MYRRHA - Multipurpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications: Contributing to the 3rd Pillar of the European Strategy for P&T. Project Status by December 2012

• MYRRHA As a Multipurpose Fast Spetrum irradiation facility selected by ESFRI, is responding to: → The issue of addressing the nuclear waste legacy of present reactor technology through advance options (ADS, P&T); → The SNETP need for a multipurpose research infrastructure expressed in its Strategic Research Agenda whatever the considered technology for Gen.IV systems; → The Objective of Belgium and SCK•CEN to maintain a high level expertise in the country in the nuclear safety, nuclear technology and nuclear competencies independently of the future of NE; → The objective of the European Commission to make available a series of relevant irradiations facilities for the fusion material research community towards the DEMO construction; → Secure society needs for RI for medical applications and Dopped-Si for renewable Energy