TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 17-828

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ATOMIC ENERGY

Nuclear Safety

Arrangement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and ROMANIA

Signed at Bucharest and Rockville

March 2 and 16, 2017 

with

Addenda 
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(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

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 ROMANIA

 Atomic Energy: Nuclear Safety

 Arrangement signed at Bucharest and Rockville

 March 2 and 16, 2017;

 Entered into force August 28, 2017.

 With addenda.
ARRANGEMENT 


BETWEEN 


THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY 


COMMISSION 


AND 


THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR NUCLEAR 


ACTIVITIES CONTROL OF ROMANIA 


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COOPERATION IN NUCLEAR SAFETY MATTERS 

ARRANGEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 

AND 

THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES CONTROL OF ROMANIA 

FOR THE EXCHANGE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION 

AND 

COOPERATION IN NUCLEAR SAFETY MATTERS 

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (hereinafter called the "USNRC"), and 

the National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control of Romania (hereinafter called the 

"CNCAN"), the two together hereinafter referred to as "the Parties"; 

HAVING a mutual interest in a continuing exchange of information pertaining to regulatory 

matters and of standards required or recommended by their organizations for the regulation of 

nuclear safety, nuclear security, and environmental impact of nuclear facilities; 

CONSIDERING that Romania is a Member State of the. European Union and of the 

European Atomic Energy Community and as such bound by the provisions of the EU Treaties 

(Treaty on European Union, Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Treaty establishing 

the European Atomic Energy Community) and their secondary legislation; 

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION the Agreement for cooperation in the peaceful uses of 

nuclear energy between the United States of America and the European Atomic Energy 

Community and - Agreed Minute - Declaration on non-proliferation policy, signed in Brussels on 11 

November 1995 (hereinafter referred as "the U.S.- Euratom Agreement"; 

HAVING similarly cooperated under the terms of prior arrangements for the exchange of 

technical information and cooperation in nuclear safety matters [most recently in the arrangement 

signed April 4, 2011]; 

Have agreed as follows: 
Article I. SCOPE OF THE ARRANGEMENT 

A. Technical Information Exchange 

To the extent that the Parties are permitted to do so under the laws, regulations and policy 

directives of their respective countries, the Parties shall exchange unclassified technical 

information, including but not limited to the following types, relating to the regulation of 

nuclear safety, nuclear security, radioactive waste management, radiological safety 

(including licensing and control of radioactive sources) and environmental impact of 

designated nuclear energy facilities and to nuclear safety research programs: 

1. 	 Topical reports concerning nuclear safety, radioactive waste management, radiological 

safety, and environmental effects written by or for one of the Parties as a basis for, or in 

support of, regulatory decisions and policies. 

2. 	 Documents relating to significant licensing actions and safety and environmental 

decisions affecting nuclear facilities. 

3. 	 Detailed documents describing the USNRC process for licensing and regulating certain 

U.S. facilities designated by CNCAN as similar to certain facilities being built or planned 

in Romania and equivalent documents on such facilities of Romania. 

4. 	 Information in the field of reactor safety research that the Parties have the right to 

disclose, either in the possession of one of the Parties or available to it, including light 

water reactor safety information from the technical areas described in Addenda "A" and 

"B", attached hereto and made integral parts of this Arrangement. Cooperation in these 

itemized research areas may require a separate agreement, as determined to be 

necessary by the research organizations of one or both of the Parties. Each Party shall 

transmit immediately to the other Party information concerning research results that 

requires early attention in the interest of public safety, along with an indication of 

significant implications. 

5. 	 Reports on operating experience, such as reports on nuclear incidents, accidents and 

shutdowns, and compilations of historical reliability data on components and systems. 

6. 	 Regulatory procedures for review and assessment, inspection and licensing, in the areas 

of nuclear safety, nuclear security, radioactive waste management, radiological safety 

(including licensing and control of radioactive sources) and environmental impact 

evaluation of nuclear facilities. 

7. 	 Early advice of important events, such as serious operating incidents, governmentdirected reactor shutdowns, and emerging technical issues, that are of immediate interest 

to the Parties. 

B. Cooperation in Nuclear Safety Research 

The terms of cooperation for joint programs and projects of nuclear safety research and 

development, or those programs and projects under which activities are divided between the 

two Parties, including the use of test facilities and/or computer programs owned by either 

Party, shall be considered on a case-by-case basis and may be the subject of a separate 

agreement, if determined to be necessary by the research organizations from the countries of 

the Parties. When not the subject of a separate agreement, the terms of cooperation may be 

established by an exchange of letters between the research organizations from the countries 

of the Parties, and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the present Arrangement. 

Technical areas specified by such exchanges of letters may be modified subsequently by 

mutual consent. 
C. Training and Assignments 

Within the limits of available resources and subject to all applicable laws and regulations and 

the availability of appropriated funds, the USNRC shall cooperate with CNCAN in providing 

certain training and experience for CNCAN nuclear safety personnel. In addition, temporary 

assignments of personnel by one Party in the other Party's premises shall also be 

considered on a case-by-case basis and shall, in general, require a separate agreement 

between the Parties. Unless otherwise agreed, costs of salary, allowances, and travel of 

participants shall be paid by the Party that incurs them. The following are typical of, but not 

necessarily exclusive of, the kinds of training and experience that may be provided: 

1. 	 CNCAN-designated inspector accompaniment of USNRC inspectors on reactor operation 

and reactor construction inspection visits in the United States, and on activities related to 

the control of radiation sources, including extended briefings at USNRC regional 

inspection offices. 

2. 	 Participation by CNCAN employees in USNRC staff training courses. 

3. 	 Assignment of CNCAN experts for certain periods, to be determined by the Parties, within 

the USN RC to work on USNRC staff duties and gain on the job experience. 

4. 	 Training assignments of the CNCAN employees within the radiation control program in 

the United States of America. 

Article II. ADMINISTRATION 

A 	 The exchange of information under this Arrangement shall be accomplished through letters, 

reports, and other documents, and by visits and meetings arranged in advance on a case-bycase basis. Periodic meetings shall be held at such times as mutually agreed to review the 

exchange of information and cooperation under this Arrangement, to recommend revisions to 

the provisions of the Arrangement, and to discuss topics coming within the scope of the 

cooperation. The time, place, and agenda for such meetings shall be agreed upon in 

advance. Visits which take place under the Arrangement, including their schedules, shall have 

the prior approval of the Administrators referred to in paragraph 11.B. 

B. 	 An Administrator shall be designated by each Party to coordinate its participation in the 

overall exchange under this Arrangement. The Administrators shall be the recipients of all 

documents transmitted under the exchange of information, including copies of all letters 

unless otherwise agreed. Within the terms of the exchange of information, the Administrators 

shall be responsible for developing the scope of the exchange, including agreement on the 

designation of the nuclear facilities subject to the exchange of information, and on specific 

documents and standards to be exchanged. One or more technical coordinators may be 

appointed as direct contacts for specific disciplinary areas. These technical coordinators shall 

ensure that both Administrators receive copies of all transmittals. These detailed 

arrangements are intended to ensure, among other things, that a reasonably balanced 

exchange giving access to equivalent available information is achieved and maintained. 

C. 	 The Administrators shall determine the number of copies to be provided of the documents 

exchanged. Each document shall be accompanied by an abstract in English, 250 words or 

less, describing its scope and content. 

