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AgreementBetweenthe
UNITEDSTATESDEPARTMENT OFENERGY
andthe
EUROPEAN ATOMICENERGYCOMMUNITY •
Represented bythe
COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
inthefieldof
NUCLEARMATERIAL SAFEGUARDS RESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENT
TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEnergy(DOE)andtheEuropean
_AtomicEnerqyCommunity,(EURATOM)represented,heCommission--
'oftheEuropeanConlmunities (CEC),hereinaftercalledtheParties:
sharingadesiretocooperate v/itheachotheronresearch,development
testingandevaluationinordertoimprovesafeguards onnuclear
material,includingnuclearmaterialaccounting andcontrolmeasures;
herebyagreeasfollows: '•
ArticleI
Theareasofcooperation innuclearmaterialsafeguardsresearch
anddevelopment mayinclude:
1.Development ,exchangeandtestingofdestructive andnon­
destructive assaymethodsandinstrumentation ;exchangesof
information onperformance .
2.Preparation andcertification ofreferencematerialsfor
.destructive andnon-destructive assayoffissilematerials
andrefinementofreferencetechniquesforchemicalanalyses.
3.Development ,exchangeandtestingofcontainment andsurveillance
methodsandequipment ;exchangesofinformation onperformance .
4.Testofmathematical methodsfornuclearmaterialsaccounting
dataevaluation .
5.Exchangesofinformation ,equipmentandstaff.
Otherareasofcooperation maybeaddedbymutualagreement.

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Article II
1.Joint research anddevelopment projects ,and specific tasks
tobeundertaken intheareas ofcooperation stated in
Article Ishall beset forth inwritten annexes tothis
Agreement asmutually agreed onacase -by-case" basis .
2.Each Party may loan equipment totheother Party ,for such
purposes under ,this Agreement asmay bemutually agreeable
tothe Parties .
3.Information may beexchanged between theParties intheform
oftechnical reports ,correspondence ,byjoint meetings of
experts ,visits ,orinanyother form asmay bemutually
agreeable totheParties .
4.Staff may beexchanged ,subject totheprovisions ofArticle
VIofthis Agreement ,asmay bemutually agreeable tothe •
Parties .
Article III
1.Tosupervise theexecution ofthis Agreement ,theParties shall
each name one individual toact asCoordinator .The Coordinators
shall meet toevaluate thestatus ofcooperation Under this
Agreement atspecific times andplaces tobemutually agreed
upon ,with themeetings held alternately intheEuropean
Communities and intheUnited States .These evaluations shall ,
include :comprehensive review ofeach Party 'snuclear material
safeguards research anddevelopment program ,status ,and plans ;
assessment ofthebalance ,ofexchanges under this Agreement ;
andconsideration cfmeasures toensure abalanced exchange in
thedesign ofcooper 2tion under this Agreement . '
2.Day-to-daymanagement ofthecooperation under this Agreement
shall becarried outbyManagers designated bytheCoordinators .
TheManagers shall agree onspecific cooperative activities in
their respective areas inaccordance with Articles Iand IIof
this Agreement andwithin policy guidelines setbythe .Coordinators

TheManagers shall beresponsible for theworking contacts
between .theParties intheir respective areas ofcooperation .
Article IV
General '
A. Each Party maymake available totheother information
inspecified areas ofthefield ofnuclear material
safeguards which they have theright todisclose ,either
intheir possession oravailable tothem .
B.Both Parties agree that information exchanged under this
1Agreement may begiven wide distribution ,subject tothe
need toprotect proprietary information exchanged hereunder
asprovided inthis Article and theneed toprotect patent
rights asprovided in -Article VI.
Use ofProprietary Information
A. Definitions '
(i)Theterm "information "means scientific or/technical
data ,results ormethods ofresearch anddevelopment ,
andanyother information intended tobeprovided or
exchanged under this Agreement . 1
(ii)Theterm "proprietary information "means information
which contains trade secrets orcommercial orfinancial
\information which ispriviledged orconfidential ,and
mayonly include such information which:-'
a)hasbeen held inconfidence bytheowner ;
b)isofatype which iscustomarily held in v
.
confidence byits owner ;
c)hasnotbeen' transmitted bythetransmitting
Party toother entities (including thereceiving
Parry )except onthebasis that itbeheld in
confidence ;and : •
d)is'nototherwise available tothereceiving Party
from another source without restriction onits
further dissemination .

