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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels/14January1982
COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
concerning acooperation agreementwiththeUnitedStates
DepartmentofEnergy(USDOE)onresearchanddevelopment
inthefieldofthemanagementofradioactive wastes,to
beconcludedbytheCommissioninpursuanceofthethird
paragraphofArticle101oftheTreatyestablishing the/
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COFFL'vlUNicATION TOTHE COUNCIL
concerning acooperation agreement with theUnited States
Department ofEnergy (USDOE)onresearch anddevelopment in
thefield ofthemanagement ofradioactive wastes ,tobeconcluded
bytheCommission inpursuance ofthethird paragraph ofArticle
101oftheTreaty establishing theEuropean Atomic Energy
Community .
TheEuropean Atomic Energy Community andtheUnited States Department
ofEnergy areboth implementing scientific RScDprogrammes inthe
field ofthemanagement ofradioactive wastes .Itwas considei-ed
ofmutual benefit tocooperate incertain areas ofradioactive
waste management ,namely :
–thecharacterization ofimmobilized wastes ;
-thedisposal ofwastes ingeological formations ;
«other research topics inthefield ofradioactive waste management ,
tobeagreed oninwriting bytheparties concerned .
On13th June 1978 ,theAdvisory Committee onProgramme Management
(ACFiVi )responsible delivered afavourable opinion ontheprinciple
ofsuch cooperation with theUSDOE .
Furthermore ,this cooperation comes under theumbrella ofthe
agreement between theEuropean Atomic Energy Community andthe
Government oftheUnited States ofAmerica of1958 (O.J. 17/^959 )*
amended in 1962 ,1963and1972 ,onthecooperation inthefield of
thepeaceful uses ofnuclear energy .
The Commission informs the Council ofitsintention ofconcluding
with theUnited States Department ofEnergy ,inaccordance with the
procedure laid down inthethird paragraph ofArticle 101ofthe
Treaty establishing theEuropean Atomic Energy Community ,the
above –described cooperation agreement onthemanagement of
radioactive wastes .

AGREEMENT FOR EXCHANGE OFINFORMATION
CONCERNING ACOOPERATIVE PROGRAM INTHE FIELD OF
MANAGEMENT OFRADIOACTIVE WASTES
BETWEEN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OFENERGY AND THE
EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY
TheDepartment ofEnergy oftheUnited States ofAmerica ,(DOE),andthe
European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM ),acting through and repre­
sented by the Commission ofthe European Communities ,hereinafter
referred toastheParties ,having amutual interest inthedevelopment
ofradioactive waste management techniques insuch amanner asnot to
contribute totheproliferation ofnuclear weapons ;
recognizing the advantages ofsharing information derived from their
respective experience andcapabilities ;
noting thestatutory authority ofDOE todisseminate information related
tonuclear energy and
desiring toengage inspecific cooperative arrangements toexchange a
broad range ofinformation concerning radioactive waste management that
includes thealternatives ofseparated waste products andofspent fuel ;
have agreed asfollows

ARTICLE 1
Theobjective ofcooperation under this Agreement istoestablish ,for
themutual benefit oftheParties ,areasonably balanced exchange of
information inthearea ofthemanagement ofradioactive wastes .The
areas and forms ofcooperation are listed under Articles 2and 3res­
pectively .
ARTICLE 2
Theareas ofcooperation covered bythis Agreement include (seeattach­
ment 1),butarenot limited to ;
1.Characterization ofwaste forms ;
2.Disposal ingeologic formations .
Other areas maybeadded bytheParties bymutual agreement inwriting ,
pursuant toArticle 14,paragraph 1,below .
ARTICLE 3
Cooperation inaccordance with this Agreement may include ,but isnot
limited to,thefollowing forms :
1.Exchange ofscientists ,engineers andother specialists .
Such exchanges ofstaff shall beinaccordance with Article 9ofthis
Agreement .
2.Exchange ofsamples ,materials ,instruments and components for
testing ,asagreed inwriting bytheParties .
3.Exchange ,onacurrent basis ,ofscientific and technical infor­
mation ,andresults andmethods ofresearch anddevelopment .
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4.The organization ofseminars and other meetings onspecific agreed
topics concerning waste management technologies intheareas listed
inArticle 2,inamanner agreed bytheCoordinators (Article 4).
