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(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a research and training programme for the European 
Atomic Energy Community in the field of remote handling in nuclear hazardous and disordered 
environments (1989 to 1993) — TELEMAN 
COM(88) 416 final 
(Submitted by the Commission on 11 November 1988) 
(88/C 311/08) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 7 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
submitted after consulting the Scientific and Technical 
Committee, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas the Council, by adopting the framework 
programme of Community research and technological 
development (1987 to 1991) ('), acknowledges the 
importance of contributing to improving the level of 
scientific and technical knowledge relevant to nuclear 
safety; 
Whereas the inherent radioactivity of nuclear plants 
makes remote handling essential for the conduct of 
nuclear operations on an industrial scale; 
Whereas the safety of nuclear installations and 
protection of their environment depends on operators 
being able to inspect, maintain and repair plants when 
necessary; 
Whereas exposure of man to radiation should be kept as 
low as reasonably practicable; Whereas an action in research on remote handling in 
nuclear, hazardous and disordered environments offers 
an opportunity to realise these goals more efficiently, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
A research and training programme for the European 
Atomic Energy Community in the field of remote 
handling in nuclear hazardous and disordered envi­
ronments, as defined in the Annex, is hereby adopted for 
a period of five years from 1 January 1989. 
Article 2 
The amount deemed necessary for the execution of the 
programme is 19 million ECU including expenditure on 
a staff of four. 
Article 3 
The Commission shall be assisted in the implementation 
of the programme by the Management and Coordination 
Advisory Committee CGC-5 for Nuclear Fission 
Reactors and Safety, Safeguards and Fissile Materials 
Management, set up by Council Decision 
84/338/Euratom/ECSC/EEC (2). 
The contracts entered into by the Commission shall 
regulate the rights and obligations of each party, in 
particular the methods of disseminating, protecting and 
exploiting the research results. 
(') OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 177, 4. 7. 1984, p. 25. 
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Article 4 
In the third year of the programme implementation, the 
Commission shall undertake a review of the programme 
and it shall report to the Council and to the European 
Parliament on the results thereof, together, if necessary, 
with any proposals for modification or prolongation. 
An evaluation of the results achieved will be conducted 
by the Commission, which shall report thereon to the 
Council and the Parliament. 
The abovementioned reports shall be established having 
regard to the objectives set out in the Annex to this Decision and in conformity with the provisions of Article 
2 (2) of the framework programme. 
Article 5 
The Commission is authorized to negotiate, in 
accordance with Article 101 of the EAEC Treaty, 
agreements or contracts with a third State, an interna­
tional organization or a national of a third State, with a 
view to associating them wholly or partly with this 
programme. 
Article 6 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
ANNEX 
REMOTE HANDLING IN NUCLEAR HAZARDOUS AND DISORDERED ENVIRONMENTS — 
TELEMAN 
Objectives 
TELEMAN's objective is to reinforce the scientific and technological base used for the design of nuclear 
remote handling equipment. Tele-operators contribute to the safety and profitability of man and plant 
employed in all parts of the nuclear industry, from mining through reactor operation to reprocessing and 
decommissioning. 
The tele-operators of interest are mechanical arms to which a variety of tools and sensors can be attached, 
manipulators attached to movable gantrys and partially autonomous vehicles equipped for specialized jobs. 
In particular TELEMAN will help the nuclear industry to comply with the requirement that workers be 
exposed to the minimum practicable amount of radiation, always remaining within relevant limits, without 
compromising inspection, maintenance and repair operations. 
Programme technical content 
Area 1: Tele-operator component and subsystem development 
Research and development will be carried out on the utilization, modification and, where necessary, the 
development of sensors, perception and decision making systems, information transmission and engineering 
for tele-operator mobility and dexterity in nuclear environments. 
Area 2: Environmental tolerance 
Research will be carried out throughout the life of the programme on the adaptation of sensors and elec­
tronic hardware to nuclear environments, the development of machine monitoring systems and design 
strategies that permit easy repair or recovery of stranded machines. 
Area 3: Research machine projects 
Products of research on components and subsystems will be demonstrated by incorporating them into 
research machines that already exist or into new machines. Development will be focussed on tele-operators 
that typify nuclear industry requirements, such as intelligent manipulators and cranes for use in high 
radiation fields, and a mobile platform for information gathering under normal and abnormal conditions. 
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Area 4: Product evaluation and studies 
End-users of TELEMAN technology will be encouraged to test and evaluate the practicality and reliability 
of the products of the programme in realistic environments to guide the subsequent commercialization of 
successful ones by industry. Studies will be made of topics relating to the application of new technologies, 
new uses for computer assisted tele-operators, the evolution of guidelines and standards and programme 
development. 