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B. Procedures
(i)AParty receiving information pursuant tothis ■
Agreement shall respect theprivileged nature
thereof .Anydocument which contains proprietary
information shall beclearly marked with the
following (orsubstantially similar )restrictive
legend :
"This document contains proprietary information
furnished inconfidence under anAgreement
dated between theUnited States
Department ofEnergy and theEuropean Atomic
Energy Community ,and shall not bedisseminated
outside these organizations ,their contractors ,
and theconcerned departments andagencies of
the Governments ofthe United States and ofthe
Member States oftheEuropean Atomic Energy Agency
community ,without theprior approval of
.This notice shall bemarked onany
reproduction hereof ,inwhole orinpart .These
limitations shall automatically terminate when this
information isdisclosed bytheowner without
restriction ."
(ii)Proprietary information received inconfidence under
this Agreement may bedisseminated bythedeceiving
Party to :
a)persons within oremployed by .thereceiving Party
andconcerned departments andagencies ofthe
receiving Party that areengaged insafeguards
work relating tothesubject matter ofthe
proprietary information ;
b)prime orsubcontractors ofthereceiving Party
locate !withill thegeographic limits ofthe
receiving Party foruseonly within theframework
oftheir contracts with thereceiving Party inwork
relating tothe subject matter oftheproprietary
information ;provided that anyproprietary
information sodisseminated shall bedisseminated
pursuant toanagreement ofconfidentiality and
shall bemarked with arestrictive legend substantially

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'identical .tothat appearing insubparagraph 2B(i ) ■ .
above .Equipment ormaterials loaned under ,this ^
Agreement may embody some proprietary information
i »
discernible bya.knowledgeable person andsuch loans
shall betreated asdissemination ofproprietary
information provided that prior written notification
ofthis fact ismade tothereceiving Party . ■
(iii )With theprior writtenconsent ,ofthe "Party providing
proprietary information under this Agreement',' the
receiving Party .may disseminate such proprietary
information more widely than otherwise permitted irl
theforegoing section ii..The Parties' shall cooperate
with each other indeveloping procedures forrequesting
andobtaining prior written consent forsuch wider
dissemination ,andeach Party shall grant such appro val
totheextent permitted byitsownpolicies ,regulations
and laws asthecase may be.
C.Each Party shall exercise itsbest efforts toensure that
proprietary information received byitunder this Agreement
iscontrolled asprovided herein .Ifone oftheParties .
becomes aware that itwill be,ormayreasonably beexpected
' / . 'tobecome ,unabre tomeet thenon-dissemination provisions
ofthis paragraph ,itshall immediately inform theother
Party .,TheParties shall thereafter consult todefine an
appropriate course ofaction .
D.Information arising from seminars andother meetings arranged
under this Acreemer.t andinformation arising from theattachment
ofstaff ,useoffacilities andjoint projects shall betreated
bytheParties according totheprinciples specified inthis x
article ;provided however that noinformation orally communicated
.shall besubject tothelimited disclosure requirements ofthis
Agreement unless theindividual communicating theinformation
places therecipient onnotice astotheproprietary character
oftheinformation communicated andforthwith confirms' the ,
notice inwriting . •

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E.Nothing contained inthis Agreement shall preclude the
useordissemination ofinformation received byaParty
through arrangements other than those provided forunder
/
this Agreement .
Article V
Information transmitted byone Party totheother Party under
this Agreement shall beaccurate tothebest knowledge and
belief oftheTransmitting Party ,but theTransmitting Party
does notwarrant thesuitability oftheinformation transmitted -
foranyparticular use orapplication bytheReceiving Party or
byanythird Party .Information developed jointly bytheParties
shall beaccurate tothebest knowledge andbelief ofboth Parties .
Neither Party warrants theaccuracy ofthejointly "developed
information oritssuitability for ,anyparticular use or
application byeither "Party .orbyanythird Party .
Article VI
«>
1.With respect toany invention ordiscovery made orconceived
inthecourse ofor -under this Agreement' :
/A.Ifmade orconceived bypersonnel ofoneParty (the
Assigning -Party or -itscontractors )while assigned to
another Party (Recipient Party oritscontractprs )in
t
connection with exchanges ofscientists ,Engineers and
other -specialists ,theRecipient Party will acquire all
rights ,title andinterest inand toany such invention
ordiscovery inallcountries ,subject toanon-exclusive ,
■irrevocable ,royalty-free license inall such "countries
totheAssigning Party ,with theright oftheAssigning
Party togrant sublicenses under such invention or
discovery andanypatent application ,patent orother
protection relating thereto .

