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COUNCILDECISION
of25August1975
amendingDecisionsNo73/124/EuratomandNo73/177/Euratomadoptingresearch
andtrainingprogrammesfortheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity
(75/511/Euratom)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,1975,bereplacedbytheAnnexestothisDecision.
TheAnnexesshallformanintegralpartofthis
Decision.
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanAtomicEnergyCommunity,andinparticular
Article7thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission
submittedafterconsultationwiththeScientificand
TechnicalCommittee ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament(*);
WhereastheCounciladoptedDecisionNo73/124/
Euratom(2)of14May1973adoptingaresearchand
trainingprogrammefortheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community,andDecisionNo73/177/Euratom(3)of
18June1973adoptingaresearchandtraining
programmefortheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCom­
munity(directprojects);
WhereasArticle3oftheabovementioned Decisions
providesforthereviewofthesaidprogrammes ;
Whereasitthereforeseemsappropriatetoreview
theseprogrammes ;
Whereas,inthecontextofthecommonpolicyon
scienceandtechnology,themultiannualresearchand
trainingprogrammeisoneoftheprincipalmeans
wherebytheCommunitycancontributetotherapid
formationandexpansionofnuclearindustriesand
alsototheacquisitionanddissemination ofknow­
ledgeinthenuclearfield,Article2
Article2ofDecisionsNo73/124/EuratomandNo
73/177/Euratomshallbereplacedbythefollowing,
witheffectfrom1April1975:
'Theupperlimitforexpenditurecommitments
andforstaffnecessaryforcarryingoutthese
programmesshallbe152-080millionunitsof
accountand1327staffforthedurationofthe
programme .
Theallocationoffundsandstaff,andtheestab­
lishmentofthescalesoffinancialcontributions
fromtheMemberStatesforsupplementary
programmes ,areshowninAnnexesIIandIII
respectively .
TheunitofaccountisdefinedinArticle10ofthe
FinancialRegulationof25April1973(4)appli­
cabletothegeneralbudgetoftheEuropean
Communities .'
Article3
Article3ofDecisionsNo73/124/EuratomandNo
73/177Euratomshallbereplacedbythefollowing,
witheffectfrom1April1975:
'TheprogrammedefinedinAnnexIshallbe
subjecttoreviewatthebeginningof1976in
accordancewiththeappropriateprocedures.'
DoneatBrussels,25August1975.HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheAnnexestoDecisionsNo73/124/Euratomand
No73/177/Euratomshall,witheffectfrom1AprilFortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.RUMOR
0OJNoC95,28.4.1975,p.7.
(2)OJNoL153,9.6.1973,p.1.
(3)OJNoL189,11.7.1973,p.36. (4)OJNoL116,1.5.1973,p.1.

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ANNEX 1
JOINTMULTIANNUAL RESEARCHANDTRAININGPROGRAMME AND
SUPPLEMENTARY MULTIANNUAL PROGRAMMES
DIRECTACTIONS
1.HANDLING ANDDISPOSALOFWASTE
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof5-512millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedtothisobjective,the
numberofstaffbeingfixedat60(includingaprogrammestaffof32).
Theobjectivesshallinclude:
—basicstudiesontheseparationoffissionproductsfromirradiatedfuelbythe'Saltex'
process,
—studiesandresearchonthechemicalseparationofactinidesfromhighlevelradio­
activewaste,
—studiesofphysicalmeasurements todeterminetheneutronicpropertiesofactinides
andstudiestoestablishtheoptimumconditionsfortheirconsumptioninreactors,
—activitiesconcerningtheprocessingoflow-levelradioactivewasteandinstrumentation
foralpha-emitters .
TheseactivitieswillbeconductedforthemostpartbytheIspraEstablishment .
2.PLUTONIUM ANDTRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS
(a)Jointprogramme
Amaximumof13-000millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedtothisobjective,the
numberofstaffbeingfixedat124(includingaprogrammestaffof63).
