SOCRATES EU-Project

The SOCRATES project (2024-2028) addresses critical gaps in our understanding of the liquid source term during severe nuclear accidents and offers innovative solutions to mitigate and monitor the release of radionuclides into the environment. This topic has a significant increase of interest after the Fukushima Daichi NPP accident, regarding the large volumes of contaminated water to be treated, but also the behaviour of radionuclides in these waters.

By advancing scientific knowledge and technological capabilities, SOCRATES directly contributes to the mid-to-long-term accident management of nuclear power plants, enhancing safety, environmental protection, safe waste management and public well-being. This is important for the existing large LWRs and even more important for the future SMRs located in cities nearby populated areas.