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B. Ifmade orconceived byaParty oritscontractors as
adirect result ofemploying information which hasbeen
communicated toitunder this Agreement byanother Party
oritscontractors or .communicated during seminars or , •
other joint meetings ,,theParty making theinvention will
.acquire allrights ,title andinterest inand tosuch ...
.inventions ordiscovery inallcountries ,subject toa
grant totheother Party ,ofaroyalty-free ;non-exclusive ,
irrevocable license ,with theright oftheother Party to
grant sublicenses inand toany such invention or"discovery r
andanypatent orother protection relating thereto ,in
all countries .
'C.With regard toexchange ofsamples ,materials ,instruments
andcomponents for joint testing ,theRecipient Party and ;
.theAssign ingParty willhavethesame rights 'assetfort h
,inparagraph 1A. '
D.With regard tospecific forms-of cooperation other than the
.forms provided for insubparagraphs A,Band Cabove ,the
Parties will provide forappropriate distribution of.rights
toinventions ordiscoveries resulting from such cooperation
^inanother Agreement orinanannex tothis Agreement in •*
accordance with paragraph 1ofArticle IIofthis Agreement .
2.Each Party will ,without prejudice toanyrights ofinventors ' •
-under itsnational 'laws ,take allnecessary steps toprovide
thecooperation .fron itsinventors required tocarry outthe
provisions or .this Article .Neither oftheParties will
assume theresponsibility topayawards orcompensation
.require4 tobepaid tonationals oftheother Party according .
~tolaws ofthecountry ofthat other Party . '

Article VII
1.Whenever anexchange ofstaff iscontemplated under this '
Agreement ,each Party shall ensure that qualified staff
are selected for attachment tothe other Party .
2.Each Party shall beresponsible for thesalaries ,insurance ,
and allowance tobepaid its staff while attached tothe
■other Party unless otherwise agreed . •
3.Each Party shall payfor the travel and living expenses of
its staff v/hile attached totheother Party unless otherwise
agreed .
4.Thehost establishment shall useitsbest efforts toarrange
forcomparable accommodation for theother Party 'sstaff and
their families onamutually' agreeable reciprocal basis .
5.Each Party shall provide allnecessary assistance tothe
attached staff (andtheir families )oftheother Party as
regards administrative formalities (travel arrangements ,etc.).
6.The staff ofeach Party shall conform tothe general rules of
work andsafety regulations inforce atthehost establishment .
/
Article VIII
1.Information which isclassified byeither Party fornational
security reasons ,including Restricted Data orFormerly
Restricted Data ,sl'.all not beexchanged hereunder .
2.Information onsensitive nuclear technology shall not be
exchanged hereunder . ''

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Article IX
1. ,By "mutual agreement ,the Parties ^may transfer equipment
■tobeutilized under theAgreement .Insuch cases ,the
sending Party shall supply ,as'soon aspossible ,*adetailed
list oftheequipment tobeprovided together with the
relevant specifications and appropriate technical and
informational documentation relating touse ,maintenance
andrepair oftheequipment . ~ ••
2.Equipment andnecessary spare parts ssupplied bythesending
Party foruse injoint activities shall remain its -.property
and shall bereturned tothesending Party upon completion
ofthe joint activity ,unless otherwise agreed .
3.The above-mentioned equipment shall bebrought into operation
atareceiving establishment after mutual agreement between
theCoordinators ,Managers ,ortheir senior representatives'
atthe interested establishments ofthe ^Parties .
.-V
4.The *receiving establishment shall provide thenecessary -
premises for 1theequipment ,shall provide forutilities -.
, 'such as,electric power ",water and gas ,andnormally shall
provide materials tobetested ,inaccordance with technical
requirements which shall bemutually agreed upon .
.5.'Theresponsibility ,andexpenses foreach transport ofequipment .
* ' • A
andmaterials between ,theUnited States ofAmerica' and the
European Atomic Energy Community byplane orship toa
mutually agreed destination ,including' responsibility for
itssafekeeping andinsurance enroute shall rest with the
■shipper until thereceiver orhisagent takes custody ofthe
shipment .. .
6.Theequipment provided bytheSending Party forcarrying out .
activities under this Agreement shall beconsidered tobe
scientific andashaving anon-commercial character ,for
.thepurposes ofdesignation andimport /export declarations .
7.TheReceiving Party shall ensure duty-free entry into its
territory ofanyequipment provided pursuant tothis Agreement .