5.Short visits byspecialist teams orindividuals totheresearch and
development facilities oftheother Party including inthecase of
EURATOM such facilities oftheMember States which agree thereto .All
visits and assignments tothe laboratories orfacilities ofa
research institute ofaMember State shall require theprior written
consent ofsuch institute .
Other specific forms ofcooperation may beadded bytheParties by
mutual agreement pursuant toArticle 14,paragraph 1,below ,ina
writing that includes such matters aspatents,' exchange ofequipment and
information disclosure specific totheparticular program orproject .
ARTICLE 4
1.Tosupervise theexecution ofthis Agreement ,theParties will name
Coordinators .Asdeemed necessary the Coordinators shall meet to
evaluate the status ofcooperation under this Agreement .This eva­
luation shall include acomprehensive review ofeach Party 'sradio­
active waste management .program status plans ,anassessment ofthe
balance ofexchanges inthevarious areas ofcooperation listed in
Article 2,and aconsideration ofmeasures required tocorrect any
imbalances .Inaddition ,theCoordinators shall consider and act on
any major new proposals for cooperation .These meetings shall be
held alternatively intheCommunity andintheUnited States .
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2.DaytodaymanagementofthecooperationunderthisAgreementshall
becarriedoutbycorrespondents designatedbytheCoordinators .The
correspondents shallberesponsiblefortheworkingcontactsbetween
thePartiesintheirrespectiveareasofcooperation.
ARTICLE5
1.General.
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EachPartyshallmakeavailabletotheotherPartyinformation which
theyhavetherighttodiscloseandwhichiseitherintheirposses­
sionoravailabletothem.ThePartiessupportthewidestpossible
dissemination ofinformation providedorexchangedunderthis
Agreement,subjecttotheneedtoprotectproprietary information *
exchangedhereunder,andtotheprovisionsofArticle7.
2.Definitions ,proceduresanduseofproprietaryinformation .
A.Definitions asusedinthisAgreement
(i)Theterm"information"meansscientificortechnicaldata,
resultsormethodsofresearchanddevelopment ,andanyother
information intendedtobeprovidedorexchangedunderthis
Agreement.
(ii)Theterm"proprietary information"meansinformation which
containstradesecretsorcommercialorfinancialinformation
whichisprivilegedorconfidential ,andmayonlyinclude
suchinformation which:
a)hasbeenheldinconfidencebyitsowner;
b)isofatypewhichiscustomarilyheldinconfidenceby
itsowner;
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c)has noc been transmitted bythe transmitting Party to
other entities {including thereceiving Party )except onthe
basis that itbeheld inconfidence ;and
d)isnot otherwise available tothe receiving Party from
another source without restriction on its further disse­
mination .
Procedures anduseofproprietary information
(i)AParty receiving proprietary information pursuant tothis
Agreement shall respect the privileged nature thereof .Any
document which contains proprietary information shall be
clearly marked with thefollowing (orsubstantially similar )
restrictive legend :
"This document contains proprietary information furnished in
confidence under anAgreement dated
between the United States Department ofEnergy and the
European Atomic Energy Community and shall not bedisse­
minated outside these organizations ,their contractors ,
licensees and theconcerned diepaistmerits andagencies ofthe
government of the -U.S. ,of the European Atomic Energy
Community (EURATOM )and ofthe Governments ofthe Member
States ofEuratom without the prior approval ofthe Coor­
dinator ofthe transmitting Party .This notice shall be
marked onany reproduction hereof ,inwhole orinpart .
These limitations shall automatically terminate when this
information isdisclosed bytheowner without restriction ."
(ii)Proprietary information received inconfidence under this
Agreement maybedisseminated bythereceiving Party to :
a)persons within oremployed bythe receiving Party ,and
other concerned Government departments and Government agen­
cies ofthereceiving Party ;

b)prime orsubcontractors ofthe receiving Party located
within the geographical limits ofthe receiving Party 's
country ,foruseonly within theframework oftheir contracts
with thereceiving Party inwork relating tothesubject
matter oftheproprietary information ;
provided that any proprietary information sodisseminated
shall bepursuant toanagreement ofconfidentiality and
shall bemarked with arestrictive legend substantially
identical tothat appearing insub-paragraph 2.B(i )above .
(iii)With theprior written consent ofthe Party providing
proprietary information under this Agreement ,thereceiving
Party may disseminate such proprietary information more
widely than otherwise permitted inthe foregoing subsection
(ii).The Parties shall cooperate with each other indeve­
loping procedures forrequesting andobtaining prior written
consenj for such wider dissemination ,andeach Party will
grantv sucfi approval tothe extent permitted byits own
policies ,regulations andlaws .