Implementation 
Implementation of the projects shall be through cost-shared research and development actions, concerted 
actions, studies and coordination activities. Training/mobility grants shall be included to facilitate the 
assembly of relevant skills at appropriate locations for the work of the projects, and to promote effective 
diffusion of knowledge. 
The Community's participation in shared-cost research contracts will not exceed 50 %. 
Preference will be given to projects in which industry, universities and research organizations from 
Community countries collaborate and participants come from more than one Member State. 
Evaluation criteria for TELEMAN programme 
The Commission requires that where possible the objectives and milestones of each research programme be 
set out in a quantitative form to facilitate evaluation. 
The long term objectives (2000) are that operators of nuclear installations should be able to buy world class 
computer assisted tele-operators from Community based manufacturers and that the radiation exposure of 
workers should be appreciably reduced. 
TELEMAN's principal technical objectives relate to reinforcing the scientific and engineering base upon 
which the design of nuclear remote handling is based, to solving problems of manipulation, material 
transport and mobile surveillance within the nuclear environment and to demonstrating the feasibility of 
the solutions offered. 
The technical criteria in terms of which the different aspects of the programme are to be evaluated, initially 
in 1992 and 1993 and more thoroughly in about 1996 are: 
— the extent to which projects were selected against credible technical criteria, 
— the development achieved within TELEMAN projects e.g. whether TELEMAN projects achieved a 
significant (100 %) improvement in performance and performance/price ratios. Typical performance 
parameters might be sensor resolution, power/weight ratio, system response time, etc., 
— the extent to which different technologies have been integrated, 
— the performance and acceptance of research machines in tests conducted with the participation of 
potential end-users, 
— whether the projects were of high scientific value as judged by the number and impact of patents, 
publications in refereed journals and invited contributions to conferences. Output should be compared 
with that from other similar programmes being executed elsewhere. 
TELEMAN's industrial objectives relate to more effective application of investment in research, generation 
of awareness of the potential of computer assisted tele-operators, and creation of a pool of experienced 
firms and engineers able to exploit research machines and manage the application of the new technology. 
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The industrial criteria in terms of which the different aspects of the programme are to be evaluated are: 
— whether the calls for proposals attracted sufficient industrial interest to permit formulation of a 
coherent programme. The criterion of sufficiency would be that the ratio resources proffered by 
industrial contractors to Community funding be greater than 1,5, 
— the extent to which projects were selected against credible industrial criteria, 
— that at least half the proposals received envisage a major role for a university or research laboratory in 
a Member State other than that of an industrial partner, 
— the extent to which links formed to execute TELEMAN projects have continued and led to joint devel­
opment of industrial products, new multinational firms or new research projects, 
— application of technology and patents <*rising from TELEMAN are applied by other firms and in other 
industries. 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 86/298/EEC on rear-mounted roll-over 
protection structures for narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors 
COM(88) 626 final — SYN 163 
(Submitted by the Commission on 21 November 1988) 
(88/C 311/09) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
In cooperation with the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas it is necessary to adopt measures which are 
intended gradually to establish the internal market over a 
period expiring on 31 December 1992; whereas the 
internal market consists of an entity without internal 
frontiers within which the free movement of goods, 
persons, services and capital is ensured; 
Whereas Article 13 of Council Directive 86/298/CEE (l) 
lays down that the provisions at present in force shall be 
supplemented by provisions introducing additional 
impact tests into the dynamic test procedure; 
Whereas, since provision is already made for an 
additional test in the case of the static test procedure, it 
is necessary also in that of the dynamic test procedure to 
provide for an additional test which more accurately 
(') OJ No L 186, 8. 7. 1986, p. 26. reflects the situation in the event of tractor roll-over in 
order that these two test procedures may be rendered 
equivalent and the present imbalance between them elim­
inated; 
Whereas the purely theoretical parameters and calcu­
lations on which the additional dynamic impact test was 
initially based have been the subject of practical 
experiments that leave no doubt as to their reliability; 
Whereas it is also necessary to amend the scope of the 
Directive so as to clarify the wording of the second 
indent of Article 1 concerning the tyres fitted to the 
front and rear axles, and thus eliminate any possibility of 
differing interpretations; 
Whereas, finally, Article 12 of Directive 86/298/EEC 
lays down the procedure governing the adaptation to 
technical progress of the Annexes to that Directive; 
whereas, however, technical progress makes it necessary 
promptly to adapt the requirements set out in the 
Annexes to the Directive and the technical requirements 
defined in the separate Directives; whereas the 
Commission should be made responsible for the adoption 
thereof in order to simplify and expedite this procedure; 
whereas, in all cases where the Council empowers the 
Commission to implement rules established in the agri­
cultural or forestry tractor sector, it is necessary to 
provide for a procedure for prior consultation, within an 
Advisory Committee, between the Commission and the 
Member States,