D. 	 The use of any information exchanged or transferred between the Parties under this 

Arrangement shall be the responsibility of the receiving Party; the transmitting Party does not 

warrant the suitability of such information for any particular use. 
E. 	 Recognizing that some information of the type covered in this Arrangement is not available 

within the Parties to this Arrangement, but is available from other agencies of the 

governments of the Parties, each Party shall assist the other Party to the maximum extent 

possible by organizing visits and directing inquiries concerning such information to 

appropriate agencies of the government concerned. The foregoing shall not constitute a 

commitment of other agencies to furnish such information or to receive such visitors. 

Article Ill. EXCHANGE AND USE OF INFORMATION 

A. 	 General 

The Parties support the widest possible dissemination of information provided, created or 

exchanged under this Arrangement, subject to the requirements of each Party's applicable 

laws, regulations and policies and the need to protect proprietary and other confidential or 

privileged information, and subject to the provisions of the Intellectual Property Rights, as 

stipulated in Addendum C, which is an integral part of this Arrangement. 

B. Definitions 

1 . 	The term "information" means unclassified nuclear energy-related regulatory, nuclear 

safety, nuclear security, radioactive waste management, radiological safety, scientific or 

technical data, including information on results or methods of assessment, research, and 

any other knowledge provided, created or exchanged under this Arrangement. 

2. 	The term "proprietary information" means information made available under this 

Arrangement that contains trade secrets or other privileged or confidential commercial 

information (such that the person having the information may derive a commercial benefit 

from it or may have a commercial advantage over those who do not have it), and may 

only include information that: 

a. 	 has been held in confidence by its owner; 

b. 	 has not been transmitted by the owner to other entities (including the receiving 

Party), except on the basis that it be held in confidence; 

c. 	 is not otherwise available to the receiving Party from another source without 

restriction on its further dissemination; and 

d. 	 is not already in the possession of the receiving Party. 

3. 	The term "other confidential or privileged information" means unclassified information, 

other than "proprietary information,'' that has been transmitted and received in confidence 

under this Arrangement and is protected from public disclosure under the applicable laws, 

regulations, or policies of the Party providing the information or is otherwise restricted by 

the provider. 

C. Marking Procedures for Documentary Proprietary Information 

A Party receiving documentary proprietary information pursuant to this Arrangement shall 

respect the privileged nature of such information, provided that such proprietary information 

is clearly marked with the following (or substantially similar) restrictive legend: 

"This document contains proprietary information furnished in confidence under 

an Arrangement signed in Bucharest on March 2nct, 2017 and in Rockville, 

Maryland on March ...... .l.<4-.... ....., and entered into force 

on [insert date of CNCAN notification that internal procedures 

have been completed] between the National Commission for Nuclear Activities 

Control of Romania and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

and shall not be disseminated outside these organizations, their consultants, 

contractors, and licensees, or concerned departments and agencies of the 
Government of Romania and the Government of the United States of America, 

without the prior written approval of {name of transmitting Party). This notice 

shall be marked on each page of any reproduction hereof, in whole or in part. 

These limitations shall automatically terminate when the proprietary 

information is disclosed by the owner without restriction." 

This restrictive legend shall be respected by the Parties to this Arrangement. Proprietary 

information bearing this restrictive legend shall not be made public or otherwise 

disseminated in any manner unspecified or contrary to the terms of this Arrangement without 

the prior written consent of the transmitting Party. Proprietary information bearing this 

restrictive legend shall not be used by the receiving Party or its contractors and consultants 

for any commercial purposes without the prior written consent of the transmitting Party. 

D. Dissemination of Documentary Proprietary Information 

1. 	 In general, proprietary information received under this Arrangement may be 

disseminated by the receiving Party without prior consent of the transmitting Party to 

persons within or employed by the receiving Party, and to concerned Government 

departments and Government agencies in the country of the receiving Party, provided: 

a. 	 such dissemination is made on a case-by-case basis to persons or departments and 

agencies having a legitimate need for this information; and 

b. 	 such proprietary information bears the restrictive legend referenced in Article 111.C. of 

this Arrangement. 

2. 	 Proprietary information received under this Arrangement may be disseminated by the 

receiving Party without prior consent of the transmitting Party to contractors and 

consultants of the receiving Party located within the geographical limits of that Party's 

country provided: 

a. 	 that the proprietary information is used by such contractors and consultants only for 

work within the scope of their contracts with the receiving Party relating to the 

subject matter of the proprietary information, and shall not be used by such 

contractors and consultants for any other private commercial purposes; 

b. 	 that such dissemination is made on a case-by-case basis to contractors and 

consultants who have executed a non-disclosure agreement; and 

c. 	 that such proprietary information shall bear the restrictive legend referenced in 

Article 111.C. of this Arrangement. 

3. 	 With the prior written consent of the Party transmitting proprietary information under this 

Arrangement, the receiving Party may disseminate such proprietary information more 

widely than otherwise permitted under the terms set forth in this Arrangement. The 

Parties shall endeavor to grant such approval to the extent permitted by their respective 

applicable laws, regulations, and policies, provided: 

a. 	 that the entities receiving proprietary information under Article 111.D.3. of this 

Arrangement, including domestic organizations permitted or licensed by the 

receiving Party to construct or operate nuclear production or utilization facilities, or to 

use nuclear materials and radiation sources, have executed a non-disclosure 

agreement; and 

b. 	 that the entities receiving proprietary information under Article 111.D.3. of this 

Arrangement, including domestic organizations permitted or licensed by the 

receiving Party to construct or operate nuclear production or utilization facilities, 

shall not use such proprietary information for any private commercial purposes; and 
c. 	 that those entities receiving proprietary information under Article 111.D.3. of this 

Arrangement that are domestic organizations permitted or licensed by the receiving 

Party, agree to use the proprietary information only for activities carried out under or 

within the terms of their specific permit or license. 

E. 	 Marking Procedures for Other Confidential or Privileged Information of a Documentary 

Nature 

A Party receiving under this Arrangement other confidential or privileged information shall 

respect its confidential nature, provided such information is clearly marked so as to indicate 

its confidential or privileged nature and is accompanied by a statement indicating: 

1 . 	 that the information is protected from public disclosure by the government of the 

transmitting Party; and 

2. 	 that the information is transmitted under the condition that it be maintained in 

confidence. 

F. 	 Dissemination of Other Confidential or Privileged Information of a Documentary Nature 

Other confidential or privileged information may be disseminated in the same manner as that 

set forth in Article 111.D, "Dissemination of Documentary Proprietary Information." 

G. 	 Non-Documentary Proprietary or Other Confidential or Privileged Information 

Non-documentary proprietary or other confidential or privileged information provided in 

seminars and other meetings organized under this Arrangement, or information arising from 

the assignment of staff, use of facilities, or joint projects, shall be treated by the Parties 

according to the principles specified for documentary information in this Arrangement; 

provided, however, that the Party communicating such proprietary or other confidential or 

privileged information has placed the recipient on notice as to the character of the information 

communicated. 

H. 	 Consultation 

If, for any reason, one of the Parties becomes aware that it shall be, or may reasonably be 

expected to become, unable to meet the non-dissemination provisions of this Arrangement, it 

shall immediately inform the other Party. The Parties shall thereafter consult to define an 

appropriate course of action. 

I. 	 Other 

Nothing contained in this Arrangement shall preclude a Party from using or disseminating 

information received without restriction by a Party from sources outside of this Arrangement. 

Article IV. EXTERNAL OBLIGATIONS 

A. 	 This Arrangement is not intended to affect the rights or obligations established in prior 

agreements in force between the United States of America and Euratom. 