Theresearchconstitutingtheprogrammebasedonplutoniumanditscompounds
shalldealwiththefollowing:
—phasediagrams,thermodynamic propertiesandstructuresofceramiccompounds
ofplutonium(carbides,nitridesandtheircombinations ),
—energytransportprocesses (thermalconductivityanddiffusibility),
—mechanicalpropertiesofceramiccompoundsintheirmicroscopicaspectsandthe
effectofirradiationontheseproperties,
—processesandkineticsofmaterialtransportphenomenaandtheeffectofir­
radiationthereon.
Theirradiationrequiredforthesebasicstudieswilltakeplaceininstrumented
capsules.
Inaddition,certainstudieswillbecarriedoutondeterminingthephysicalproperties
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(b)Supplementary programme
Amaximumof8-650millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedtothisobjective,the
numberofstaffbeingfixedat82(includingaprogrammestaffof42).
Researchfortheprogrammeofappliedstudieswilldealwiththefollowing:
—thestudyofthebehaviourofadvancedfuelsinafastreactor,
—thedevelopmentofthemanufactureofsamplesofmaterialsofthiskindfor
irradiation,
—theanalysisofirradiatedmaterialsandfuelsinexistingpowerplants,
—workrequiredbytheprojects.
TheseactivitieswillbeconductedattheEuropeanInstituteforTransuranium Elements
inKarlsruhe.
3.MATERIALS SCIENCE
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof13-600millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedforthisobjective,the
numberofstaffbeingfixedat143(includingaprogrammestaffof79).
Theobjectiveshallinclude:
—studiesoflatticedefects,
—studiesofsurfacereactions(particle/surfaceinteraction),
—studiesofmechanicalbehaviour,fracturesofmetalsandcompositematerials(mech­
anicalpropertiesandstructure,physicalproperties,plasticdeformationandfracture),
—studiesofthephysicalpropertiesofmaterialsathightemperatures (solidandliquid),
—studiesoftheeffectsofstructuralchangesandcrystallineimperfections onthe
propertiesofmaterials,
—studiesoftransportphenomenaandstructuralbehaviourinmetals,polymersand
othermaterials.
TheseactivitieswillbeconductedbytheIspraEstablishment .
4.APPLICATION OFNUCLEARENERGYFORPURPOSESOTHERTHANGENER­
ATINGELECTRICITY (hydrogenproductionbydecomposition ofwateronthebasis
ofchemicalcycles)
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof7-040millionunitsofaccountandastaffof69(includingaprogramme
staffof37)shallbeallocatedtothisproject.
Thisobjectiveshallinclude:
—chemistrystudies:thermodynamic calculations ,monitoringofunknownreactions,
measurements ofthephysicalpropertiesofthecompoundsused,studyoftheeffect
ofimpurities,etc.
—kineticsstudies:calculationofreactionparameters (kinetics,yieldetc.)andcon­
tinuoussimulationonlaboratoryscaleofthevariousreactionsandthencomplete
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—studiesofmaterials:corrosiontests,firstlyforindicativeevaluationsandthenfor
quantitativemeasurementsontherequiredmaterials,
—chemicalengineeringstudies:preliminarydefinitionof'flowsheets',calculationsfor
cycleoptimization ,studiesoftheproblemsofcouplingchemicalprocesseswith
reactors.
Initially,emphasiswillbeplacedondefiningthedatarequiredforevaluatingthe
technicalandeconomicpotentialoftheprocessincooperationwiththecirclesinvolved.
TheseactivitieswillbeconductedbytheIspraEstablishment .
5.REACTORSAFETY
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof21-716millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedtothisobjective,the
numberofstaffbeingfixedat238(includingaprogrammestaffof122).
Theobjectiveshallinclude:
—engineeringresearchassociatedwithseriousaccidentsandtheirprevention,
—researchonthermohydraulic phenomenainthecoolantsassociatedwithaccidents,
—earlyfailuredetection,
—reliabilitystudies,
—theoreticalanalysisofaccidents.
TheseactivitieswillbeconductedbytheIspraEstablishment .
