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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C0M(85> 233 final  
Brussels, 23 May 1985
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
concerning an agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community 
represented by the Commission ot the European Communities and thirty 
other bodies tor the regulation ot the European Reliability Data Bank 
Association (EuReDatA)
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
Concerning an agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community  
represented by the Commission of the European Communities and thirty  
other bodies* for the regulation of the European Reliability Data  
Bank Association (EuReDatA).
1. The Joint Research Centre is carrying out a research and develooment  
project in the field of reliability and risk evaluation as part of the  
Reactor Safety Programme approved by the Council (Council decision  
22.12.1983 - O.J. L 3/21 5.1.1984)., One of the primary aims of this  
project is to make "probabilistic risk assessment (PRA)" methods more  
easily interchangeable and to establish a set of harmonized procedures.  
The above Association has a considerable role in this regard and in  
the diffusion of knowledge and experience of this field in Europe.
2. The EuReDatA will facilitate and harmonize the development and operation  
of reliability data banks in Europe. In particular the Association will  
promote reliability data exchange between the Parties ;  establish a  
forum for the exchange of reliability data bank operating experience ;  
encourage the adoption of compatible standards and definitions for  
reliability data ;  and set up agreed methods for data authentication and  
validation. It should be noted that this Association will enhance the  
value of the Joint Research Centre's R&D programme in this field.
3. The Commission informs the Council of its intention to conelude the  
attached agreement under the provisions of article 101 paragraph 3 of  
the treaty of the European Atomic Energy Community.
* See Annex

ANNEX
Parties to the EuReDatA Agreement
EURATOM
and
THE ALFA-LAVAL AB
THE BP INTERNATIONAL LTD.
THE BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS PLC (8NFL)
THE CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES DE TELECOMMUNICATIONS (CNET)
THE DET NORSKE VERITAS (DNV)
THE ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE (EDF)
THE ENEA-COMITATO NAZIONALE PER LA RICERCA E LO SVILUPPO  
DELL'ENERGIA NUCLEARE E DELLE ENERGIE ALTERNATIVE
THE ENTE NAZIONALE IDROCARBURI (ENI)
THE L.M. ERICSSON - TELE FONAKTIEBOLAGET
THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
THE ISTITUTO DONEGANI S.P.A. MONTEDISON
THE ISTITUTO ELETTROTECNICO NAZIONALE GALILEO FERRARIS (IEN)  
THE ITALTEL, SOCIETÀ* ITALIANA TELECOMUNICAZIONI S.P.A.
THE KEMAKTA KONSULT AB
THE MOTOR COLUMBUS CONSULTING ENGINEERS INC.
THE NEDERLANDSE CENTRALE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST  
NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK (TNO)
THE NORSK HYDRO A.S.
THE NORWEGIAN WATER RESOURCES AND ELECTRICITY BOARD (NVE)
THE NUKEM GMBH
THE A.L. SMITH, RELIABILITY CONSULTANT  
THE STATENS VATTENFALLSVERK
THE SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR REACTOR RESEARCH  
THE TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND (VTT)
THE TECSA RISK AND RELIABILITY S.R.L.
THE R.M. CONSULTANTS LTD.
THE TOTAL COMPAGNIE FRANÇAISE DES PETROLES
THE UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY (UKAEA)
THE ARNE ULLMAN AB
THE UNIVERSITY OP BRADFORD
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THE EUROPEAN ATOM IC ENERGY COMM UNITY (EURATOM)
THE ALFA - LA V A L A B
THE BP INTERNATIONAL LTD.
THE BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS PLC (BNFL)
THE CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES DE TELECOMMUNICATIONS (CNET)
THE DET NORSKE VERITAS (D N V)
THE ELECTRICITE DE FRANGE (EdF)
THE ENEA - COMITATO NAZIONALE PER LA RICERCA E LO SVILUPPO 
DELL'ENERGIA NUCLEARE E DELLE ENERGIE ALTERNATIVE
THE ENTE NAZIONALE IDROCARBURI (ENI)
THE L.M. ERICSSON - TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET
THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
THE ISTITUTO DONEGANI S.P.A. M ONTEDISON
THE ISTITUTO ELETTROTECNICO NAZIONALE GALILEO FERRARIS (IEN)
THE ITALTEL, SOCIETÀ' ITALIANA TELECOMUNICAZIONI S.P.A.