B. 	 This arrangement may not affect the obligations arising from Romania's accession to the 

Euratom Treaty and the European Union. 
Article v. FINAL PROVISIONS 

A. 	 Nothing contained in this Arrangement shall require either Party to take any action that would 

be inconsistent with the existing laws, regulations, or policy directives of its country. Should 

any conflict arise between the terms of this Arrangement and those laws, regulations, or 

policy directives, the Parties agree to consult before any action is taken. No nuclear 

information related to proliferation-sensitive technologies shall be exchanged under this 

Arrangement. 

8. 	 Unless otherwise agreed, all costs resulting from cooperation pursuant to this Arrangement 

shall be the responsibility of the Party that incurs them. The ability of the Parties to carry out 

their obligations is subject to the appropriation of funds by the appropriate governmental 

authority and to the laws, regulations and policies applicable to the Parties. 

C. 	 Cooperation under this Arrangement shall be in accordance with the laws and regulations 

applicable in the Parties' respective countries. Any dispute or questions between the Parties 

concerning the interpretation or application of this Arrangement shall be settled by mutual 

agreement of the Parties. 

D. 	 This Arrangement shall enter into force upon written notification through diplomatic channels 

by which the Parties inform each other about the fulfillment of their internal procedures 

concerning the entry into force of this Arrangement, and subject to paragraph E of this 

Article, shall remain in force for a period of five years. It may be extended for a further period 

of 5 (five) years by written agreement of the Parties. 

E. 	 Either Party may terminate this Arrangement after providing the other Party written notice 

180 days prior to its intended date of termination. 

SIGNED at Bucharest on March 2°d, 2017 and at Rockville, Maryland on ..... !!?. .......March 2017, 

in duplicate, in the Romanian and English languages, both texts being equally authentic. In case of 

divergence in interpretation, the English text sha!! prevail. 

FOR THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR FOR THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR 

REGULATORY COMMISSION NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES CONTROL OF 

ROMANIA 

~ICKI Cristian GENTEA 

Chairman 	 President 
Addendum A 

USNRC - CNCAN Reactor Safety Research Exchange 

Areas in Which the USNRC Is Performing or Sponsoring Safety Research 

1. Digital Instrumentation and Control 

2. Reactor and Electrical Equipment Qualification 

3. Environmental Transport 

4. Radionuclide Transport and Waste Management 

5. Dry Cask Storage and Transport 

6. Fire Safety Research 

7. Nuclear Fuel Analysis 

8. Severe Accident Analysis 

9. Operating Experience and Generic Issues 

10. Human Factors Engineering 

11. Organizational Factors/Safety Culture 

12. Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) 

13. Probabilistic Risk Assessments 

14. Radiation Protection and Health Effects 

15. Seismic Safety 

16. State of the Art Risk Consequences 

17. Reactor Containment Structural Safety 

18. Reactor Vessel and Piping Integrity 

19. Regulatory Guide Update 

20. New and Advanced Reactor Designs 

21. Decommissioning 

22. Thermal Hydraulic Code Applications and Maintenance 

23. Uncertainty Analysis for Thermal Hydraulic Kinetics 

24. Coupled 3D Neutronic and Plant Thermal Hydraulics 

25. Medical Isotope Production 

26. Long-term Operationai Management 

27. Plant and Systems Operations 
Addendum B 

USNRC - CNCAN Safety Research 

Areas in which the CNCAN is Performing and Supervising Research 

1 . 	 Reactor Physics and Dynamics 

2. 	 Thermal Hydraulic Analysis 

3. 	 Fuel Behavior 

4. 	 Reactor Materials and Component Behavior 

5. 	 Severe Accident Modeling and Containment Behavior 

6. 	 Operational Safety Research 

7. 	 Probabilistic Safety Assessment (level 1 - internal and external events, level 2 

and level 3) 

8. 	 Safety of Radioactive Waste and Nuclear Spent Fuel Transportation and 

Disposal 

9. 	 Instrumentation and Control 

10. 	 Safety of Test/Research Nuclear Reactors 

11 . 	 Nuclear Safety Regulation Review 

12. 	 Nuclear Safety Culture Oversight 
Addendum C 


INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 


Pursuant to Article Ill of this Arrangement 

I. 	 General Obligation 

The Parties shall ensure adequate and effective protection of intellectual property created or 

furnished under this Arrangement and relevant implementing arrangements. Rights to such 

intellectual property shall be allocated as provided in this Addendum. 

II. 	 Scope 

A. 	 This Addendum is applicable to all cooperative activities undertaken pursuant to this 

Arrangement, except as otherwise specifically agreed by the Parties or their designees. 

B. 	 For purposes of this Arrangement, "intellectual property" shall mean the subject matter listed 

in Article 2 of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, done 

at Stockholm, July 14, 1967, and may include other subject matter as agreed by the Parties. 

C. 	 Each Party shall ensure, through contracts or other legal means with its own participants, if 

necessary, that the other Party can obtain the rights to intellectual property allocated in 

accordance with this Addendum. This Addendum does not otherwise alter or prejudice the 

allocation of such rights between a Party and its participants, which shall be determined by 

that Party's existing laws and practices. 

D. 	 Except as otherwise provided in this Arrangement, disputes concerning intellectual property 

arising under this Arrangement shall be resolved through discussions between the concerned 

participating institutions, or, if necessary, the Parties or their designees. Upon mutual 

agreement of the Parties, a dispute shall be submitted to an arbitral tribunal for binding 

arbitration in accordance with the appiicabie ruies of international law. Unless the Parties or 

their designees agree otherwise in writing, the arbitration rules of the United Nations 

Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) shall govern. 

E. 	 Termination or expiration of this Arrangement shall not affect rights or obligations under this 

Addendum. 

Ill. 	 Allocation of Rights 

A. 	 Each Party shall be entitled to a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to 

translate, reproduce, and publicly distribute monographs, scientific and technical journal 

articles, reports and books directly arising from cooperation under this Arrangement. All 

publicly distributed copies of a copyrighted work prepared under this Arrangement shall 

indicate the names of the authors of the work unless an author explicitly declines to be 

named. 

B. 	 Rights to all forms of intellectual property, other than those rights described in paragraph 

Ill.A above, shall be allocated as follows: 

(1) 	 Prior to participation in cooperative activities under this Arrangement by a visiting 

researcher, the host Party or its designee and the Party or its designee employing or 

sponsoring the visiting researcher may discuss and determine the allocation of rights to 

any intellectual property created by the visiting researcher . Absent such a 

determination, visiting researchers shall receive rights, awards, bonuses and royalties in 

accordance with the policies of the host institution. For purposes of this Arrangement, a 
visiting researcher is a researcher visiting an institution of the other Party (host 

institution) and engaged in work planned solely by the host institution. 

(2) 	(a) Any intellectual property created by persons employed or sponsored by one Party 

under cooperative activities other than those covered by Paragraph 111.(8)(1) shall be 

owned by that Party. Intellectual property created by persons employed or sponsored by 

both Parties shall be jointly owned by the Parties. In addition, each creator shall be 

entitled to awards, bonuses and royalties in accordance with the policies of the institution 

employing or sponsoring that creator. 

(b) Unless otherwise agreed in an implementing or other arrangement, each Party shall 

have within its territory a right to exploit and allow others to exploit intellectual property 

created in the course of the cooperative activities. 

(c) The rights of a Party outside its territory shall be determined by mutual agreement 

considering, for example, the relative contributions of the Parties and their participants to 

the cooperative activities, the degree of commitment in obtaining legal protection and 

licensing of the intellectual property and such other factors deemed appropriate. 

