ANCRE-A Roadmap on Chemistry for Nuclear Energy

In 2010, the French government created an agency for the coordination of research on energy (ANCRE –www.allianceenergie.fr). Nuclear energy lies of course within the scope of this agency. During its first year of activity, the agency fostered a reflection on the scientific and technical challenges tied to the development of nuclear energy. This work resulted in the production of several roadmaps, one for each major domain of nuclear R&D. A special effort was put on chemistry for nuclear energy, because this domain has been identified as a key for sustainable, clean and competitive nuclear systems. The elaboration of this roadmap was the occasion to gather the national community of nuclear chemists for a general reflection on the stakes in chemistry for nuclear energy, the main scientific problems, the tools available to solve them, and to agree on the R&D actions that should be taken in priority.