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I - PROGRAMME OF THE JOINT CENTRE

1 . LABORATORIES , EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE .

THE JOINT CENTRE SHALL INCLUDE :

( A ) GENERAL LABORATORIES FOR CHEMISTRY , PHYSICS , ELECTRONICS AND METALLURGY ;

( B ) SPECIAL LABORATORIES FOR THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS :

- NUCLEAR FUSION ;

- SEPARATION OF ISOTOPES OTHER THAN URANIUM-235 ( THIS LABORATORY SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A HIGH-RESOLUTION ELECTROMAGNETIC SEPARATOR ) ;

- PROTOTYPES OF PROSPECTING INSTRUMENTS ;

- MINERALOGY ;

- RADIOBIOLOGY ;

( C ) A BUREAU OF STANDARDS SPECIALISING IN NUCLEAR MEASUREMENTS FOR ISOTOPE ANALYSIS AND ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENTS OF RADIATION AND NEUTRON ABSORPTION , EQUIPPED WITH ITS OWN EXPERIMENTAL REACTOR .

2 . DOCUMENTATION , INFORMATION AND TRAINING .

THE JOINT CENTRE SHALL ARRANGE FOR A LARGE-SCALE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION , PARTICULARLY IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS :

- RAW MATERIALS : METHODS OF PROSPECTING , MINING , CONCENTRATION , CONVERSION , PROCESSING , ETC . ;

- PHYSICS APPLIED TO NUCLEAR ENERGY ;

- PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY OF REACTORS ;

- PROCESSING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL ;

- APPLICATIONS OF RADIOISOTOPES .

THE JOINT CENTRE SHALL ORGANISE SPECIALISED COURSES RELATING PARTICULARLY TO THE TRAINING OF PROSPECTORS AND TO THE APPLICATIONS OF RADIOISOTOPES .

THE HEALTH AND SAFETY DOCUMENTATION AND STUDY SECTION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 39 SHALL COLLECT THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION .

3 . REACTOR PROTOTYPES . A GROUP OF EXPERTS SHALL BE SET UP AS SOON AS THIS TREATY ENTERS INTO FORCE . AFTER COMPARING THE PROGRAMMES OF THE MEMBER STATES , IT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSION , AS SOON AS POSSIBLE , APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE CHOICES BEFORE IT IN THIS FIELD AND THE WAYS AND MEANS OF IMPLEMENTING THEM .

IT IS PLANNED TO CONSTRUCT THREE OR FOUR LOW-POWER PROTOTYPES AND TO PARTICIPATE - E.G . BY SUPPLYING FUEL AND MODERATORS - IN THREE POWER REACTORS .

4 . HIGH-FLUX REACTOR . THE CENTRE SHALL WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME HAVE AT ITS DISPOSAL A REACTOR WITH A HIGH FAST-NEUTRON FLUX FOR THE TESTING OF MATERIALS UNDER IRRADIATION .

PREPARATORY STUDIES SHALL BE UNDERTAKEN FOR THIS PURPOSE AS SOON AS THIS TREATY ENTERS INTO FORCE .

THE HIGH-FLUX REACTOR SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIMENTAL AREAS AND SUITABLE LABORATORIES FOR USERS .

II - RESEARCH CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT OUTSIDE THE JOINT CENTRE

A CONSIDERABLE PART OF THE RESEARCH WORK SHALL BE CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT OUTSIDE THE JOINT CENTRE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 10 . SUCH RESEARCH CONTRACTS MAY TAKE THE FOLLOWING FORMS :

( 1 ) RESEARCH COMPLEMENTARY TO THAT OF THE JOINT CENTRE SHALL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE FIELDS OF NUCLEAR FUSION , SEPARATION OF ISOTOPES OTHER THAN URANIUM-235 , CHEMISTRY , PHYSICS , ELECTRONICS , METALLURGY AND RADIOBIOLOGY .

( 2 ) UNTIL THE PROPOSED MATERIALS-TESTING REACTOR COMES INTO OPERATION , THE CENTRE MAY RENT SPACE FOR EXPERIMENTS IN HIGH-FLUX REACTORS OF MEMBER STATES .