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs lll.B(2)(a) and (b) above, if either Party believes that a 

particular project is likely to lead to or has led to the creation of intellectual property not 

protected by the laws of the other Party, the Parties shall immediately hold discussions to 

determine the allocation of rights to the intellectual property. If an agreement cannot be 

reached within three months of the date of the initiation of the discussions, cooperation on 

the project in question shall be terminated at the request of either Party. Creators of 

intellectual property shall nonetheless be entitled to awards, bonuses and royalties as 

provided in paragraph 111.B(2)(a). 

(e) For each invention made under any cooperative activity, the Party employing or 

sponsoring the inventor(s) shall disclose the invention promptly to the other Party 

together with any documentation and information necessary to enable the other Party to 

establish any rights to which it may be entitled. Either Party may ask the other Party in 

writing to delay publication or public disclosure of such documentation or information for 

the purpose of protecting its rights in the invention. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, 

the delay shall not exceed a period of six months from the date of disclosure by the 

inventing Party to the other Party. 

IV. Business Confidential Information 

In the event that information identified in a timely fashion as business-confidential is 

furnished or created under this Arrangement, each Party and its participants shall protect 

such information in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and administrative 

practices. Information may be identified as "business-confidential" if a person having the 

information may derive an economic benefit from it or may obtain a competitive advantage 

over those who do not have it, and the information is not generally known or publicly 

available from other sources, and the owner has not previously made the information 

available without imposing in a timely manner an obligation to keep it confidential. 
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Comisia pentru Reglementari Nucleare din Statele Unite ale Americii (denumita in 

continuare "USNRC") !?i Comisia Nationala pentru Controlul Activitatilor Nucleare din 

Romania (denumita in continuare "CNCAN"), ambele denumite In continuare ,,Pafii"; 

AVAND interes reciproc in efectuarea unui schimb continuu de informatii aferente 

problematicii de reglementare ~i de standarde solicitate sau recomandate de organismele lor 

pentru reglementarea securitatii nucleare, a sigurantei nucleare !?i a impactului instalatiilor 

nucleare asupra mediului; 

AVAND iN VEDERE faptul ca Romania este stat membru al Uniunii Europene !?i al 

Comunitatii Europene a Energiei Atomice !?i ca atare este legata de aplicarea prevederilor 

Tratatelor Uniunii Europene (Tratatul privind Uniunea Europeana, Tratatul privind 

functionarea Uniunii Europene, Tratatul privind instituirea Comunitatii Europene a Energiei 

Atomice) !?i a legislatiei secundare a acestora; 

LUAND iN CONSIDERARE Acordul de cooperare in domeniul utilizarilor energ1e1 

nucleare In scopuri pa~nice intre Comunitatea Europeana a Energiei Atomice !?i Statele 

Unite ale Americii - Minuta convenita - Declaratia privind politica de neproliferare, semnat la 

Bruxelles, la 11 noiembrie 1995, denumit in continuare ,,Acord Euratom - SUA"; 

AVAND cooperari similare In cadrul intelegerilor anterioare privind schimbul de 

informatii tehnice !?i cooperarea in domeniul securitatii nucleare [cea mai recenta intelegere 

semnata la data de 4 aprilie 2011]; ' 

Au convenit cele ce urmeaza: 

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Articolul I. DOMENIUL DE APLICARE AL iNTELEGERll 

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A. Schimbul de informatii tehnice 

Tn masura in care le este permis Partilor, in conformitate cu legile, reglementarile l?i 

liniile politice din tarile respective, Partile vor schimba, incluzand dar fara a se limita la, 

urmatoarele tipuri de informatii tehnice neclasificate referitoare la reglementari in 

domeniul securitatii nucleare, sigurantei nucleare, gestionarii de~eurilor radioactive, 

securitatii radiologice (incluzand autorizarea ~i controlul surselor radioactive) ~i al 

impactului instalatiilor nucleare asupra mediului ~i referitoare la programele de 

cercetare in domeniul securitatii nucleare: 

1. 	 Rapoarte curente privind securitatea nucleara, gestionarea de~eurilor radioactive, 

securitatea radiologica ~i efectele asupra mediului, redactate de catre o Parte sau 

pentru una dintre Paf1i, ca baza pentru sau in sprijinul deciziilor ~i politicilor de 

reglementare. 

2. 	 Documente referitoare la activitati semnificative de autorizare ~i la decizii privind 

securitatea nucleara ~i mediul care privesc instalatiile nucleare. 

3. 	 Documente detaliate care descriu procesul USNRC de autorizare ~i reglementare a 

anumitor instalatii nucleare din SUA desemnate de CNCAN ca fiind similare cu 

anumite instalatii construite sau planificate a fi construite in Romania ~i documente 

echivalente privind asemenea instalatii din Romania. 

4. 	 lnformatii in domeniul cercetarilor de securitate a reactoarelor, pe care Paf1ile au 

dreptul sa le dezvaluie, aflate fie in posesia uneia dintre Pafti sau la dispozitia 

acesteia, inclusiv informatii cu privire la securitatea reactoarelor cu apa u~oara din 

domeniile tehnice descrise in Anexele "A" ~i "B'', ata~ate prezentei 1ntelegeri ~i 

facand parte integranta din aceasta. Cooperarea in aceste domenii de cercetare 

detaliate poate necesita un acord separat, dupa cum se stabile~te a fi necesar de 

catre organismele de cercetare ale uneia sau ale ambelor Parti. Fiecare Parte va 

transmite imediat celeilalte Paf1i informatii cu privire la rezultatele cercetarii care 

necesita atentie din timp, in interesul securitatii publice, insotite de indicatii asupra 

implicatiilor semnificative. 

5. 	 Rapoarte privind experienta de exploatare, precum rapoarte privind incidentele ~i 

accidentele nucleare, opriri ale instalatiilor nucleare ~i compilatii cuprinzand evolutia 

in timp a indicatorilor de fiabilitate a componentelor ~i sistemelor. 

6. 	 Proceduri de reglementare referitoare la analiza ~i evaluarea, inspectia ~i 

autorizarea in domenii precum: securitate nucleara, siguranta nucleara, gestionarea 

de~eurilor radioactive, securitate radiologies (inclusiv autorizarea ~i controlul 

surselor radioactive) ~i impactul instalatiilor nucleare asupra mediului. 

7. 	 Comunicarea din timp a evenimentelor importante, precum incidente semnificative 

de operare, opriri de reactor decise de Guvern ~i probleme tehnice care pot aparea 

~i care prezinta interes imediat pentru Paf1i. 

B. Cooperarea in domeniul cercetarii privind securitatea nucleara 

Termen_!i .~?operarii pentru p.r~~~amele ~i proiectele comune in domeniul cercetarii ~i 

d:zvoltaru. '~ ~?mernul s~c~nt~t11 nucleare sau ale acelor programe ~i proiecte in cadrul 

carora a~t1v1tat1le sunt d1stnbu1te intre cele doua Paf1i, inclusiv utilizarea instalatiilor de 

testare ~1/sau a programelor de soft detinute de oricare dintre Paf1i, vor fi conveniti de la 

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caz la caz $i pot face obiectul unui acord separat, dupa cum se stabile$te a fi necesar 

de catre institutiile de cercetare din tarile Partilor. Cand nu este cazul lncheierii unui 

acord separat, termenii cooperarii pot fi stabili1i printr-un schimb de scrisori 7ntre 

organizatiile de cercetare din tarile Partilor $i var respecta termenii i;;i conditiile din 

prezenta lntelegere. Domeniile tehnice specificate in astfel de schimburi de scrisori pot 

fi modificate ulterior, de comun acord. 

