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The overarching objective of this conference is to catalyze the interchange of new ideas and recent discoveries within the basic radiation sciences of physics, chemistry, and biology, and to facilitate translating this knowledge to applications in medicine and industry. Bridging knowledge between scientific disciplines and translating that knowledge to key areas of applied radiation science is a challenge that is excellently met by the GRC on Radiation Chemistry.

Nuclear energy remains worldwide a sustainable way to answer the international increase in energy needs without increasing the green-house gases emissions. Its societal acceptance is closely associated to our capability to reduce the lifetime of the nuclear waste, to manage them safely and to propose options for a better use of the natural resource. This will be achieved by optimizing the current and future industrial processes through both engineering studies and high-quality basic research. It is therefore of a primary importance to increase our fundamental knowledge in nuclear chemistry in order to build the future of nuclear energy on reliable and scientifically-founded results, and therefore meet the needs of the future fuel cycles in terms of fabrication and performance of fuels, reprocessing and waste management.

Therefore, in the continuity of the three former editions, the fourth ATALANTE Conference will cover all the strategic and scientific fields of the nuclear fuel cycles and waste management scenario. It will specifically focus on all the nuclear chemistry issues by giving the floor to the international nuclear chemistry community through around 150 oral contributions plus a poster session.