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COUNCILDECISION
of18June1973
adoptingaresearchandtrainingprogrammefortheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community (directprojects)
(73/177/Euratom)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Article2
Themaximumexpenditurecommitmentandstafffor
implementing thisprogrammeshallbe13-8million
unitsofaccountand140staffforthedurationofthe
programme .
TheallocationoffundsandstaffisshowninAnnex
II.
TheunitofaccountisdefinedinArticle10ofthe
FinancialRegulationof25April1973(2)applicable
tothegeneralbudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities .HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity ,andin
particularArticle7thereof;
HavingregardtotheProposalfromtheCommission ,
submittedafterconsultation withtheScientificand
TechnicalCommittee ;
HavingregardtotheCouncilResolutionof17
December1970(*)onthedetailedrulesforthe
adoptionofresearchandtrainingprogrammes ;
Whereasinthecontextofthecommonpolicyin
scienceandtechnologythemulti-annualresearchand
trainingprogrammeisoneoftheprincipalmeans
wherebytheCommunitycancontributetotherapid
formationandexpansionofnuclearindustriesand
alsototheacquisitionanddissemination of
knowledgeinthenuclearfield;Article3
TheprogrammesetoutinAnnexIshallbesubjectto
reviewatthebeginningofthesecondyear,andthen
annuallyinaccordancewiththeappropriate
proceduresandinthelightoftheDecisionsofthe
ParisSummitConference .
DoneatLuxembourg ,18June1973.HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
Aresearchandtrainingprogrammeassetoutin
AnnexesIandIIisherebyadoptedforaperiodof
fouryearsfrom1January1973.TheAnnexesshall
formanintegralpartofthisDecision.FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS
(')OJNoL16,20.1.1971,p.13. (2)OJNoL116,1.5.1973,p.1.

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ANNEX1
DIRECTPROJECTS
NUCLEARPROJECTS
JOINTPROGRAMME
I.Basicresearchonmaterials
Amaximumof5-1millionunitsofaccount,andastaffof50(includingaprogrammestaff
of29),shallbeallocatedtothisobjective.
Theobjectiveshallincludebasicstudiesonsolidstatephysicsasthegroundworkof
appliedresearchonmaterialsandshallconsistof:
—studiesoftheeffectsofstructuralchangesandcristallineimperfectionsontheproperties
ofmaterials;
—studiesoftransportphenomenaandstructuralbehaviourinmetals,polymersandother
materials.
TheseactivitiesshallbeconductedbytheIspraEstablishment .
II.Applicationofnuclearenergyforpurposesotherthangeneratingelectricity (hydrogen
productionbydecomposition ofwateronthebasisofchemicalcycles)
Amaximumof6-7millionunitsofaccountandastaffof70(includingaprogrammestaff
of37)shallbeallocatedtothisproject.
Thisobjectiveshallinclude:
—chemistrystudies:thermodynamic calculations ,monitoringofunknownreactions,
measurements ofthephysicalpropertiesofthecompoundsused,studyoftheeffectof
impurities,etc.;
—kineticsstudies:calculationofreactionparameters (kinetics,yieldetc.)andcontinuous
simulationonlaboratoryscaleofthevariousreactionsandthencompletecycles,again
onlaboratoryscale;
—studiesofmaterials:corrosiontests,firstlyforindicativeevaluationsandthenfor
quantitativemeasurements oftherequiredmaterials;
—chemicalengineeringstudies:preliminarydefinitionof'flowsheets',calculationsfor
cycleoptimisation ,studiesoftheproblemsofcouplingchemicalprocesseswithreactors.
Initially,emphasiswillbeplacedondefiningthedatarequiredforevaluatingthetechnical
andeconomicpotentialoftheprocess,incooperationwiththecirclesinvolved.
TheseactivitiesshallbeconductedbytheIspraEstablishment .

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III.TechnicalevaluationsmsupportofCommissionactivities
Amaximumof2millionunitsofaccount,andastaffof20(includingaprogrammestaffof
12),shallbeallocatedtothisobjective.
Theobjectiveshallinclude:
—publicserviceactivitiesusingsystemsanalysistechniques :collectionandanalysisof
data,preparationofmodels,developmentofmethodsofcalculationandcodesforuse
oncomputers,studiesoftheresults;
—prospectionstudiesoftheestimateddevelopmentofelectroniccomponentsrequiredfor
makingcomputersandtheirperipheralequipment .
TheseactivitiesshallbeconductedbytheIspraEstablishment incooperationwiththe
relevantDirectoratesgeneral.
ANNEX11
Tableofstaffandmaximumexpenditurecommitments
ObjectiveExpenditure inmillion
unitsofaccountStaff
I.Basicresearchonmaterials 51 50
II.Applicationofnuclearenergyfor
purposesotherthangenerating
electricity (productionofhydrogen) 67 70
III.Technicalevaluationsinsupportof
Commission activities 2-0 20
Total 13-8 140