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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
concerning anAgreementintheformofanExchangeofLetters
betweentheInternational AtomicEnergyAgencyontheonehandandthe
Commission onbehalfoftheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity/
ontheother,oncooperation inthefieldof,
researchanddevelopment inSafeguards
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COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
concerning anAgreementintheformofan
ExchangeofLettersbetweentheInternational AtomicEnergy
AgencyontheonehandandtheCommission onbehalfoftheEu­
ropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity,ontheother,oncooperation in
thefieldofresearchanddevelopment inSafeguards
Theincreasing spreadofnuclearmaterialsincirculation andusehas
becomeamatterofworldwideconcernforbothpolicymakersandpublic :
opinionandhighlights the.importanceofsafeguards systemsthatare.
internationally recognised asbeingeffectively installed andimplemen­
ted.TheCommunity hasbeenoperatingitsownsafeguards systemfor
overtwentyyearsandthishasbeensupportedtechnically byresearch
workundertaken attheJointResearchCentreaimedatnotonlyim­
provingthesafeguards appliedbutalsoadaptingconstantly therelevant
techniquesforchangingrequirements inthisfield.
Theresearchanddevelopment experienceisalsoofgreatsignificance
totheIAEAasaresultoftrilateral agreements withtheCommunity
anditsMemberstates.Thegrowingcollaboration ininspections
betweentheAgencyandEURATOMunderlines theimportanceofEURATOM's
contribution totheknowledge andexperience therebygainedbythe
Agencyinthesafeguardsfield.Itwas-thereforefeltthatcoope­
rationbetweenEURATOMandtheIAEA.wouldbemutuallybeneficial .
Moreoversuchcooperation fromtheCommunity'sviewpoint wouldnot
onlyencourageresearch,itwouldalsoprovideachannelthrough
whichthe'results obtainedinEuropecouldbepresented •
moreeffectively intheinternational frameworkcoveredbytheIAEA.
Thebasisforthiscooperation istheframework agreement between
EURATOMandtheIAEAwhichwassignedin1975(1)andwhilstasa
resultofthisconsultations andinformation exchanges havetaken
placebetweentheAgencyandtheCommunity,itisnowproposedthat
arrangements forcooperation inR&Dshouldbeformalised .Themost
appropriate mannerforthistobedoneisconsidered tobeintheform
ofanExchangeofLetterssettingoutthetermsofthecooperation
togetherwithalistoftechnicaltaskstobecovered.TheScopeof
thiscooperation providesforthewidestpossibledissemination of
information ."However',itisnotenvisagedthattherewi11beany.
problemsconcerningintellectual propertysinceinformation containing
tradesecretsorotherprivileged orconfidential commercial information
isspecifically excludedfromtheexchange.
Theintentiontocollaborate withtheIAEAwithongoingandfuture
activitiesoftheJRC'sownprogrammeofR&DinSafeguards wassuppor­
tedbytheACPMonFissileMaterialControlinits-opinion dated
October1978.•Moreover,itwouldbeconsistent withtheCommission's
declaration tostrengthencollaboration withtheIAEAwhichwasmade
atthetimetheCouncilagreedtheJRC'sprogrammefor1980-1983 (2).
(1)J.O.L329/22
(2)ATO315422/80 /../

5.TheCommission informstheCouncilofitsintentiontoconcludean
agreementintheformofanExchangeofLetterswiththeIAEAwhich
conformswiththeprocedureenvisagedbyArticle101(3)ofthe
EURATOMTreaty.Thedraftletterstobeexchangedandtechnical
annexareannexedtothiscommunication .

