Make the most out of the research and professional development opportunities offered by APRENDE! We currently have two calls for proposals open:
- Access to neutron facilitities – deadline 01.07.2025
- Training of early stage researchers and scientific visits – deadline 01.07.2025
Access to neutron facilities
The APRENDE project has an open call for proposals for access to neutron facilities.
The APRENDE project will support up to 750 hours of beam time at participating neutron beam facilities. This amounts to 15 \"typical\" experiments. For each experiment mobility support will be given for up to 2 researchers for 5 days. Early stage researcher (students, or researcher less than 6 years after their PhD) will be preferably supported. Access to neutron facilities will be integrated with education and training experiments in international teams will be hands-on training for students in the graduate and postgraduate level and lead to PhD and master theses.
Experiment proposals shall be submitted using the proposal form downloaded from this website. The Project Advisory Committee will define the number of researchers in a user group that can obtain financial support. This financial support will cover the justified travel cost (typically 400 € /person) and a daily allowance of 150 € /person/day for accommodation and subsistence. Please contact the transnational access coordinator or the project coordinator you have questions.
Consortium facilities for TAA
CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research
Geneva, Switzerland
Availability of a neutron time of flight facility (n_TOF) based on the 20 GeV proton beam of the CERN PS. Neutron energies from 1 eV to 250 MeV at two experimental areas with flight paths of 20 m and 180 m. Proven experience and knowledge in fission and capture cross section measurements. Class A laboratories to handle radioactive target samples.
CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Paris, France
Bordeaux-Gradignan (CENBG) :Availability of a 3.5 MV Van de Graaff accelerator (AIFIRA), Neutron energies from 0.1 MeV to 6 MeV. Proven experience and knowledge in fission, capture, activation and transmission cross section measurements. CNRS/IN2P3/Institut de Physique Nucléaire d’Orsay (IPNO) : 15 MV Tandem accelerator, and very low energy ( ~ 30 keV) secondary beams produced by photo-fission (ALTO). 7 beam lines. Availability of hot cells for nuclear targets. Proven experience in handling radioactive materials. Measurements of charged-particle induced nuclear reactions, accelerated ions from protons to Au. Kinematically focussed neutrons from p(7Li,n)7Be reactions. 3- CNRS-IN2P3, University Grenoble-Alpes (UGA) DT-Generator Platform 3.1 or 15.2 MeV neutrons flux 5 107 n cm-2 s-1 ECR hydrogen ion source.
CVREZ - Centrum Výzkumu Řež
Husinec-Řež, Czech Republic
The LR-0 research reactor is a light-water, zero-power, pool-type reactor. It serves as an experimental reactor for measuring neutron-physical characteristics of e.g. VVER (Water-Water Energetic Reactor) type reactors.
JRC - Joint Research Centre - European Commission
Geel, Belgium
Availability of a 150 MeV linear accelerator for time-of-flight measurements and a 7 MV Van de Graaff accelerator. Neutron energies from 10 meV to 24 MeV. Proven experience and knowledge in fission, capture, inelastic scattering, activation and transmission cross section measure-ments as well as charged particle measurements. Experience in target preparation and characterisation: thin layers, actinides and non-actinides.
GANIL Grand Accelerateur National d'Ions Lourds
Caen, France
Availability of very intense neutron beams in the energy range from 100 keV to 40 MeV produced by the SPIRAL2 LINAC. Continuous spectra from a Be converter or quasi monoenergetic neutrons from 7Li(d,p) can be obtained. The flux for time of flight measurements will be about 8*107 n cm-2 s-1
HZDR - Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Dresden, Germany
Availability of a 40 MV superconducting linear electron accelerator, yielding neutron energies from 100 keV to 10 MeV. In addition, a high intensity DT-generator is on site. Proven experience and knowledge in fission, scattering and total cross section measurements.
IFIN-HH - Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Fizica si Inginerie Nucleara Horia Hulubei
Magurele, Romania
Availability of 3 MV and 9 MV Tandem Van de Graaff accelerators for ions from p to Au. Proven experience in the production and characterisation of charged particle beams, data taking and analysis.