C. Pregatirea profesionala si schimburi de personal 

In limita resurselor disponibile i;;i cu conditia respectarii tuturor legilor i;;i reglementarilor 

aplicabile i;;i a disponibilitatii fondurilor necesare, USNRC va coopera cu CNCAN 

asigurand anumite forme de pregatire i;;i practica pentru personalul CNCAN din 

domeniul securitatii nucleare. Suplimentar, vor fi luate In considerare detai;;ari ale 

personalului unei Parti la sediul celeilalte Parti, de la caz la caz, i;;i, In general, vor face 

obiectul unui acord separat lntre Parti. Cu exceptia cazului in care se convine altfel, 

costurile cu salariile, diurna i;;i transportul participantilor vor fi suportate de Partea care 

Ii trimite. Pot fi asigurate urmatoarele tipuri de pregatire $i practica, dar care nu sunt In 

mod necesar exclusive: 

1. 	Participarea inspectorilor desemnati ai CNCAN la vizitele efectuate de inspectorii 

USNRC la reactoarele din Statele Unite ale Americii aflate in exploatare i;;i in 

constructie, precum i;;i la activitati legate de controlul surselor de radiatii, inclusiv 

participarea la reuniuni de informari extinse la sediile regionale de inspectie ale 

USNRC. 

2. 	 Participarea angajatilor CNCAN la cursurile de instruire ale personalului USNRC. 

3. 	 Detai;;area personalului CNCAN la sediul USNRC, pe o durata stabilita de ambele 

Parti, pentru a-$i desfai;;ura activitatea alaturi de personalul USNRC i;;i pentru a 

dobandi experienta practica. 

4. 	 lnstruirea angajatilor CNCAN in cadrul programului de control al radiatiilor in Statele 

Unite ale Americii. 

Articolul II ADMINISTRARE 

A. 	 Schimbul de informatii in cadrul prezentei lntelegeri se va realiza prin scrisori, rapoarte 

i;;i alte documente $i prin vizite $i intalniri organizate din timp, de la caz la caz. Vor avea 

loc intalniri periodice, stabilite de comun acord, pentru a se analiza schimbul de 

informatii i;;i cooperarea in cadrul prezentei lntelegeri, pentru a recomanda revizuiri ale 

prevederilor prezentei lntelegeri i;;i pentru 'a discuta aspecte aparute in cadrul 

cooperarii. Data, locul i;;i agenda pentru asemenea intalniri vor fi convenite in prealabil. 

Vizitele care se vor desfai;;ura in baza lntelegerii, inclusiv programul acestora, vor avea 

aprobarea prealabila a Administratorilor mentionati la art. II lit. B. 

B. 	 Fiecare Parte va desemna cate un Administrator care sa coordoneze participarea 

respectivei Parti In cadrul intregului schimb de informatii in cadrul prezentei lntelegeri. 

Administratorii vor fi destinatarii tuturor documentelor transmise in cadrul schimbului de 

inform~tii, incluzand copii ale tuturor scrisorilor, cu exceptia cazurilor in care se convine 

altfel. In cadrul schimbului de informatii, Administratorii vor fi responsabili pentru 

extinderea acestuia, inclusiv pentru acordul cu privire la stabilirea instalatiilor nucleare 

care fac subiectul schimbului de informatii i;;i al documentelor i;;i standard~lor specifice 

care vor fi schimbate. Unul sau mai multi coordonatori tehnici var fi desemnati ca 

persoane de contact directe in sectoarele de activitate specifice. Ace$ti coordon~tori 

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tehnici se var asigura ca ambii Administratori sa primeasca copii ale tuturor 

comunicarilor transmise. Aceste intelegeri detaliate au scopul de a asigura, printre 

altele, existenta ~i mentinerea unui schimb rezonabil echilibrat, permit~ind accesul la 

informatii echivalente care sunt disponibile. 

C. 	 Administratorii vor stabili numarul de copii pentru documentele care fac obiectul 

schimbului. Fiecare document va fi insotit de un rezumat in limba engleza, avand 250 

de cuvinte sau mai putin, care sa prezinte domeniul ~i continutul. 

D. 	 Utilizarea oricaror informatii schimbate sau transferate intre Parti in temeiul prezentei 

lntelegeri va fi responsabilitatea Partii care le prime~te; Partea' care le transmite nu 

ofera garantH privind corectitudinea informatiilor pentru o anumita utilizare. 

E. 	 Recunoscand ca anumite informatii, de tipul celor mentionate in prezenta lntelegere, nu 

sunt disponibile Paftilor la prezenta intelegere, dar sunt disponibile in cadrul altor 

institutii ale guvernelor Partilor, fiecare Parte ii va acorda celeilalte Parti tot sprijinul 

posibil, prin organizarea de vizite ~i directionarea solicitarilor cu privire la asemenea 

informatii catre institutiile guvernamentale care detin astfel de informatii. Cele 

mentionate anterior nu vor constitui un angajament pentru aceste institutii de a furniza 

astfel de informatii sau de a primi astfel de vizitatori. 

Articolul Ill SCHIMBUL $1 UTILIZAREA INFORMATllLOR 

A. 	 Generalitati 

Partile vor sprijini diseminarea ~cat mai larg posibila a informatiilor furnizate, create sau 

schimbate in cadrul prezentei lntelegeri, sub rezerva respectarii legilor, reglementarilor 

~i iiniiior poiitice din tariie Partiior ~i a necesitatii de a proteja informatiile proprietare ~i 

alte informatii confidentiale ori privilegiate ~i sub rezerva respectarii prevederilor 

Drepturilor de Proprietate lntelectuala, a~a cum sunt stipulate in Anexa C, care face 

parte integranta din prezenta Tntelegere. 

B. 	 Defini1ii 

1. 	 Termenul "informatii" se refera la datele neclasificate ~tiintifice sau tehnice privind 

reglementarile in domeniul energiei nucleare, securitatii nucleare, sigurantei nucleare, 

gestionarii de~eurilor radioactive, securitatii radiologice, date ~tiintifice sau tehnice, 

inclusiv informatii privind rezultatele sau metodele evaluarii, cercetarii ~i orice alte 

cuno~tinte furnizate, create sau schimbate in cadrul prezentei lntelegeri. 

2. 	 }ermenul "informatii proprietare" inseamna informatiile disponibile in cadrul prezentei 

lntelegeri, care contin secrete comerciale sau alte informatii privilegiate sau 

confidentiale (astfel incat persoana care detine informatia sa poata obtine un 

beneficiu comercial sau sa poata avea un avantaj comercial asupra celor care nu 0 

au), ~i poate include numai informatii care: 

a) 	 au fost pastrare confidential de catre proprietar; 

b) nu au fost transmise de catre proprietar altor entitati (inclusiv Partii care le 


prime~te), cu exceptia cazurilor in care se asigura pastrarea confidenti~litatii· 

c) nu sunt altfel dispon 

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ibile din alta sursa Paflii care le prime~te fara rest'rictii ~~upra diseminarii ulterioare a acestora; ~i ' 

d) nu se afla inca in posesia Paftii care le prime~te. 

