safer and more efficient management of the liftime of nuclear components | Intelligent materials health monitoring systems |
| Advanced materials modelling and characterization | SO4: To improve the capability of prediction of the behaviour of nuclear materials in operation | Advanced predictive methodologies |
| Knowledge and Data Management | SO5: To create the conditions for nuclear materials data to be correctly collected and stored, so as to be fruitfully analysed and used | Nuclear materials knowledge organisation systems |
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