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Brussels,14May1981
Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil
Reviewoftheprogrammeofresearch (indirectaction)onthe
decommissioning ofnuclearpowerplants
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Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil
Subject;Reviewoftheprogrammeofresearch(indirectaction)onthe
decommissioning ofnuclearpowerplants.
TheCommissionwouldrefertotheCouncilDecisionof27Marc^i1*979
adoptingaresearchprogramme(indirectaction)concerningthe
decommissioning ofnuclearpowerplants(OJ1T°L83of3April1979)*
Thisdecisionstipulatesthattheprogramme"shallbeadoptedfora
periodoffiveyearsasfrom1January1979"(Articlel)andthatit
"shallhereviewedattheendofthesecondyear,inaccordancewith
theappropriateprocedures"(Article3).
Atitsmeetingof30October1980theAdvisoryCommitteeonProgramme
Managementinthefieldofthedecommissioning ofnuclearpowerplants
discussedthedesirability ofreviewingtheprogramme,andduringits
meetingof18March1981itapprovedtheattachedopinion.
TheCommissionisnowabletocomment,infullagreementwiththe
AdvisoryCommitteeonProgrammeManagement,onwhethertheprogrammeshould
bereviewed.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprojectsdescribedin
theAnnextotheprogrammeadoptedbytheCouncilshouldbecontim^d.
Itisalsooftheopinionthattheoptionofaddinglarge-scale decom­
missioningoperationstothecurrentprogrammeshouldbekeptopen,
butthat"afirmpositiononthisquestioncanbereached -onlyatalater
date.TheCommissionthereforeconsidersthatitisnotatpresent
desirabletoreviewtheprogramme.

OPINION OFTHEADVISORY COMMITTEE ONPROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
INTHEFIELD0;;DECOMMISSIONING OFNUCLEAR POWERPLANTS
OpinionoftheAdvisoryCommittee onProgramme Management inthefield
ofdecommissioning ofnuclearpowerplants,havingregardtotheCouncil
decisionof27March1979(*)adopting aresearchprogrammeconcerning
thedecommissioning ofnuclearpowerplantsandinparticularArticle3
relatingtothereview:
1)Has,duringthemeetingof30October1980,studiedthestateofthe
advancement oftheexecutionoftheprogramme,
2)Considersthattheprogramme hasbeencarriedoutsofarinavery
satisfactory mannerandincompleteagreementwiththeCommittee,
3)ConsidersthatallactionsintheannexoftheCouncilDecisionof
27March1979aretobepursued,
4)Considersthattheoptiontoparticipate ,asanadditionofthe
currentprogramme,inlarge-scale decommissioning operations that
wouldbecarriedoutbyMemberStatesshouldbekeptopenwiththe
possibility ofitsbeingappliedatalaterdate,
5)Recommends inconsequence thatarevisionoftheprogrammeisnot
appropriate atthepresenttime.
Brussels,18thMarch1981 W.H.LUNNING
ChairmanoftheCommittee
(*)O.J.N°L83of3.4.1979,p.19