Jyvaskylan Yliopisto - JYU
Jyväskylä, Finland
Availability of a K = 130 MeV heavy ion cyclotron and a new high intensity K = 30 MeV cyclotron, with an Ion Guide Isotope Separator On-Line (IGISOL). A fast fission neutron field will become available. Proven experience in fission yield distributions and about the development of a novel technique employing a Penning trap to determine isotopic yield distributions.
PTB - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Braunschweig, Germany
Availability of a 3.75 MV Van de Graaff accelerator and a CV28 cyclotron. Neutron energies from 5 MeV to 15 MeV. Calibration fields in the energy range from 0.024 MeV to 19 MeV. Proven experience and knowledge in fission cross section measurements. Proven experience in production and characterisation of neutron beams, calibration of detectors and measurements of neutron induced cross sections.
USE - Universidad de Sevilla
Seville, Spain
3 MV Tandem Pelletron accelerator at the Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CNA). The Hispalis Neutron Source (HISPANoS), driven by the Tandem Provision of pulsed and continuous thermal, epithermal and fast neutron beams from p+Li and d-D reactions.
UU - Uppsala Universitet
Uppsala, Sweden
Construction of a new DT neutron facility (NESSA). Neutron yield up to 4x1010 n/s , Flux on target up to 109 n cm-2 s-1.Proven experience and knowledge in fission, activation, scattering and light-ion production cross section measurements.
Training of early stage researchers and scientific visits
APRENDE has an open call for proposals for training activities of early stage researchers and scientific visits.
Mobility support for up to 15 research stays of typically 8 weeks will be available for early stage researchers and external senior experts and technical staff. The full spectrum of experimental capacities of the consortium will result in a high potential of competence building.
The activities are meant to support student graduate education, training of engineers and technicians and transfer of knowledge from experienced researchers to early stage researchers also with visits to IAEA, OECD/NEA and TSOs.
Applications shall be submitted using the application form available on this website. The financial support will cover the justified travel cost (typically 400 € ) and a daily allowance of 150 € /day for accomodation and subsistence.The training activities will be selected by the Project Advisory Committee based on relevance to the APRENDE objectives.
Project Advisory Committee (PAC) members
A. Algora (CSIC, Valencia)
D. Cano-Ott (CIEMAT, Madrid)
R. Capote (IAEA, Vienna)
R. Jacqmin (CEA, Cadarache)
M. Kerveno (IPHC, Strasbourg)
A. Plompen (EC-JRC, Geel)
Forms
Forms to participate in APRENDE activities can be downloaded below. Applications for access to neutron facilities and training of early stage researchers shall be send by email to contact@aprende-project.eu.
Guidelines for travel reimbursement for TAA and Scientific Visits (WP6)
A notification of the granted travel support will be sent to the APRENDE beneficiary. The travel of employees of APRENDE beneficiaries will be organized by their home institutes. The travel cost will be declared in the APRENDE reporting and the corresponding budget up to the maximum allowed by the notification will be shifted to the beneficiary in the financial reporting by the APRENDE coordinator.
For external scientists (individuals which are not employed by an APRENDE beneficiary), the reimbursement of travel cost will be done as Financial Support for Third Parties. The APRENDE beneficiary HZDR will reimburse the travel cost to the private account of the scientist. A Reimbursement Form needs to be downloaded and filled out by the user/scientific visitor and their contact persons at the APRENDE hosting institute. The travel support will be based on a per diem of 150 EUR/day for hotel and subsistence and typically 400 EUR for travel (e.g. air plane ticket).
Application Forms
Reports
Reimbursement Forms for Financial Support of Third Parties
Facility Report
Call for proposals Timeline
Call for proposals 1:
- Deadline for applications: 01/07/2025
- PAC Meeting: 04/08/2025
Call for proposals 2 (estimated):
- Deadline for applications: 15/03/2026
- PAC Meeting: 31/03/2026
Call for proposals 3 (estimated):
- Deadline for applications: 15/03/2027
- PAC Meeting: 31/03/2027
