Organising Fisa and Euradwaste 2022 conference under the French Presidency of the EU Council

The FISA-EURADWASTE event is a high-level, research policy joint conference on the outcomes and perspectives for the Euratom Research and Training Programme.

This 10th edition of the conference will be held in Lyon, France, from May 30 to June 3, 2022, under the auspices of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU, first semester of 2022.The organisers of this conference are:- the Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) the most important European research centre in nuclear energy field, and the European Commission (DG-RTD);- with a significant contribution of ANDRA (National agency for the management of radioactive waste), SNETP (Sustainable nuclear energy technological platform), SFEN (French nuclear energy society), and Nuclear Valley.under the control of the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy (MTES) and in cooperation with the ‘Ministry of Higher Education, Research & Innovation’ (MESRI) and the ‘Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE).FISA 2022 and EURADWASTE ‘22 conference objectives are:- to present progress and key achievements of the latest projects carried out since 2018 as part of the Euratom Programmes;- to stimulate discussions on the state of play of R&D, key challenges addressed at national, European and international levels on Research and Innovation policies, synergies and partnerships benefitting research and innovation programmes and future perspectives.Expected impacts, thanks to an ambitious communication and dessimination action plan, are:- increasing visibility of the Euratom research and training programme- increasing awareness on nuclear research achievements- networking EU stakeholders- bringing new research project ideas and collaboration between different stakeholders- orienting research, development and innovation orientations at the EU level- increasing the visibility of national research potential and participation in the Euratom framework programme