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II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a research and technological development programme 
for the European Atomic Energy Community in the field of the decommissioning of nuclear 
installations 
(1989 to 1993) 
COM(88) 415 final 
(Submitted by the Commission on 16 August 1988) 
(88/C 250/07) 
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 certain parts of nuclear installations inevitably 
become radio-active during operation; whereas it is 
therefore essential to find effective solutions which are 
capable of ensuring the safety and protection of both 
mankind and the environment against the potential 
hazards involved in the decommissioning of these instal­
lations; 
Whereas the research programme concerning the decom­
missioning of nuclear installations, adopted by Decision 
84/60/Euratom (l), has yielded positive results and 
opened up encouraging prospects; 
Whereas the scientific and technical basis necessary to 
strengthen the safety and protection aspects of decom­
missioning should be further reinforced, namely by 
demonstration of relevant techniques; 
Whereas the Council, by adopting the framework 
programme of Community research and technological 
development (1987 to 1991) (2), acknowledges the need 
for a further action on the decommissioning of nuclear 
installations, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
A research and technological development programme 
for the Eurpean Atomic Energy Community in the field 
of the decommissioning of nuclear installations, 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 31,5 million ECU including expenditure 
on a staff of five. 
Article 3 
The Commission shall be responsible for the execution 
of the programme. It shall be assisted by the 
Management and Coordination Advisory Committee 
CGC6 'Nuclear fission energy — Fuel cycle/processing 
and storage of waste', set up by Council Decision 
84/338/Euratom, ECSC, EEC (3)-
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. 
Article 4 
In the third year of the programme, 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 a proposal 
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 Eurpean Parliament. 
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The abovementioned reports shall be established having agreements or contracts with a third State, an interna-
regard to the objectives and criteria set out in the Annex tional organisation or a national of a third State, with a 
to this Decision and in conformity with the provisions of view to associating them wholly or partly with this 
Article 2 (2) of the framework programme. programme. 
Article 5 
Article 6 The Commission is authorised to negotiate, in 
accordance with Article 101 (2) of the EAEC Treaty, This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
ANNEX 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF THE 
DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS 
The aim of the programme is the joint development of a system of management of nuclear installations 
finally shut down and of the radioactive wastes produced in their dismantling which, at its various stages, 
will provide mankind and the environment with the best protection possible. The programme will involve 
demonstration of relevant technologies. 
The programme seeks to promote: 
A. Research and development projects concerning the following areas: 
Area No 1: long-term integrity of buildings and systems; 
Area No 2: decontamination for decommissioning purposes; 
Area No 3: dismantling techniques; 
Area No 4: treatment of specific waste materials: steel, concrete and graphite; 
Area No 5: qualification and adaptation of remote-controlled semi-autonomous manipulator systems; 
Area No 6: estimation of the quantities of radioactive wastes arising from the decommissioning of 
nuclear installations in the Community. 
B. Identification of guiding principles relating to: 
— the design and operation of nuclear installations with a view to simplifying their subsequent decom­
missioning, 
— the decommissioning operations with a view to making occupational radiation exposures as low as 
reasonably achievable, 
— the technical elements of a Community policy in this field. 
C. Testing of hew techniques in practice, within the framework of large-scale decommissioning operations 
undertaken in Member States. The tests will be focused mainly on a few selected pilot dismantling 
projects, but include complementary tests performed in other nuclear installations. The secondment of 
research staff from other member countries, to the pilot dismantling projects, will be promoted. 
The implementation of the programme shall be done mainly through cost-shared research and development 
contracts, but also through concerted actions, studies and coordination activities. 
Besides this, secondment of scientific staff from other Member countries to the pilot projects, as well as 
training and mobility grants, shall be promoted. 
The Community's participation in shared-cost action research contracts will not exceed 50 % of the total 
costs. 
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The programme is to be evaluated by independent experts in accordance with the Community plan of 
action relating to the evaluation of Community research and development activities ('). The following 
criteria are to be considered in the evaluation: 
— the extent to which research proposals were selected against relevant criteria, 
— the extent to which substantial development of knowledge, techniques and equipment has resulted from 
the work supported, 
— the potential relevance of the results with regard to industrial decommissioning operations, 
— the potential relevance of the results with regard to safety and protection aspects of decommissioning 
and in particular to occupational radiation exposure of decommissioning workers, 
— the extent to which information exchange and cooperation across the borders of Member States have 
been promoted. 
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