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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)655final.
Brussels,7December1977GENERALBUDGET1977
SECTIONIII-COMMISSION
TRANSFER OFANAPPROPRIATION BETWEENCHAPTERS
COK(77)655final.

GENERALBUDGET1977
SECTIONIII-COMMISSION
Transferofanappropriation "betweenchapters
(ProposalNoIIl/77/l7)
FromChapter101-Contingencyreserve 100000u.a.
toChapter34-Expenditurerelatingto
safeguards
Article343-Scientific andtechnical
workandequipment 100000u.a.

Justification fortherequesttotransferappropriations fromChapter101
"Contingencyreserve"toChapter34"Expenditurerelatingtosafeguards"
TheCommissionhasaspecialresponsibility intheareaoffissilematerial
safeguards.Thisresponsibility isassumed "bytheSafeguardsDirectorate
(DCS),whichformspartofDirectorate-General XVII.Theappropriations
relatingtothisworkareenteredunderChapter34oftheGeneralBudgetof
theCommission .
Onaccountofitstechnicalskillandthefactthatitsindependence is
unquestionable ,theJointResearchCentre(JRC)suppliesthescientificand
technicalsupportrequiredfortheactivitiesoftheSafeguardsDirectorate .
TheactivityoftheJRCiscoordinated withsimilarworkbeingcarriedout
bynationalorganizations undertheEuropeanSafeguardsResearchand
DevelopmentAssociation (ESARDA).ThesecretariatoftheAssociationis
providedbytheJRCatIspra.
Considerable supporthasalreadybeensuppliedtotheSafeguardsDirectorate
aspartofthepresentresearchprogramme.Thisamountstoafixedsumfor
1977of100000u.a.(Seetheattachedlistforthetechnicaldetails.)
Inviewoftheexpenditure involvedintheimplementation ofnewprovisions
(inparticularasaresultoftheVerification Agreementandof
Regulation3227/76)»"theappropriations availableunderChapter34-Expend­
iturerelatingtosafeguards–forthefinancialyear1977(715000u.a.)
willveryprobablybeexhaustedattheendofthecurrentfinancialyear.
Inthesecircumstances ,andinordertobeabletomeettherequestfor
reimbursement forservicescarriedoutattheJRCfromtheSafeguards
Directorate ^atransferof100000u.a.fromChapter101-Contingency
reservetoChapter34-Expenditurerelatingtosafeguards-isclearly
essential.

ANNEX
1.Studyofsafeguardssystemsforthenuclearfuelcycle
TheJRCwillcontributetothefollowingstudiesaspartoftheactivities
oftheJRC-SDSJointWorkingParties,setuptostudygeneralproblemson
theimplementation ofsafeguardsandtostudytheproblemsspecificto
differenttypesofplants
-analysisofthevariousphasesofthefuelcycleinthecorresponding plant
-evaluationofalternative methodsfortheapplication ofsafeguards ;
-optimization ofsafeguardssystemsasregardsefficiencyandworkinput.
2.Application ofnon-destructive methodsforthemeasurement offissile
materials
TheJRCwillsupplythefollowingservices:
2.1Gammaspectometry
-preparation ofanoperationmanualforSAM-2;
-measurement onSNEAKplatelets ;
-analysisofmeasurements carriedoutbytheSafeguardsDirectorateat
theCOHENcompany.
2.2Activeneutronmeasurement
-preparationofaninstruction andguidancemanualfortheSb/Besystem;
-proposalforasmallassaysystem;
-analysisofthepossibilities forusingarandomdriver.
2.3Passiveneutronmeasurement
-calibrationofadetectionheadforVDC;
-manufacture ofsevenpreamplifiers forthedetectionhead.
3.Application ofmonitoring methods
TheJRCwillsupplythefollowingservices:
3.1Identification ofsealsfortheSafeguardsDirectorate
TheJRCwillberesponsiblefor:
-numberingandchemicaltreatmentofseals;
-identification ofgeneral-purposeseals;
-reidentification ofgeneral-purposesealsafterthesehavebeendetached
fromthesealedcontainers ;

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-identification ofMTRseals;
-identification ofMTRsealsafterthesehavebeendetachedfromthe
sealedelements.
3.2ClockforTVandphotographic apparatus