THE KEMAKTA KONSULT A B
THE M OTOR COLUMBUS CONSULTING ENGINEERS INC.
THE NEDERLANDSE CENTRALE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST
natuurwè TensChappelijk  Qnderzoek  {jm
THE NORSK HYDRQ A.S.
THE NORWEGIAN W ATER RESOURCES AND ELECTRICITY BOARD (N V E)
THE NUKEM  GM BH
THE A.L. SM ITH, RELIABILITY CON5ULTANT 
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THE S W IS S  FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR REACTOR RESEARCH 
THE TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND (V TT)
THE TECSA RISK AND RELIABILITY S.R.L.
THE R.M. CONSULTANTS LTD 
THE TOTAL COMPAGNIE FRANÇAISE DES PETROLES 
THE UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY (UKAEA)
THE ARNE ULLMAN A B  
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD 
THE V O LV O  CAR CORPORATION
fcr the regulation of the European Reliability Data Bank Association (EuReDatA).
The European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM), hereinafter referred to as 
"the Commmity", represented by the Commission of the European Communities, 
hereinafter referred to as "the Commission", represented for the purpose of signing 
this Agreement by Mr. George R. BISHOP, Director of the Ispra Establishment of 
the Joint Research Centre,
The ALFA - LAVAL AB, with' Head Office in S-14700 Tumba, P.O. Box 500, 
represented by
The BP International Ltd., with Head Office in London, represented by
The British Nuclear Fuels Pic (BNFL), with Head Office in Risley Warrington, 
represented by
The Centre National d’ Etudes de Télécommunications (CNET), with Head Office in 
92131 Issy les Moulineaux, 38-40 rue du Général Le Clerc represented by
The Det Norske Veritas (DNV), with Head Office in 1322 Hjivik, Oslo, P.O. Box 
300, represented by
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The Electricité de France (EdF), with Head Office in Paris, represented by
The ENEA - Comitato Nazionale per la Ricerca e per lo Sviluppo dell'Energia 
Nucleare e delle Energie Alternative, with Head Office in Roma, Viale Regina 
Margherita 125, represented by
The Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (ENI), with Head Office in Roma, represented by
The L.M. Ericsson Telefonaktiebolaget, with Head Office in Molndan, represented 
by
The European Space Agency (ESA), created by the convention of 30 May 1975, 
represented by Mr. T. HOW ELL, Head of the ESA Establishment in Italy, ESRIN,
The Istituto Donegani S.p.A. Montedison, with Head Office in 28100 Novara, 
represented by
The Istituto Elettrotecnico Nazionale Galileo Ferraris (IEN), with Head Office in 
10135 Torino, Corso M . D'Azeglio 42, represented by Mr. Ezio ALBERTON, 
Commissario Straordinario,
The Italtel, Società Italiana Telecomunicazioni S.p.A., with Head Office in 20149 
Milano, Piazzale Zavattari 12, represented by
The Kemakta Konsult AB, with Head Office in Stockholm, Luntmakargatan 94, 
represented by
The Motor Columbus Consulting Engineers Inc., with Head Office in Baden, 
represented by
The Nederlandse Centrale Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappenj 
Onderzoek (TNO), with Head Office in Apeldoorn, Laan van Westenenk 501, 
represented by
The Norsk Hydro A.S., with Head Office in Oslo 2, B ygdjrfy Allé 2, represented by
The Norwegian Water Resources and Electricity Board (NVE), State Power System, 
with Head Office in Oslo, P.O. Box 5091, represented by
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The Nukem GmbH, with Head Office in D-6450 Hanau 11, P.O. Box 110080, 
represented by Mr. H.A. PIRK, Director,
The Alrick L. Smith, Reliability Consultant, with Head Office in Baden, P.O. Box 
1540, represented by Mr. Alrick L. SM ITH,
The Statens Vattenfallsverk, with Head Office in Vällingby, Jämtlandsgatan 99, 
represented by
The Swiss Federal Institute for Reactor Research, with Head Office in CH-5303 
WOrenlingen, represented by
The Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), with Head Office in Espbo, 
represented by Mr. H. PERHONEN,
The Tecsa Risk and Reliability S.r.L., with Head Office in 24040 Levate (Bg), Via 
Caravaggi, represented by Mr. Carlo FIORENTINI, General Manager,
The Total Compagnie Française des Pétroles, with Head Office in Paris, 
represented by Mr. A. BRUN, Director of the Production Division,
The R.M. Consultants Ltd., with Head Office in 23 Harwell Road, Sutton 
Courtenay, N.R. Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4EN, represented by Mr. R. M OSS,
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), with Head Office in
represented by
The Arne Ullman AB, with Head Office in Saltsjöbaden, represented by Mr. A. 
