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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GENERAL BUDGET FOR 1984  
SECTION III - COMMISSIONCOM(84) 243 final  
Brussels, 18 April 1984
TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS N° 10/84  
(Non-compulsory expenditure)
(ECU)
Commitment Payment
Appropriations appropriations
FROM CHAPTER 73 - RESEARCH AND INVESTMENT
Article 736 - Other activities and
conclusion of previous  
shared-cost action  
programmes
Item 7361 - Other activities :
Research staff awaiting  
assignment to a post
FROM CHAPTER 100 - PROVISIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
Total267 000
2 233 000  
2 500 000267 000
502 000 
769 000
TO CHAPTER 73
Article 731
Item 7316- RESEARCH AN INVESTMENT
- Shared-cost action
programmes - Thermonuclear  
fusion and nuclear fission
Nuclear fission -  
Decommissioning of nuclear  
power stations 2 500 000 769 000
The Financial Controller approved the proposal on 9th April 1984 in accordance  
with Article 21 (§4) of the Financial Regulation and certified that the  
appropriations are available.
C O M (84) 243 final

GROUNDS
1. The first research programme concerning the decommissioning of nuclear  
installations adopted by the Council covered the period 1 January to  
31 December 1983.
Pending a decision on the new programme to take effect from 1 January  
1984, appropriations were entered in the following headings when the  
1984 budget was established:
- Chapter 100 (operating appropriaitons)  in anticipation of a final entry  
in Item 7316;
- Item 7361 "research staff awaiting assignment to a post" (salaries and  
administrative expenditure).
The Council took its decision on 31 January 1984 (0J L 36, 8 February 1984).  
A request is now being made to transfer these appropriations to the  
budget heading for the activities in question.
2. The aim of the programme is the joint development of a system of  
management of nuclear installations finally shut down and of the radio­
active wastes produced in their dismantling which, at its various stages,  
will provide mankind and the environment with the best protection possible;  
the programme seeks to promote:
A. Research and development projects concerning the following subjects:  
Project N° 1 :  Long-term integrity of buildings and systems;
Project N° 2 :  Decontamination for decommissioning purposes;
Project N°3 :  Dismantling techniques;
Project N° 4 :  Treatment of specific waste materials: steel, concrete  
and graphite;
Project N° 5 :  Large containers for radioactive waste produced in the  
dismantling of nuclear installations;
Project N° 6 :  Estimation of the quantities of radioactive wastes arising  
from the decommissioning of nuclear installations in  
the Community;
Project N° 7 :  Influence of installation design features on decommissioning

B. Identification of guiding principles, namely:
- certain guiding principles in the design and operation of nuclear  
installations with a view to simplifying their subsequent  
decommissioning;
- guiding principles in the decommissioning of nuclear installations  
which could form the initial elements of a Community policy in.this  
field.
C. Testing of new techniques under real conditions, within the framework  
of large-scale decommissioning operations undertaken in Member Sates.
3. The programme involves a high proportion of long-term research which will  
have to be covered by multiannual contracts. It would be highly desirable  
if a large proportion of these activities could be got under way as  
quickly as possible to ensure that the research can be conducted effectively  
within the life of the programme and, ideally, to guarantee the continuity  
of the activities begun under the first programme (1979-1983).
With this in mind, the request for appropriations for 1984 corresponds to  
the original schedule of payments (see C0M(83) 298 final, 16 June 1983).
4. On the basis of the above, it is requested that the appropriations  
considered necessary for 1984 - namely, 2 500 000 ECU in commitment  
appropriations and 769 000 in payment appropriations - be made available
to the Commission in Item 7316 (Decommissioning of nuclear power stations).
These appropriations come from:
- Chapter 100: 2 233 000 ECU in commitment appropriations and 502 000 ECU
in payment appropriations. Chapter 100 (point 21) contains 83 500 000 ECU  
in commitment appropriations and 28 590 000 ECU in payment appropriations,  
part of which is specifically for activities relating to
Item 7316.
- Item 7361 (Research staff awaiting assignment to a post): 267 000 ECU  
in both commitments and payments. This Item has a total allocation of  
3 500 000 ECU in both commitments and payments and covers inter alia  
staff expenditure on three A officials (241 200 ECU) and administrative  
expenditure connected with activities relating to Item 7316 (25 800 ECU).
Appropriations were as follows on 29 February 1984:

Appropriations  
entered in the  
budget (includ­
ing any
appropriations
remaining)Commitments Appropriat-  
entered into/ ions  
Transfers Payments made available
Commitment appropriations
Item 7316  
(former Item 7345)p.m.
53 099 
(=remaining)0
53 099
Item 7361  
(former Item 7391)3 500 000 3 500 000
Chapter 100
(intended for Chapter 73) 83 500 000 83 500 000
Payment appropriations
Item 7316  
(former Item 7345)400 000 
+ 204 128
(carried over)37 742400 000 
166 386
Item 7361  
(former Item 7391)3 500 000  
+ 677
(carried over)3 500 000  
677
Chapter 100
(intended for Chapter 73) 28 590 000 28 590 000

APPROPRIATIONS IN CHAPTER 100 - PART B
AT 9 APRIL 1984
1. Initial provision
2. Appropriations being  
transferred
3. Transfers made
4. Appropriations remainingAppropriations  
for commitments
1 939 756 000  
61 233 000
1 878 523 000Appropriations  
for payments
1 755 196 000  
20 002 000
1 735 194 000