3. 	 Termenul ,,alte informatii confidentiale sau privilegiate" inseamna informatii 

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neclasificate, altele decat ,,informatiile proprietare", care au fest transmise !?i primite in 

mod confiden1ial in baza prezentei in1e1egeri !?i sunt protejate impotriva divulgarii 

publice, in conformitate cu legile, reglementarile sau liniile politice din tara Paf1ii care 

furnizeaza informatiile sau care au fost altfel restrictionate de catre furnizor. ' 	 ' 

C. 	 Procedura de marcare a informatiilor documentare proprietare 

0 Parte care prime!?te informatii documentare proprietare ca urmare a prezentei 

ln1elegeri va respecta natura 'privilegiata a acestor informa1ii, cu conditia ca 

informa1iile proprietare sa fie marcate clar cu urmatoarea legenda restrictiva (sau 

substantial similara): 

,,Acest document contine informatii proprietare, furnizate in regim confidential, 

in cadrul ln1elegerii, semnat~ la Bucure!?ti la 2 martie 2017 !?i la Rockville, Maryland 

la /(; fllJo.,.;f'lc !?i intrata in vigoare la data de [insereaza data ln§tiinfarii 

din partea CNCAN ca au fost terminate procedurile interne], intre Comisia Na1ionala 

pentru Controlul Activita1ilor Nucleare din Romania !?i Comisia pentru Reglementari 

Nucleare din Statele Unite ale Americii !?i care nu vor fi diseminate in afara acestor 

organiza1ii, a consultantilor, contractorilor !?i de1inatorilor de autoriza1ii ale acestora 

sau departamentelor !?i institu1iilor implicate ale Guvernului Romaniei !?i Guvernului 

Statelor Unite ale Americii, fara aprobarea scrisa in prealabil a [insereaza numele 

Parfii care le transmite]. Aceasta nota se va regasi pe fiecare pagina a oricarei 

reproduceri a acesteia, in totalitate sau partial. Aceste restrictii vor fi ridicate automat 

de indata ce informa1ia proprietara va fi difuzata, de catre proprietar, fara restrictii". 

Aceasta legenda restrictiva va fi respectata de catre Paf1ile la prezenta intelegere. 

lnformatiile proprietare care poarta aceasta legenda restrictiva nu vor fi facute publice 

sau altfel diseminate, In orice mod nespecificat sau in contradictie cu termenii 

prezentei in1elegeri, fara consimtamantul prealabil scris al Paf1ii ca~e le transmite. 

lnformatiile proprietare care poarta aceasta legenda restrictiva nu vor fi utilizate de 

catre Partea care le prime!?te sau de catre contractorii !?i consultantii acesteia pentru 

orice scop comerciai fara consimtamantui preaiabii scris ai Partii care ie transmite. 

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D. 	 Diseminarea informatiilor documentare proprietare 

1. 	 in general, informatiile proprietare primite in cadrul prezentei in1e1egeri pot fi 

diseminate de catre Partea care le prime!?te, fara consimtamantul prealabil al Paftii 

care transmite, persoanelor din cadrul sau angajate de catre Partea care le prime!?te 

!?i ministerelor !?i institutiilor guvernamentale abilitate din tara Paf1ii care le prime!?te, 

cu condi1ia ca: 

a) o astfel de diseminare sa fie facuta, de la caz la caz, persoanelor sau 

ministerelor !?i institutiilor care au o nevoie legitima de aceste informatii; !?i 

b) astfel de informatii proprietare saA poarte legenda restrictiva la care se face 

referire in art. Ill, lit. C din prezenta lntelegere. 

2. 	 lnformatiile proprietare primite in baza prezentei intelegeri pot fi diseminate de catre 

Partea care le prime!?te, fara consimtamantul prealabil al Paf1ii care le transmite, 

contractorilor !?i consultan1ilor Paftii care le prime!?te aflati in limitele geografice ale 

tarii acestei Par+i, cu conditia ca: 

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a) 	informatiile proprietare sa fie utilizate de catre ace!?ti contractori !?i consultanti 

numai pentru lucrul In domeniile de aplicare a contractelor acestora cu Partea 

care _le prime!?te, cu privire la subiectul informatiilor proprietare !?i nu vor putea fi 

folos1te de catre ace!?ti contractori !?i consultanti pentru orice alte scopuri 

comerciale private; ' 

b) 	asemenea diseminare sa se faca, de la caz la caz, la contractorii $i consultantii 

care au semnat un acord de confidentialitate; $i ' 

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c) 	asemenea informatii proprietare s~ poarte legenda restrictiva la care se face 

referire in art. Ill, lit. C din prezenta lntelegere. 

3. 	Cu consimtamantul prealabil scris al Partii care transmite informatii proprietare in 

baza prezentei intelegeri, Partea care le prime~te poate disemina astfel de informatii 

proprietare intr-o arie mai larga decat este permis In conditiile prevazute de prezenta 

lntelegere. Paf1ile vor depune eforturi sa acorde asemenea aprobari In masura In 

care legile, reglementarile ~i liniile politics aplicabile in tarile respective le permits, cu 

conditia ca: 

a) 	entitatile care primesc i[lformatii proprietare in conformitate cu prevederile art. 

Ill, lit. 0.3 din prezenta lntelegere, inclusiv organizatiile nationale carora le este 

permis sau care sunt autorizate de catre Partea care le prime~te sa 

construiasca sau sa exploateze instalatii de producere sau utilizare a energiei 

nucleare, ori sa utilizeze materiale nucleare ~i surse radioactive, au semnat un 

acord de confidentialitate; ~i 

b) 	entitatile care primesc i[lformatii proprietare In conformitate cu prevederile art. 

Ill, lit. 0.3 din prezenta lntelegere, inclusiv organizatiile nationale carora le este 

permis sau care sunt autorizate de catre Partea care le prime~te sa 

construiasca sau sa exploateze instalatii de producere sau utilizare a energiei 

nucleare, nu vor folosi asemenea informatii proprietare pentru orice scop 

comercial privat; ~i 

c) 	acele entitati care primesc i,!1formatii proprietare In conformitate cu prevederile 

art. Ill, lit. 0.3 din prezenta lntelegere, care sunt organizatii nationale carora le 

este permis sau sunt autorizate de catre Partea care le prime~te, sa fie de 

acord sa utilizeze informatii proprietare dear pentru activitati desfa~urate In 

cadrul sau In conditiile permisului sau autorizatiei specifice. 

E. 	 Procedura de marcare pentru alte informatii confidentiale sau privilegiate cu caracter 

documentar 

0 Parte care prime~te, in baza prezentei intelegeri, alte informatii confidentiale sau 

privilegiate, va respecta natura lor confidentiala, cu conditia ca astfel de informatii sa 

fie clar marcate pentru a se indica regimul confidential sau privilegiat al acestora ~i 

sunt insotite de o declaratie din care sa reiasa ca: 

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1 . 	 informatia este protejata impotriva difuzarii publice de catre guvernul Paf1ii care 

transmite; ~i 

2. 	 informatia este transmisa cu conditia ca va fi mentinut regimul de 

confidentialitate. 

F. 	 Oiseminarea alter informatii confidentiale sau privilegiate cu caracter documentar 

Alte informatii confidentiale sau privilegiate pot fi diseminate in conditii similare ca ~i cele 

stabilite in art. Ill, lit.D ,,Diseminarea informatiilor documentare proprietare". 

G. 	 lnformatiile proprietare nedocumentare si alte informatii confidentiale sau privilegiate 

lnformatiile proprietare nedocumentare sau alte informatii confidentiale sau p~ivilegiate 

furnizate in cadrul seminariilor sau alter intalniri organizate in baza prezentei lntelegeri 

sau informatiile obtinute cu ocazia schimburilor de personal, a folosirii instalatiilor sau a 

proiectelor comune, vor fi tratate de catre Paf1i conform principiilor specificate in prezenta 

lntelegere pentru informatiile documentare; insa, cu conditia ca Partea care furnizeaza 

astfel de informatii proprietare sau confidentiale ori privilegiate sa notifice primitorul in 

ceea ce prive~te caracterul informatiei transmise. 