6.APPLIEDDATAPROCESSING
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof6-050millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedtothisobjective,the
numberofstaffbeingfixedat50(includingaprogrammestaffof31).
Theobjectiveshallinclude:
—computerprogrammelibraryactivitiesfortheCommunity (collection,testingand
analysisofcomputerprogrammes ,consultationontheiruse),
—studiesofanintegratedsystemofdocumentation andautomatictranslation,
—assistanceincomputersystemsandmethods(Carontemodularsystem,special
programminglanguageforexperimentalmathematics). (
TheseactivitieswillbeconductedbytheIspraEstablishment .
7.INFORMATION ANALYSISOFFICE
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof5-100millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedtothisobjective,the
numberofstaffbeingfixedat51(includingaprogrammestaffof27).

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Theobjectiveshallinclude:
threeunitsforthecompilation,analysisanddistributionofscientificandtechnicalinfor­
mationinthefollowingfields:
—shieldingofnuclearreactor(ESIS),
—integratednucleardata(INDAC),
—structuralmechanicsconnectedwithreactortechnology (ESMIS).
TheseactivitieswillbeconductedbytheIspraEstablishment .
8.CENTRALBUREAUFORNUCLEARMEASUREMENTS (CBNM)
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof20-350millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedtothisobjective,the
numberofstaffbeingfixedat167(includingaprogrammestaffof92).
Theobjectiveshallinclude:
—determination ofbasicneutrondata,
—continuationofworkonnuclearmetrology (measurements ofradioactiveelements,
measurements oftheisotopiccomposition ofelementsbymassspectrometry ,
calibrationandstandardization ofmethodsofdosimetry),
—thepreparationanddefinitionofnuclearreferencesamplesandmaterials.
TheseactivitieswillbethetaskoftheCentralBureauforNuclearMeasurements at
Geel.
9.TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TONUCLEARPOWERPLANTOPERATORS
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof6-100millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedforthisobjective,the
numberofstaffbeingfixedat56(includingaprogrammestaffof23).
Theobjectiveshallconsistoftechnicalsupportinthefollowingfields:
—waterchemistry,
—in-pileinspectionandintervention ,
—post-irradiation examinationoffuelelements,
—methodsofqualitycontrolformaterialsandcomponentsinstations,establishment of
standardtechniques,trainingofoperators'staff.
TheseactivitieswillbeundertakenbytheIspraEstablishment .
10.TRAINING
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof1-450millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedforthisobjective,the
numberofstaffbeingfixedat15(includingaprogrammestaffof10).
Thisobjectiveincludesthreecoursesattechnicalstandard,post-graduate oradvancedand
specializedlevel.

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11.TRANSFER OFISPRAIACTIVITIES
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof0-902millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedtothisobjective.
Theprogrammecomprises:
—theclosing-downofthereactor,
—thetransferoftheEuracosconvertertothePaviareactor,
—theconstructionofapneumaticirradiationplant,theinstallationthereofinthe
Essorreactorandtheoperationthereof.
12.TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS INSUPPORTOFCOMMISSION ACTIVITIES
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof2-000millionunitsofaccount,andastaffof20(includingaprogramme
staffof12)shallbeallocatedtothisobjective.
Theobjectiveshallinclude:
—publicserviceactivitiesusingsystemsanalysistechniques :collectionandanalysisof
data,preparationofmodels,developmentofmethodsofcalculationandcodesfor
computers,studiesoftheresults,
—forwardstudiesoftheforeseeabledevelopmentofelectroniccomponentsrequired
forbuildingcomputersandtheirperipheralequipment .
TheseactivitieswillbeconductedbytheIspraEstablishment incooperationwiththe
relevantdirectorates-general .
13.CONTRACT RESEARCH
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof1-850millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedforthisobjective,the
numberofstaffbeingfixedat16peryear(includingaprogrammestaffoffiveperyear).
Thisobjectiveisintendedtohelpmakefacilitiesortechniquesavailabletooutsideparties
forpayment.
ThestaffcarryingouttheseactivitieswillbeassignedtotheIspraEstablishment .