A.LETTERFROMEURATOM
DearDirectorGeneral-
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Theworldwideuseofnucleartechnologyunderlinesnotonlythe^
needthataneffectivesafeguards system,internationally recognized,
isinstalled andimplemented,butthatstandardsofsuchsafeguards
shouldbecontinuously improved.Inthisrespect,theeffortsof
theInternational AtomicEnergyAgencyindeveloping safeguards are
wellknownandwidelysupported.TheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community(hereafterreferredtoasEURATOM)represented bythe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities sharesthisconcernfor
improvedstandardsofsafeguards andispreparedtocommunicate
totheIAEAitsownconsiderable technicalexperience inthis
fieldthroughaformalcooperative supportprogramme betweenthe
IAEAandEURATOMinthefieldofsafeguards researchanddevelopment .
Inthiscontext,Ihavethehonour,onbehalfofEURATOM,toinform
youofthefollowingproposalwithintheframeworkoftheCooperation
Agreement betweenourtwoorganizations of1975.
1)EURATOMsupportstheAgencyinthefieldofdeveloping and
implementing effectivesafeguards .Itproposesthatinthefield
ofsafeguards researchanddevelopment,acooperative support
programmecomprising ofanexchangeofresearchanddevelopment
experience aswellastheprovisionofexpertadvicetothe
Agencyshallbeestablished .
2)Thecooperative supportprogrammewillbedevelopedfromongoing
andfutureactivitiesoftheresearchprogrammeoftheJoint
ResearchCentreofEURATOM.Thelistoftasksenvisagedat
presentisenclosedinAnnexIandwill,whereappropriate,
befurthersupplemented andupdatedintheagreementbetween
bothParties.Theprogrammewillcoverthefollowingareas
ofR&Dactivity :

-surveillance andcontainment ;
-measurement technology;"
-trainingcourses;
-informationdata,treatmentandevaluations.
3)Itisenvisagedthatthisprogrammeshouldconsistchieflyof
theexchangeofinformation ^subjecttoarticle3ofthe
Cooperation Agreement onresearchanddevelopment experience
inbothorganizations ,andonpracticalexperienceoffield
tests.Prioritiesofresearchanddevelopment shouldthenbe
established .Thiscooperativesupportprogrammeshouldresult
intechnicalassistanceinfieldswherefurtherexpertiseis
required,intheharmonisationoftechniques §ndproceduresof
potentialuseinsafeguardsimplementation an|intheevaluation ,
ofprioritiesofresearchanddevelopment asafunctionofthe
requirements oftheapplication ofsafeguardsintheEURATOM
fuelcycle.Alsostudiesonsafeguardssystemsforfuture
plantsmaybeincludedlater.
4)EURATOMandtheAgencywillagreeonspecifictasksand
designatetheresponsible contactpersononeitherside.
5)AJointCommitteeofrepresentatives oftheAgencyandEURATOM
shallbeestablished inordertofacilitatetheexchangeof
information andresultsofthecooperative supportprogramme.
Furthermore,theCommitteeshallconsidertheprogressof
thecooperative programmeinordertoupdatethelistoftasks,
clarifyissuesraisedbybothsidesduringtheexecutionof.the
programmeandexaminetheresultsoftheindividualtasks.
6)TheresultsofthetasksshallbeavailablethroughtheJoint
Committeeandmaybeusedbyeitherpartyappropriately to
improvesafeguards ^Theresultsmaybepublicisedasappropriate
incollaboration withEURATOM..

rT^ThePartiesagreetosupportthewidestpossibledissemination
ofinformation providedunderthisexchangeofletters,itbeing
understoodthat:
-.information whichcontainstradesecretsorother
•:privilegedorconfidential commercialinformationshallbe
excludedfromthisexchangeandthatpriorcontractual commit
mentsshouldberespected.
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-information givenbyonePartytotheotherunderthis
exchangeoflettersshallbeaccuratetothebest
I*._L
knowledgeandbeliefofthePartygivingit,butneither
...,Partygivesanywarrantyastotheaccuracyofsuchinfor­
mationorshallhaveanyresponsibility fortheconsequences
ofanyusetowhichsuchinformation may;beputbythe
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otherPartyorbyanythirdParty.;
7)Thecooperativesupportprogrammemaybeterminatedeitherby
theAgencyorbyEURATOMsubjectto6months :noticeoftermi­
nationbyeitherParty.
\ .
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyinformmeofyour
acceptanceofthisoffer.Ifthisisthecase,thenmyletter
andyourreplyexpressingyouracceptanceshallconstitute an
agreementbetweenEURATOMandtheIAEA,whichagreementshall
comeintoeffectonthedateofyourreply.