ULLMAN,
The University of Bradford, with Head Office in BD7 IDF Bradford, represented by 
Mr. A.Z. KELLER,
The Volvo Car Corporation, with Head Office in Göteborg, represented by
Such 31 (thirty one) parties being hereinafter called "the Parties to the Agreement" 
or briefly "the Parties",
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CONSDERING that the Parties to the Agreement are operating or planning to 
build and operate a reliability data bank;
CONSDERING that it is advantageous for the Parties to the Agreement to 
harmonise their research and development work in the above mentioned field, to 
provide the adoption of compatible standards, to exchange the knowledge and 
experience acquired in the operation of reliability data banks;
CONSDERING that the Council of the European Communities has agreed on a 
Research and Training Programme in the field of development and application of 
reliability data banks in which provision is made for collaborations (*);
H A V E AGREED A S FOLLOW S :
ARTICLE 1 - Name, Members
The Parties to the Agreement agree to modify the organization of the 
European Reliability Data Bank Association (EuReDatA) hereafter referred 
to as "the Association", as set out hereinafter.
The number of Members of the Association may be increased by the accession 
of other parties in accordance with Articles 13 and 14.
ARTICLE 2 - Purpose of the Association
2.1 The purpose of the Association is to facilitate and to harmonise the 
development and operation of reliability data banks. In particular :
a) to promote reliability data exchange between the Parties
b) to establish a forum for the exchange of reliability data bank operating 
experience
c) to encourage the adoption of compatible standards and definitions for 
reliability data
d) to set up agreed methods for data authentication and validation.
2.2 Reliability data exchange between the various Parties to the Agreement may 
be the object of special arrangements the details of which, and particularly 
the li ability for costs shall be separately agreed, in each individual case, by 
the interested Parties.
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ARTICLE 3 - Organization
The organization of the Association is as follows :
- Assembly
- Executive Committee
- Project Groups
- General Secretary
ARTICLE 4 - Assembly
4.1 COMPOSITION
Each Party to the Agreement nominates one representative to the Assembly 
(Member of the Assembly). '
The nominated representative may designate a Deputy from the same Party 
to the Agreement to substitute him in the Assembly. The Deputy shall have 
the same rights as the Member.
4.2 RIGHT OF VOTE
a) Each Member of the Assembly shall have one vote. A Member of the 
Assembly may delegate his vote to another Member of the Assembly. The 
General Secretary shall be informed in writing of any such delegation. 
One Member shall not be allowed to accept more than one delegation.
b) Except where stated otherwise in this Agreement, acts of the Assembly 
shall require for their adoption at least the majority of the votes of the 
Members of the Assembly, provided not less than fifty percent of the 
Members are represented (quorum). In case of equal votes the vote of the 
Chairman of the Assembly shall be decisive.
4.3 FUNCTIONS
a) The Assembly shall have the responsibility for the management of the 
Association.
It shall take the basic decisions for implementing the Association and 
shall report to the Parties.
b) In particular, the Assembly shall
- identify topics requiring investigation
- encourage the execution of such investigations by setting up Project 
Groups
- resolve problems arising from such joint activities
- organise technical and scientific symposia which may be open to the 
public
- submit the minutes of each meeting of the Assembly to the Parties.