14.MANAGEMENT ANDCOORDINATION
Jointprogramme
Amaximumof10-360millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedfortheseactivities,the
numberofstaffbeingfixedat88.
Thisitemcoverstheactivitiesofgeneralmanagement,coordinationandmanagement
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programming activitiesanddirectsupporttostudiesofthermonuclear reactorsbeing
carriedoutbystudygroupssetupwithin'Fusion'Associations .
15.CONTROL ANDMANAGEMENT OFFISSILEMATERIALS
Supplementary programme
Amaximumof5-400millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedforthisobjective,the
numberofstaffbeingfixedat57(includingaprogrammestaffof27).
Thisobjectiveincludes:
—systemsanalysis,
—developmentofdestructiveandnon-destructive methods,
—studyoffool-proofsealingandidentificationtechniques.
TheseactivitieswillbecarriedoutmainlybytheIspraEstablishment ,incooperation
withestablishments intheMemberStates.
16.OPERATION OFTHEHFRREACTOR
Supplementary programme
Amaximumof23-000millionunitsofaccountshallbeallocatedforthisobjective,the
numberofstaffbeingfixedat91(includingaprogrammestaffof46).
Itcoversoperationofthereactorandtheplanning,executionandsupervisionofex­
perimentsforthebenefitoftheprogrammesoftheparticipatingStates.Surpluscapacity
maybemadeavailabletooutsidepartiesforpayment.
ThisobjectivewillbecarriedoutatthePettenEstablishment .

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ANNEXII
TABLEOFSTAFFANDMAXIMUMEXPENDITURE
Jointprogramme Supplementaryprogramme
Total
(inmillion
u.a.)Total
staffObjectives Amount
(inmillion
u.a.)StaffAmount
(inmillion
u.a.)StaffParticipating
countries
DIRECTACTION(JRC)
NUCLEARPROJECTS
Handlinganddisposalofwaste....
Plutoniumandtransplutonium elements
Materialsscience
Hydrogenproduction
Reactorsafety
Applieddataprocessing
Informationanalysisoffice
CentralBureauforNuclearMeasure­
ments(CBNM)
Technicalassistancetonuclearpower
plantoperators
Training
TransferoftheactivitiesoftheIspraI
reactor....
Technicalassessmentsinsupportof
Commission activities
Contractresearch
Managementandcoordination
Supervisionandmanagementoffissile
materials
OperationoftheHERreactor5-512
13-000
13-600
7-040
21-716
6-050
5-100
20-350(1)
6-100
1-450
0-902
2-000
1-850
10-36060
124
143
69
238
50
51
167
56
15
20
16
888-650
5-400
23-00082
57
91B/D/F/
L/NL/DK/
Irl/UK
B/D/U
L/NL/DK/
Irl/UK
D/N5-512
21-650
13-600
7-040
21-716
6-050
5-100
20-350
6-100
1-450
0-902
2-000
1-850
10-360
5-400
23-00060
206
143
69
238
50
51
167
56
15
20
16
88
57
91
Total 115-030 109737-050 230 152-080 1327
(!)Includingcertaininvestments.

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ANNEX111
DEFINITION OFTHESCALESFORFINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROMMEMBER
STATESFORTHEEURATOM SUPPLEMENTARY RESEARCH ANDINVESTMENT
PROGRAMMES
I.SCALESBASEDON'RELATIVESHARES'
—Plutoniumandtrans­
plutoniumelementsThescaleappliedcorresponds ,foreachfinancial
year,tothescaleresultingfromthe'relativeshares'
fortheyearconcerned,the'relativeshare'ofthe
participating MemberStatesbeingincreasedin
proportiontothe'relativeshare'oftheMember
State(orStates)whichdoes(ordo)notparticipate
intheprogrammeinquestion,exceptthatforthe
newMemberStatesthereductioncoefficients
providedforinArticle130oftheAccessionTreaty
aretobeapplied—Controlandmanagement
offissilematerials
II.FLAT-RATE SCALE
—Petten(HFR)Germany
Netherlands100%