Article X
Cooperation under this Agreement shall beinaccordance with
the laws andregulations oftherespective Forties .All
questions relating totheAgreement arising during itsterm
shall besettled bytheParties bymutual agreement .
Article XI
Except when otherwise specifically agreed ,allcosts resulting
from cooperation under this Agreement shall beborne bythe
Party that incurs them .Itisunderstood that theability of
theParties tocarry out their obligations shall besubject to
theappropriation offunds bytheappropriate governmental
authority ,where necessary ,and totheconstitution ,laws ,and
regulations applicable to .theParties .
Article XII
1.All questions ordisputes related toorarising under this
Agreement ofactivities carried outhereunder should be
settled bymutual agreement ofthe Parties .
2.Compensation fordamages arising from activities under thi
Agreement shall beinaccordance with theapplicable
laws ofthe Parties . '
Article Xi.II
This Agreement shall regain ineffect forfive (5)years
after its effective date unless terminated atthe discre­
tion ofeith.er NParty ,upon three (3)months advance notifi­
cation inwriting ,andmaybeextended oramended bymutual
consent .

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Doneinduplicateat this dayof ,1981
DEPARTMENT -OFENERGYOP
THEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICAEUROPEANATOMICENERGYCOMMUNITY ,
REPRESENTED BYTHECOMMISSION OF
THEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Annex I
Joint Research and Development Tasks
Area IDevelopment ,exchange and testing onnon-destructive
assay instrumentation and exchanges ofinformation
onperformance . . . .
1.Field experience with theHigh-Level Neutron
Coincidence Counter inthe field .
2.Non-destructive assay ofirradiated fuel materials .
3.Measurement ofPuisotopic ratios bygamma-ray
spectrometry .
4.Comparison ofactive assay system ?forhighly
enriched uranium assay (3b-Be ,Active Well Counter .
Random Driver )♦
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5.Exchange ofinformation andcoordination inthe
construction ofNDA data evaluation microprocessors
andsoftware . , ,
6.Evaluation c£the use and field test ofabulk and
small sample calorimeter for themeasurement ofPu
material for safeguards purposes .
Area IIPreparation ,anicertification .ofreference materials for
destructive anl r.on-destructive assay offissile materials
and refine~ent ofreference techniques for chemical analyses .
1.Refinement ofnuclear reference techniques for thQ
assay ofundiluted inputs ofreprocessing plants .
•2.Establishment ofreference materials for non­
destructive assay . -v ,
3.Joint certification ofreference and test materials
for theUSA -•SALE program .

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Area III Development ,exchange and -test ofcontainment and -
surveillance equipment and exchanqe ofinformation
onperformances .
1.Exchange ofinformation ontheprinciple ofthe
ultrasonic signature .
2.Vulnerability tests onseals (general purpose ,
CANDU type andothers ). .
3.Development ofcap .seals forLURfuels andin .
field tests . . ...
4.Development ofgeneral -purpose seals ..
5.Harmonization ofread-out equipment forultra­
sonic identification .
6.In-field reidentification ofrivet ,seals .
7.Test ofTVcameras andin-field test .
Area IV Test ofmathematical methods fornuclear materials
accounting d?.ta evaluation . '
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1*.Joint study ofdecision analysis techniques .
2.Exchange ofexperience oncontrolling measurement
uncertainties inselected measurement systems .
3.Development ofmodeling andsimulation techniques
forimproved materials accounting . • '■