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4.4 M EETINGS
The Assembly shall meet at least twice a year.
Extraordinary meetings shall be convened either at the request of one third 
of the Members of the Assembly or at the request of its Chairman.
4.5 CHAIRMAN
The Assembly shall elect its Chairman from amongst its Members.
This election shall require the majority of the votes of the Members of the 
Assembly.
The Chairman shall hold office for two years provided his/her Organization 
continues to belong to a Party to the Agreement. Should the Chairman be 
unable to perform his function, the Chairmanship is transferred to the 
preceding Chairman for the period of time required.
The Chairman of the Assembly of the first period of existence of Ihe 
Association (1.3.80 - 31.12.81) shall be Honorary Chairman of the Assembly 
during the period of validity of this Agreement. He has the right to attend all 
meetings of the Assembly, of the Executive Committee and of the Project 
Groups.
4.6 EXPERTS
Each Party to the Agreement may nominate up to two experts to attend the 
meetings of the Assembly in an advisory capacity without a right to vote.
4.7 RULES OF PROCEDURE
The Assembly shall adopt its rules of procedure.
ARTICLE 5 - Executive Committee
5.1 COMPOSITION
Members of the Executive Committee shall be s
a) the Chairman of the Assembly
b) the preceding Chairman of the Assembly, as long as his/her Organization 
belongs to a party to the Agreement. Otherwise a fourth Member of the 
Assembly shall be nominated in accordance with the provisions of Article
5.1 d)
c) the General Secretary of the Association
d) three Members of the Assembly which will be nominated every two years 
by the Assembly. At the same time the Assembly shall nominate one 
Deputy for each of these Members. The Deputy shall replace the Member 
in the case of absence. Not more than one Member shall come from the 
same Party to the Agreement.
The composition of the Executive Committee shall strike a reasonable 
balance between the desire to achieve an even distribution of nationalities to 
be represented and the need to give the Assembly the widest possible 
authority in the matter of nominating Members in the interests of efficient 
management.
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5.2 RIGHT OF V OTE
a) Each Member of the Executive Committee shall have one vote.
b) For their adoption, acts of the Executive Committee shall require at least 
the majority of the votes of the Members of the Executive Committee 
present. Four Members present shall constitute a quorum. In case of equal 
votes the vote of the Chairman of the Executive Committe shall be 
decisive.
5.3 FUNCTIONS
a) The Executive Committee shall
- assist the Assembly in the preparation of its decisions
- report to the Assembly
- undertake any other tasks which the Assembly may entrust to it. \
b) The Executive Committee shall in particular
- coordinate the Project Group activities
- suggest to the Assembly the setting up of new project groups
- investigate and report on new membership applications so that 
informed recommendations can be made to the Assembly
- consider policies and prepare alternative courses of action for decision 
by the Assembly
- support the Chairman of the Assembly by visiting the Members in the 
various countries and to ensure that EuReDatA information receive 
reasonable exposure in the various national and international forums
- approve external publications of the Association.
5.4 M EETINGS
The Executive Committee shall meet at least four times a year, twice in 
conjunction with the Assembly meeting and twice in the intervening period 
between the Assembly meetings. Extraordinary meetings shall be convened 
either at the request of at least half of the Members of the Executive 
Committee or at the request of its Chairman.
5.5 CHAIRMAN
Chairman of the Executive Committee shall be the Chairman of the Assembly.
5.6 EXPERTS
The Executive Committee may call upon experts to attend its meetings for 
specific issues. ±
5.7 RULES OF PROCEDURE
Subject to approval of the Assembly, the Executive Committee shall draw up 
its rules of procedure.
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ARTICLE 6 - Project Groups
6.1 FUNCTION
The Assembly may set up Project Groups for the discussion or execution of 
specific tasks or programmes of interest for the objectives of the Associa­
tion. The terms of reference and the work programme of each Project Group shall be defined by the Assembly.
6.2 M EM BERS
Project Groups shall be staffed as required to achieve the objectives of the Project Group.
Members of the Assembly shall propose participants to the Project Groups. 
Proposed participants shall become Members of a Project Group upon 
nomination by the Assembly. 1
Project Group Member can be nominated : \
a) employees of a Party
b) staff not employed by a Party
c) organizations or undertakings other than the Parties which are considered 
to be able to bring valid contribution to the Project Groups.
6.3 PROJECT GROUP LEADER
The Assembly shall appoint a Leader for each Project Group. The Project 
Group Leaders shall report to the Executive Committee.
6.4 PROJECT REPORTS
The Project Group Leader shall draw up reports which shall describe, for each 
period specified in the work programme, the work and research carried out, 
the results obtained, and the possible repercussions of the results on future 
work.
The Project Group Leader shall send the reports in. the number of copies 
specified in the work programme to the General Secretary of the Association 
who shall transmit them to the Executive Committee.
The title of the reports shall state that the report has been derived from this 
Agreement.
ARTICLE 7 - General Secretary
7.1 The General Secretary of the Association shall be nominated by the Commis­
sion and appointed by the Assembly. Such appointment shall require the 
majority of the votes of the Members of the Assembly.
7.2 The function of the General Secretary is to ensure the satisfactory running of 
the Association by supporting and servicing the various bodies of the 
Association.
The details of his function shall be defined by the Assembly by the majority 
of the votes of the Members of the Assembly.
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7.3 The General Secretary shall be assisted by a Secretariate. The General 
Secretary shall normally be resident at the Ispra Establishment of the Joint 
Research Centre (JRC) of the Commission of the European Communities.
ARTICLE 8 - Information rights
8.1 The Assembly defines the type of distribution to be given to the reports 
drawn up by the Project Groups in accordance with Article 6.4, insofar as this 
is not contrary to the rights and obligations of one of the other Parties.
8.2 Each Party to the Agreement may use and disseminate the information 
obtained by the Association or by a Party to it during the execution of this 
Agreement insofar as this is not contrary to the rights and obligations of one 
of the other Parties.
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ARTICLE 9 - Period of validity
9.1 This Agreement shall become effective on 1.5.1984 and shall terminate on 
31.12.1987.
It can be extended by agreement between the Parties.
9.2 Subject to three months prior notice being given to the Assembly through the 
General Secretary by registered letter, each Party to this Agreement may 
terminate its participation in the Agreement at any time without prejudice to 
any liabilities or obligations incurred before the date when such termination 
takes effect.
ARTICLE 10 - Responsibility for costs
10.1 Each Party to the Agreement shall be liable for its own costs arising out of 
the execution of this Agreement and out of its own programme.
10.2 To facilitate the execution of symposia, meetings or similar manifestations, 
the Community or other Parties to the Agreement may advance expenses 
which shall be reimbursed by the collection of participation fees, or by way 
of precepts by the Parties according to an expenses reparation break down 
unanimously agreed by the Assembly.
The financial supervision of such ventures shall be the responsibility of a 
sub-committee appointed by the Assembly, to whom adequate account shall 
be made.
10.3 The Commission shaii bear the costs of the services of the General Secretary 
and the Secretariat.
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ARTIOJE 11 - Liability
Any problems arising concerning liability shall be dealt with under the law of 
the country in which the event has occurred which has given raise to such 
problem.
ARTICLE 12 - Competent Court and applicable law
12.1 The Court of Justice of the European Communities shall be the competent 
court for all disputes arising out of this Agreement.
12.2 This Agreement shall be governed by Belgian law, except as set forth in 
Article 11 of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 13 - Accession by other Parties
13.1 Applications for accession shall be addressed to the Assembly through the 
General Secretary of the Association.
The application shall state that the applicant is prepared to assume the rights 
and obligations laid down in this Agreement as from the date of accession to 
the Agreement.
13.2 The Assembly may by unanimous decision agree to the accession to this 
Agreement by the applicant provided that he fulfills the requirements for 
membership as laid down in Article 14.
13.3 The Chairman of the Assembly shall inform the applicant of the decision of 
the Assembly by letter through the General Secretary.
