Sustainability and integration of radioecology —position paper

This position paper gives an overview of how the COMET project (COordination and iMplementation of a
pan-European instrumenT for radioecology, a combined Collaborative Project and Coordination and
Support Action under the EC/Euratom 7th Framework Programme) contributed to the integration and
sustainability of radioecology in Europe via its support to and interaction with the European
Radioecology ALLIANCE. COMET built upon the foundations laid by the FP7 project STAR (Strategic
Network for Integrating Radioecology) Network of Excellence in radioecology. In close association
with the ALLIANCE, and based on the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA), COMET developed innovative
mechanisms for joint programming and implementation of radioecological research. To facilitate and
foster future integration under a common federating structure, research activities developed within
COMET were targeted at radioecological research needs identified in the SRA. Furthermore, COMET
maintained and develo...

Source: Journal of Radiological Protection - January 3, 2018 Category: Physics Authors: M Muikku, N A Beresford, J Garnier-Laplace, A Real, L Sirkka, M Thorne, H Vandenhove and C Willrodt Source Type: research