JRC Calls on Open Access to JRC Infrastructures Launched - Focus on Material Testing

The JRC has 3 Infrastructures on Material Testing Open for proposal submission:

- SMPA, Structural Materials Performance Assessment Laboratories (EMMA). The EMMA laboratories provide the infrastructure for mechanical tests in ambient and corrosive environments from cryogenic to high temperatures at the macro and micro scales. SMPA test machines include Tensile Test, Charpy Hammer, creep test machine.

- MCL, Micro-Characterisation Laboratory (EMMA). The Micro-Characterization Laboratory (MCL) is dedicated to the experimental investigation of materials performance in terms of microstructure and micromechanics. 

- AMALIA, assessment of nuclear power plants core internals (EMMA). The AMALIA laboratory is used to study the effect of environment on the mechanical and corrosion performance including life assessment and qualification of structural materials for present and next generation of nuclear systems.

The deadline for all calls is 5 June 2026.