( 3 ) THE CENTRE MAY MAKE USE OF THE SPECIALISED INSTALLATIONS OF JOINT UNDERTAKINGS TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER V , BY ASSIGNING TO THEM BY CONTRACT CERTAIN RESEARCH OF A GENERAL SCIENTIFIC NATURE .

BREAKDOWN BY MAIN HEADINGS OF THE EXPENDITURE REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT THE RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMME

( IN MILLIONS OF EPU UNITS OF ACCOUNT )

*EQUIPMENT*OPERATION ( 1)*EQUIPMENT AND/OR OPERATION*TOTAL*

I . JOINT CENTRE*****

1 . LABORATORIES , EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE : *****

( A ) GENERAL LABORATORIES FOR CHEMISTRY , PHYSICS , ELECTRONICS AND METALLURGY*12*1ST YEAR 1,3***

**2ND YEAR 4,3***

**3RD YEAR 6,5***

**4TH YEAR 7,4***

**5TH YEAR 8,5***

( B ) SPECIAL LABORATORIES : *****

NUCLEAR FUSION*3,5*1ST YEAR 1,3***

**2ND YEAR 4,3***

**3RD YEAR 6,5***

**4TH YEAR 7,4***

**5TH YEAR 8,5***

ISOTOPE SEPARATION ( EXCEPT U235 ) *2****

**1ST YEAR 1,3***

**2ND YEAR 4,3***

**3RD YEAR 6,5***

**4TH YEAR 7,4***

**5TH YEAR 8,5***

PROSPECTING AND MINERALOGY*1****

**1ST YEAR 1,3***

**2ND YEAR 4,3***

**3RD YEAR 6,5***

**4TH YEAR 7,4***

**5TH YEAR 8,5***

( C ) CENTRAL BUREAU FOR NUCLEAR MEASUREMENTS*3****

**1ST YEAR 1,3***

**2ND YEAR 4,3***

**3RD YEAR 6,5***

**4TH YEAR 7,4***

**5TH YEAR 8,5***

( D ) OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR THE CENTRE AND ITS ESTABLISHMENTS*8****

**1ST YEAR 1,3***

**2ND YEAR 4,3***

**3RD YEAR 6,5***

**4TH YEAR 7,4***

**5TH YEAR 8,5***

( E ) INFRASTRUCTURE*8,5****

**1ST YEAR 1,3***

**2ND YEAR 4,3***

**3RD YEAR 6,5***

**4TH YEAR 7,4***

**5TH YEAR 8,5***

*38*28***

****66*

2 . DOCUMENTATION , INFORMATION AND TRAINING*1****

**1ST YEAR 0,6***

**2ND YEAR 1,6***

**3RD YEAR 1,6***

**4TH YEAR 1,6***

**5TH YEAR 1,6***

**7**8*

3 . REACTOR PROTOTYPES : *****

GROUP OF EXPERTS TO CHOOSE PROTOTYPES**1ST YEAR 0,7***

PROGRAMME***59,3 ( 2)*60*

4 . HIGH-FLUX REACTOR : *****

REACTOR*15****

**4TH YEAR 5,2***

**5TH YEAR 5,2***

LABORATORY*6*****

**4TH YEAR 5,2***

**5TH YEAR 5,2***

REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT*3****

**4TH YEAR 5,2***

**5TH YEAR 5,2***

*24*10,4**34,4*

II - RESEARCH CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT OUTSIDE THE CENTRE*****

1 . WORK COMPLEMENTARY TO THAT OF THE CENTRE : *****

( A ) CHEMISTRY , PHYSICS , ELECTRONICS , METALLURGY***25**

( B ) NUCLEAR FUSION***7,5**

( C ) ISOTOPE SEPARATION ( EXCEPT U235 ) ***1**

( D ) RADIOBIOLOGY***3,1**

2 . RENTING OF SPACE IN HIGH-FLUX REACTORS OF MEMBER STATES***6**

3 . RESEARCH CARRIED OUT IN JOINT UNDERTAKINGS***4**

***46,6*46,6*

TOTAL****215*

( 1 ) ESTIMATE BASED ON A STAFF OF ABOUT 1,000 .

( 2 ) PART OF THIS SUM MAY BE ALLOCATED TO WORK CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT OUTSIDE THE CENTRE .