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CONTAINMENT Al© SURVEILLANCE
1.Further application ofCANDU cap seals (incollaboration
with AECL ).
(a)adaptation ofelectronic equipment
(b)use ofintegrated sensors and reliability test
2.Vulnerability tests ofultrasonic seals forgeneral purpose
(incollaboration with USA ).
3.Make available toIAEA portable ultrasonic identification
electronics fortesting purposes (digital and/oranalog ).
4.Develop asystem for identification and integrity
verification ofnuclear material containers
(a)Pustorage containers
(b)U.OQNDA RMóa
(c)fuel pin NDA RM
(d)PuNDA isotopic standard
5.Test ofmultiiock TVsystems
(a)delivery ofsystem for evaluation atIAEA HQ
(b)EURATOM –IAEA field evaluation
fc.Development ofsurveillance systems with ultrasonic
technology inspent fuel storage (incollaboration with CEN ).
7.Comparison offibre optic and ultrasonic seals for fissile
material storages . (incollaboration with CEN ).
Pro Memoria
8.Assessment ofseals for PV7R and BWjR reactor assemblies .
9.Txperionce onthe application ofrivet seals forMTR type
fuel elements .
10.Assessment ofseals for fast reactor assembly .
11.Identification ofspent fuel pebbles containers .
Tarku 8,9,lOand 11c.ro already performed -inthe frame
of ti".e FRGermany support programme toIAEA .

MfiftgURE-MENT TECHNOLOGY
1.Development ofcriteria and procedures for NDAmeasurement
data treatment and retrieval inand off line .
2..Exchange ofinformation andprpcedures for thePuisotopic
ratio measurements bygamma-ray spectrometry .
3.Extend the field ofapplication ofSb-Be interrogation
device . ■.i *
4.Make available toIAEA inspectors ofthe calibration
laboratory forNDA equipment atJRC Ispra .
5.Make available tbIAEA anUFCpampling instrument foro
testing purposes (HEU and LEU )-
6.Provide information onthedevelopment ofatransportable
.nans spcctromoter fortheassay ofnuclear materials in
enrichment andreprocessing plants .
7.Provide information onthe review onmeasurement techniques
applied atthe input accountancy tanks ofreprocessing plants .
8.Study onthe calibration ofinput accountancy tanks using
.spiking techniques . ' ,
9.Setting "upofadata bank for the ICT . •
10.Preparation and characterisation ofspike RMs for IAEA-SAL .
11. Characterisation ofIAEA used RMs .
12.Umpire isotopic measurements for IAEA .
* "S •
13.Organisation ofinterlaboratory bieasurement evaluation
programme including preparation oftest samples .
14.Automatic data analysis evaluation ofreprocessing
safeguards analysis . 1 "*
15.Implementation ofNDA standards infacilities
Calprocurement and control ofstandards employed
for safeguards measurements
(b)procedures for employment ofstandards
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Training
1. Specialised training courses on "use ofEURATOM equipment .

11-KOIOlAT ION ,DATA TREATMENT ftNT )EVALUATIONS
App ]ication ofNUMSAS code for KUF and variance ofMUF
calculations .
(a)installation ofthe code at .IAEA HQ
(b)preparation oftypical measurement history for the
batch for declarations indifferent types offabrication
plants (HEU ,LEU ,MOX )and reprocessing plants and
adaptation ofstatistical models .
Evaluation ofplant measurements systems bysensitivity analysis
ofvariance ofMUF for typical material balances .
Study onthe "verification offast response accountancy systems .
Data Base Management System apprpach tonuclear material
accountancy .