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H. 	 Consultari 

In cazul in care, pentru orice motiv, una dintre Pafii Tl?i da seama ca va fi, sau ca se 

poate al?tepta sa se afle, in imposibilitatea de a respecta prevederile de nediseminare din 

prezenta lntelegere va informa imediat cealalta Parte. Pariile se vor consulta pentru a 

stabili un mod de actiune corespunzator. 

Niciuna din prevederile prezentei lntelegeri nu va Tmpiedica o Parte sa utilizeze sau sa 

disemineze informatiile primite fara restrictii de catre o Parte, din surse externe prezentei 

lntelegeri. ' ' 

Articolul IV OBLIGATll EXTERNE 

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A. 	 Prezenta lntelegere nu va prejudicia drepturile l?i obligatiile care rezulta din acorduri 

anterioare Tn vigoare intre EURA TOM l?i Statele Unite ale Americii. 

B. 	 Prezenta lntelegere nu va afecta obligatiile care decurg din aderarea Romaniei la 

EURATOM l?i la Uniunea Europeans. 

Articolul V PREVEDERI FINALE 

A. 	 Niciuna din prevederile prezentei lntelegeri nu va obliga oricare dintre Parii sa 

Tntreprinda orice actiune care ar fi in contradictie cu legile, regulamentele l?i liniile 0 

politice aflate Tn vigoare Tn tara respectiva. in °cazul in care prevederile prezentei 

in~eiegeri se afia Tn confiict cu iegiie, reguiamenteie sau iiniiie poiitice respective, 

Pariile sunt de acord sa se consulte Tnainte de Tntreprinderea oricarei actiuni. Nicio 

informatie din domeniul nuclear privind tehnologiile sensibile din punctul de vedere al 

prolifer~rii nu va fi schimbata in baza prezentei intelegeri. 

B. Cu exceptia cazurilor Tn care s-a convenit altfel, toate cheltuielile care rezulta din 

cooperarea in conformitate cu prezenta lntelegere vor fi in responsabilitatea Partii 

care le efectueaza. Abilitatea Pariilor de a-l?i Tndeplini obligatiile este conditionata de 

fondurile alocate de autoritatile guvernamentale implicate l?i de legile, regulamentele 

l?i liniile politice aplicabile Pariilor. 

C. 	 Cooperarea in baza prezentei lntelegeri trebuie sa fie in conformitate cu legile l?i 

regulamentele aplicabile in 1arile respectivelor Parti. Orice disput~ sau Tntrebari 

aparute Tntre Parti cu privire la interpretarea sau aplicarea prezentei lntelegeri vor fi 

solutionate de comun acord intre Parti. 

D. 	 Prezenta lntelegere va intra Tn vigoare dupa notificarea in scris, prin canale 

diplomatice, prin care Partile se informeaza reciproc de finalizarea procedurilor 

interne cu privire la intrarea in vigoare a prezentei lntelegeri, l?i, sub rezerva lit. E a 

acestui articol, va ramane in vigoare pentru o perioada de cinci ani. Aceasta poate fi 

prelungita ulterior pentru o perioada de timp de 5 (cinci) ani prin acordul prealabil 

scris al Pariilor. 

E. 	 Oricare Parte poate denunta prezenta lntelegere prin notificarea scrisa a celeilalte 

Parii cu 180 de zile Tnainte de data la care se inten1ioneaza incetarea valabilitatii. 

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Semnata la Bucure!?ti la 2 martie 2017 !?i la Rockville, Maryland, la / 0 l'/i.a.t-rhe ,in 

doua exemplare originale, in limbile roman a !?i engleza, am be le texte fiind egal autentice. fn 

cazul unor divergente in interpretare, varianta in limba engleza va prevala. 

Pentru 

Comisia pentru Reglementari Nucleare 

din Statele Unite ale Americii 

Pentru 

Comisia Nationala pentru Controlul 

Activitatilor Nucleare din Romania 

I 

~~ Kristine L. SVINICKI Cristian GENTEA 

Pre~edinte Pre~edinte 

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ANEXAA 


SCHIMB 


de informatii intre CNCAN 'i USNRC in domeniul cercetirii securitatii 


reactoarelor 


Domenii in care USNRC efectueaza sau sponsorizeaza cercetari 

1. lnstrumentatia digitala ~i control 

2. Calificarea echipamentelor reactorului ~i a echipamentelor electrice 

3. Transferul In mediu 

4. Transportul radionuclizilor ~i gestionarea de~eurilor radioactive 

5. Containere pentru transport ~i stocare uscata 

6. Cercetari in domeniul protectiei la incendiu 

7. Analiza combustibilului nuclear 

8. Analiza accidentelor severe 

9. Experienta de exploatare ~i probleme generics 

10. Performantele factorilor umani 

11. Factori organizationali /cultura de securitate 

12. Analiza erorii umane (AEU) 

13. Evaluarea riscului prin metode probabilistice 

14. Radioprotectia ~i efectele asupra sanatatii 

15. Asigurarea securit81ii nucleare in situatii de seism 

i 6. Metode moderns de evaluare a consecintetor accidentelor la reactoarele 

nucleare 

17. Asigurarea integrita1ii structurii anvelopei reactorului 

18. lntegritatea vasului de presiune a reactorului ~i a sistemelor de conducte 

19. Actualizari ale ghidurilor de reglementare 

20. Proiecte privind generatiile noi ~i avansate de reactoare nucleare 

21. Dezafectarea 

22. Aplicatiile ~i mentenanta codurilor termohidraulice 

23. Analiza incertitudinii cineticii termohidraulice 

24. Hidraulica neutronilor cuplati 30 ~i a centralelor termale 

25. Producerea de izotropi medicali 

26. Managementul operarii pe termen lung 

27. Operarea centralei ~i a sistemelor. 

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ANEXAB 


SCH I MB 


de informatii intre CNCAN ~i USNRC in domeniul cercetarii securitatii 


reactoarelor 


Domenii in care CNCAN efectueaza ~i supervizeaza cercetari 

1. 	 Fizica ~i dinamica reactoarelor 

2. 	 Analize termohidraulice 

3. 	 Comportamentul combustibilului 

4. 	 Comportarea materialelor ~i componentelor reactorului 

5. 	 Modelarea accidentelor severe ~i comportarea anvelopei 

6. 	 Cercetari privind securitatea instalatiilor nucleare in faza de exploatare 

7. 	 Evaluari probabilistice de securitate nucleara (nivel 1 - evenimente interne ~i 

externe, nivel 2 ~i nivel 3) 

8. 	 Aspecte privind securitatea transportului ~i a depozitarii de~eurilor radioactive 

~i a combustibilului nuclear uzat. 

9. 	 lnstrumentatie ~i control 

10. Securitatea reactoarelor nucleare de cercetare/testare 

11 . Revizuirea reglementarilor de securitate nucleara 

12. Supravegherea culturii de securitate nucleara 

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ANEXAC 


Drepturi de proprietate intelectuala 

In conformitate cu art. Ill din prezenta in1elegere: 

I. Obliga1ii generale 

Pa~ile vor asigura protec1ia ad~cvata ~i eficienta a proprietatii intelectuale create sau 

furnizate in cadrul prezentei lntelegeri ~i Tn cadrul acordurilor de implementare 

relevante. Drepturile privind proprietatea intelectuala vor fi atribuite dupa cum se 

prevede in prezenta Anexa. 

II. Domeniul de aplicare 

A. 	 Prezenta Anexa se aplica tuturor activitatilor de cooperare Tntreprinse in conformitate 

cu prezenta intelegere, in afara de cazurile in care Pa~ile sau reprezentantii acestora 

convin altfel. 

B. 	 in scopul prezentei lntelegeri, ..proprietatea intelectuala" va avea intelesul mentionat 

Tn art. 2 din Conventia privind instituirea Organizatiei Mondiale a Proprietatii 

lntelectuale, incheiata la Stockholm la 14 iulie 1967, ~i poate include ~; alte elemente 

convenite de catre Paf1i. 

C. 	 Fiecare Parte se va asigura, prin intermediul contractelor sau al altor mijloace legale, 

cu proprii participanti, daca va fi necesar, ca cealalta Parte sa poata obtine drepturi 

de proprietate intelectuala atribuite in conformitate cu prezenta Anexa. Prezenta 

Anexa nu altereaza sau prejudiciaza in vreun fel atribuirea de asemenea drepturi, 

intre o Parte ~i conationalii sai, care se va stabili pe baza legislatiei ~i practici!or 

existente in tara acesteia. 

D. 	 Cu exceptia situatiilor prevazute altfel de prezenta intelegere, diferendele privind 

proprietatea intelectuala care decurg din prezenta Tntelegere var fi solutionate prin 

discutii intre institutiile participante abilitate sau, daca va fi necesar, intre Paf1i ori 

reprezentantii acestora. Cu acordul reciproc al Paf1ilor, diferendul va fi inaintat unei 

instante de arbitraj pentru o hotarare de arbitraj obligatorie, conform regulilor 

aplicabile ale dreptului international. Cu exceptia cazurilor in care Partile sau 

reprezentantii acestora convin altfel in scris, se vor aplica regulile de arbitraj ale 

Comisiei Natiunilor Unite pentru Legislatia lnternationala a Come~ului (UNCITRAL). 

E. 	 Denuntarea sau incetarea valabilitatii prezentei intelegeri nu va afecta drepturile ~i 

obligatiile din prezenta Anexa. 

Ill. 	Atribuirea drepturilor 

A. 	 Fiecare Parte va avea dreptul la o licenta internaoionala, neexclusiva, irevocabila, 

gratuita in toate tarile pentru a traduce, reproduce ~i pentru a distribui public 

monografii, articole ~tiintifice ~i tehnice, rapoarte ~i carti rezultate direct din 

cooperarea in baza preze~tei Tntelegeri. Toate exemplarele di~tribuite public ale unei 

lucrari cu drepturi de autor, efectuate In baza prezentei intelegeri, vor indica numele 

autorilor lucrarii, cu exceptia cazului in care un autor refuza in mod explicit sa fie 

numit. 

B. 	 Drepturile privind toate formele de proprietate intelectuala, altele decat cele descrise 

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in sectiunea Ill.A de mai sus, var fi atribuite dupa cum urmeaza: 

(1) 	inainte de participarea In activitati de cooperare in baza prezentei intelegeri 

de catre un cercetator aflat in vizita, Partea gazda sau reprezentantii acesteia 

!?i Partea sau reprezentantul sau care este angajatorul sau sponsorizeaza 

vizita cercetatorului pot sa se consulte !?i sa determine atribuirea drepturilor 

privind proprietatea intelectuala creata de catre cercetatorul aflat in vizita. Tn 

cazul in care o asemenea hotarare lipse!?te, cercetatorul aflat in vizita va primi 

drepturi, premii, bonusuri !?i redevente in conformitate cu politicile institutiei 

gazda. in scopul prezentei intelegeri,' un cercetator care efectueaza o vi;ita 

este un cercetator vizitand institutia celeilalte Paf1i (institutia gazda), angajat 

in activitati planificate exclusiv de institutia gazda. 

(2) a) 	 Orice proprietate intelectuala creata de persoane angajate sau 

sponsorizate de catre una dintre Paf1i in cadrul activitatilor de cooperare, 

altele decat cele acoperite de sectiunea 111.B (1), va fi detinuta de acea Parte. 

Proprietatea intelectuala creata de catre persoane angajate sau sponsorizate 

de catre ambele Paf1i va fi detinuta in comun de catre Paf1i. in plus, fiecare 

creator va avea dreptul la premii, bonusuri !?i redevente, in conformitate cu 

politicile institutiei care a angajat sau a sponsorizat acea persoana. 

b) Cu exceptia cazului In care se convine altfel In cadrul unei intelegeri de 

implementare sau de alta natura, fiecare Parte are dreptul ca pe teritoriul sau 

sa utilizeze sau sa permits tef1ilor sa utilizeze obiectele proprietatii intelectuale 

rezultate in cursul activitatilor de cooperare. 

c) Drepturile unei Paf1i In afara teritoriului acesteia var fi stabilite de comun 

acord, avand in vedere, de exemplu, contribu1iile reciproce ale Paf1ilor !?i ale 

participantilor acestora la activitatile de cooperare, gradul de implicare in 

obtinerea protectiei juridice !?i licentei asupra proprietatii intelectuale !?i alti 

asemenea factori considerati adecvati. 

d) Prin derogare de la sectiunea 111.B (2) lit. a) !?i b) de mai sus, in cazul in 

care oricare dintre Paf1i considers ca un anumit proiect ar putea conduce sau 

a condus la crearea de proprietate intelectuala care nu este protejata de legile 

existente in tara celeilalte Paf1i, Paf1ile var avea imediat discutii pentru a 

stabili atribuirea drepturilor de proprietate intelectuala. Daca nu se poate 

ajunge la un acord in termen de trei luni de la data initierii discutiilor, 

cooperarea cu privire la proiectul in cauza va fi terminata la cererea oricareia 

dintre Paf1i. Creatorii de proprietate intelectuala var avea totu!?i dreptul la 

premii, bonusuri !?i redevente, in conformitate cu cele prevazute in sectiunea 

111.B (2) lit a). 

e) Pentru fiecare inventie efectuata in cadrul oricarei activitati de cooperare, 

Partea care angajeaza sau sponsorizeaza inventatorul(ii) va dezvalui prompt 

inventia celeilalte Paf1i, impreuna cu orice documente !?i informatii necesare, 

pentru a permits celeilalte Paf1i sa stabileasca drepturile pe care le poate 

avea. Oricare dintre Paf1i poate solicita celeilalte Paf1i, in scris, sa amane 

publicarea sau divulgarea publics a unor asemenea documentatii sau 

informatii, in scopul de a-!?i proteja drepturile in inventie. Cu exceptia cazului 

in care s-a convenit altfel, intarzierea nu va depa!?i o perioada de !?ase luni de 

la data dezvaluirii de catre Partea inventatoare catre cealalta Parte. 

IV. lnformatii comerciale confidentiale 

in cazul in care informatiile identificate din timp ca fiind comerciale confidentiale 

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sunt furnizate sau create In conformitate cu prezenta intelegere, fiecare Parte ~i 

participantii sai vor proteja astfel de informatii In conformitate cu legile, 

regulamentele ~i practicile administrative aplicabile. lnformatiile pot fi identificate 

ca fiind ,,confidentiale comercial" daca persoana ce detine aceste informatii poate 

obtine un beneficiu economic din acestea sau poate obtine un avantaj competitiv 

asupra celor care nu le detin, iar informatiile nu sunt in general cunoscute sau 

disponibile publicului din alte surse, iar proprietarul nu a facut anterior informatiile 

disponibile fara sa impuna prompt o obligatie de a le pastra confidential. 

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