The accession shall become effective on receipt of this letter by the 
applicant and upon signature of a declaration by the applicant according to 
which he accepts the rights and obligations laid down in this Agreement.
ARTICLE 14 - Membership
14.1 A  member of EuReDatA can be any European organization, private, govern­
mental or other, operating or planning to build and operate a reliability data 
bank.
14.2 Each Member commits itself
- to promote the objectives of the association and in doing so adopt agreed 
definitions and procedures aimed at the exchange of reliability informa­
tion and experience
to demonstrate to fulfil the conditions of Article 14.1, and that he has the 
capability to fulfil the commitments as mentioned above.
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14.3 Exceptionally and on special reasons therefore, organizations not fulfilling 
conditions referred to in 14.1 may have access to the Agreement subject to 
the unanimous agreement of the Assembly. The procedures of accession are 
otherwise the same as in Article 13.
ARTICLE 15 - Exclusion of a Party
15.1 If a Party does not meet with its obligations as laid down in Articles 8, 10, 
11,14, it can be excluded from the Association by unanimous decision of the 
other Members of the Assembly.
15.2 The Chairman of the Assembly shall inform that Party of the decision by 
letter through the General Secretary.
Unless otherwise agreed, the exclusion shall become effective the day after 
the receipt of this letter by that Party. ^
ARTICLE 18 - Amendments o s *  additions to the Agreement
The provisions of the Agreement may .  be amended or supplemented only by 
means of a supplementary Agreement duly signed by all the Parties to the 
Agreement.
Done at Ispra,
in 31 originals in the English 
language
FOR THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY  
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSION
George R. BISHOP
FOR THE ALFA - LAVAL A B
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FOR THE BP INTERNATIONAL LTD.
FOR THE BRITISH NUCLEAR FUEL PLC (BNFL)
FOR THE CENTRE NATIONAL D *ETU D ES DE TELECOMMUNICATIQNS (CNET)^ 
FOR THE DET NORSKE VERITAS (D N V )
FOR THE ELECTRICUE DE FRANCE (EdF)
FOR THE ENEA - COMITATO NAZIONALE PER LA RICERCA E  PER LO 
SVILUPPO DELL'ENERGIA NUCLEARE E  DELLE ENERGIE ALTERNATIVE
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FOR THE ENTE NAZIONALE IDROCARBURI (ENI)
FOR THE L.M. ERICSSON - TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET
\
FOR THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY 
T. HOW ELL
Head of the ESA Establishment in Italy, ESRIN
FOR THE ISTITUTO DONEGANI S.P.A. MONTEDISON
Ezio ALBERTON 
Commissario Straordinario
FOR THE ISTITUTO ELETTROTECNICO NAZIONALE GALILEO FERRARIS (IEN)

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FOR THE ITALTEL, SOCIETA' ITALIANA Dl TELECOMUNICAZIONI SPA.
FOR THE KEMAKTA KONSULT A B
FOR THE MOTOR COLUM BUS CONSULTING ENGINEERS INC.
FOR THE NEDERLANDSE CENTRALE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST 
NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK (TNO)
FOR THE NORSK HYDRO A.S.
FOR THE NORW EGIAN W ATER RESOURCES AND ELECTRICITY BOARD
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FOR THE NUKEM  G M BH
H.A. PIRK 
Director
FOR THE ALRICK L. SM ITH 
A. L. SM ITH
FOR THE STATENS VATTENFALLSVERK
FOR THE SW ISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR REACTOR RESEARCH 
FOR THE TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND, V TT
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FOR THE TECSA RISK AND RELIABILITY S.R.L.
C. FIORENTINI 
General Manager
FOR THE TOTAL COMPAGNIE FRANÇAISE D ES PETROLES 
A. BRUN
Director of the Production Division
FOR THE R.M. CONSULTANTS LTD 
R. M O SS
FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM  ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY (UKAEA)
FOR THE ARNE ULLM AN A B  
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FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD 
A.2. KELLER
FOR THE V OLV O  CAR CORPORATION