B.LETTERFROMINTERNATIONAL ATOMICENERGYA6ENCY
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledge receiptofyourletter
dated statingthefollowing :
Theworldwideuseofnucleartechnology underlines notonlythe
needthataneffectivesafeguards system,internationally recognized ^
1sInstalled andimplemented,butthatstandardsofsuchsafequards
shouldbecontinuously improved.Inthisrespect,theeffortsof
theInternational AtomicEnergyAgencyindeveloping safeguards are
wellknownandwidelysupported.TheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community (hereafterreferredto*asEURATOM)represented bythe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities sharesthisconcernfor
improvedstandardsofsafeguards andispreparedtocommunicate
ι
totheIAEAitsownconsiderable technical experience 1nthis
fieldthroughaformalcooperative supportprogramme betweenthe
IAEAandEURATOM1nthefieldofsafeguards researchanddevelopment .
Inthiscontext,Ihavethehonour,onbehalfofEURATOM,toinform
youofthefollowingproposalwithintheframeworkoftheCooperation
Agreementbetweenourtwoorganizations of1975.
1)EURATOMsupportstheAgencyinthefieldofdeveloping and
implementing effectivesafeguards.Itproposesthat1nthefield
ofsafeguards researchanddevelopment,acooperative support
programmecomprising ofanexchangeofresearchanddevelopment
experience aswellastheprovisionofexpertadvicetothe
Agencyshallbeestablished ,r
I ' .
2)Thecooperative supportprogrammewillbedevelopedfromongoing
r.
jandfutureactivitiesoftheresearchprogrammeoftheJoint
ResearchCentreofEURATOM.Thelistoftasksenvisagedat
presentisenclosedinAnnexIandwill,whereappropriate,
befurthersupplemented andupdatedintheagreementbetween
bothParties.Theprogrammewillcoverthefollowingareas
ofR&Dactivity:

2.
-surveillance andcontainment ;
-measurement technology;
-trainingcourses;
-
-information data/treatmentandevaluations.
3)Itisenvisagedthatthisprogrammeshouldconsistchieflyof
theexchangeofinformation^subjecttoarticle3ofthe
Cooperation Agreement onresearchanddevelopment experience
inbothorganizations ,andonpracticalexperienceoffield
tests.Priorities ofresearchanddevelopment shouldthenbe
established .Thiscooperative supportprogrammeshouldresult
intechnicalassistanceinfieldswherefurtherexpertiseis
required,intheharmonisationoftechniques andproceduresof
potential useinsafeguards implementation andintheevaluation
ofprioritiesofresearchanddevelopment asafunctionofthe
requirements oftheapplication ofsafeguardsintheEURATOM
fuelcycle.Alsostudiesonsafeguards systemsforfuture
plantsmaybeincludedlater.
4)EURATOMandtheAgencywillagreeonspecifictasksand
designatetheresponsible contactpersononeitherside.
5)AJointCommitteeofrepresentatives oftheAgencyandEURATOM
shallbeestablished inordertofacilitate theexchangeof
information andresultsofthecooperative supportprogramme.
Furthermore,theCommitteeshallconsidertheprogressof
thecooperative programmeinordertoupdatethelistoftasks,
clarifyIssuesraisedbybothsidesduringtheexecutionofthe
programme andexaminetheresultsoftheindividual tasks.
6).TheresultsofthetasksshallbeavailablethroughtheJoint
Committee andmaybeusedbyeitherpartyappropriately to
improvesafeguards.Theresultsmaybepublicised asappropriate
incollaboration withEURATOM.

ThePartiesagreetosupportthewidestpo»«1bl»dissemination
ofinformation providedunderthisexchangeofletters,itbeing
understoodthat:
ν
-information whichcontainstradesecretsorother
privilegedorconfidential commercialinformationshallbe
excludedfromthisexchangeanc*thatpriorcontractual commit
mentsshouldberespected. i
Î
-information givenbyonePartytotheotherunderthis
exchangeoflettersshallbeaccuratetothelbest
• I
knowledgeandbeliefofthePartygivingit,butneither
Partygivesanywarrantyastotheaccuracyofsuchinfor­
mationorshallhaveanyresponsibility fortheconsequences
ofanyusetowhichsuchinformation maybeputbythe
otherPartyorbyanythirdParty. j
7)Thecooperative supportprogramme maybeterminatedeitherby
theAgencyorbyEliRATOMsubjectto6monthsnoticeoftermi­
nationbyeitherParty.
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyinformmeofyour
acceptanceofthisoffer.Ifthisisthecase,thenmyletter
andyourreplyexpressing youracceptanceshallconstitute an
agreementbetweenEURATOMandtheIAEA,whichagreementshall
comeintoeffectonthedateofyourreply."
1IampleasedtoinformyouthattheInternational AtomicEnergy
AgencycanagreetocooperatewiththeEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity
inthefieldofresearchanddevelopment inSafeguardsundertheterms
setforthinyourletter. ' -
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .