In achieving its overall aim, CONNECT-NM has curated a series of tailored and specific objectives, organised along five distinct research lines:

• Research line 1: Knowledge and data management
  • Specific objective: To create the conditions for nuclear materials data to be correctly collected and stored, so as to be fruitfully analysed and used.
• Research line 2: Advanced materials developing and manufacturing
  • Specific objective: To reduce drastically the time required to improve, develop and potentially discover new or advanced nuclear materials, along with designing and progressing advanced manufacturing processes.
• Research line 3: Materials and component qualification – testing, standardisation and design rules
  • Specific objective: To accelerate the qualification of nuclear materials for safe operation.
• Research line 4: Non-destructive examination and materials health monitoring
  • Specific objective: To enables safer and more efficient management of the lifetime of nuclear components.
• Research line 5: Advanced materials modelling and characterisation
  • Specific objective: To improve the capability to predict the behaviour of nuclear materials in operation.