C.Each Party shall exercise its best efforts toensure that pro­
prietary information received byitunder this Agreement is
controlled asprovided herein .Ifone ofthe Parties becomes
aware that itwill be,ormay reasonably beexpected tobecome ,
unable tomeet thenon-dissemination provisions ofthis Article ,
itshall immediately inform the other Party .The Parties shall
thereafter consult todefine anappropriate course ofaction .
D.Information arising from seminars and other meetings arranged
under this Agreement and information arising from theattachments
ofstaff and use of 1facilities shall betreated bytheParties
according totheprinciples specified inthis Article jprovided ,
however ,noproprietary information
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orally communicated shall besubject tothe limited disclosure
requirements ofthis Agreement unless theindividual communicating
such information places the recipient onnotice astothe pro­
prietary character oftheinformation communicated .
E.Nothing contained in *this Agreement shall preclude the use or
dissemination ofinformation received byaParty through arran­
gements other than those provided forunder this Agreement .
ARTICLE 6
Information transmitted byone Party tothe other Party under this
Agreement shall beaccurate tothe best knowledge and belief ofthe
Transmitting Party ,but the Transmitting Party does not warrant the
suitability ofthe information transmitted for any particular use or
application bytheReceiving Party orbyany third party .Information
developed jointly bytheParties shall beaccurate tothebest knowledge
andbelief ofboth Parties .Neither Party warrants theaccuracy ofthe
jointly developed information oritssuitability foranyparticular use
orapplication byeither Party orbyanythird party .
ARTICLE 7
1.With respect toany invention ordiscovery made orconceived inthe
course oforunder this Agreement :
a)Ifmade orconceived bypersonnel ofone Party (the Assigning
Party )orits contractors while assigned tothe other Party
(Recipient Party )oritscontractors inconnection with exchanges
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ofscientists ,engineers and other specialists ,the Receipient
Party shall acquire all right ,title and interest inand toany
such invention ordiscovery inall countries subject toanon­
exclusive ,irrevocable ,royalty-free license inallsuch countries
totheAssigning Party ,with theright oftheAssigning Party to
grant sublicenses ,under anysuch invention ordiscovery andany
patent application ,patent orother protection relating thereto .
b)Ifmade orconceived byaParty oritscontractors asadirect
result ofemploying information which hasbeen communicated toit
under this Agreement bythe other Party orits contractors or
communicated during seminars orother joint meetings ,theParty
making theinvention shall acquire all right ,title and interest
inand tosuch invention ordiscovery inallcountries ,subject to
agrant tothe other Party ofaroyalty-free ,non-exclusive ,
irrevocable license ,'with theright oftheother Party togrant
sublicenses ,inand toany such invention ordiscovery and any
patent application ,patent orother protection relating thereto ,
inall countries .
c)With regard toexchange ofsamples ,materials ,instruments ,and
components for testing ,theRecipient Party shall have thesame
rights astheRecipient Party assetforth inparagraph a)above
and theAssigning Party shall have thesame rights astheAssi­
gning Party assetforth xnparagraph a)above .
Each Party shall ,without prejudice toany rights ofinventors or
authors under the laws ofitscountry ,take all necessary steps to
provide thecooperation from itsinventors andauthors required to
carry outtheprovisions ofArticles 7and 8.None oftheParties
shall assume the responsibility topay awards orcompensation
required tobepaid tothenationals oftheother Party according to
thelaws ofthecountry ofthat other Party .
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ARTICLE 8
Copyrights oftheParties orofcooperating organizations and persons
shall beaccorded treatment consistent with internationally recognized
standards ofprotection .Astocopyrights onmaterials within the scope
ofparagraph 1ofArticle 5owned orcontrolled byaParty ,that Party
shall make efforts togrant totheother Party alicense toreproduce
copyrighted material .
ARTICLE 9
1.Whenever anexchange ofstaff iscontemplated under this Agreement ,
each Party shall ensure that qualified staff areselected forattach­
ment totheother Party .
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2.Each such attachment ofstaff shall bethe subject ofadetailed
separate attachment agreement between theParties .
ARTICLE 10
The provisions ofthis Agreement shall not affect therights orduties
ofthe Parties hereto under other agreements orarrangements .This
Agreement also innoway precludes commercial firms orother legally
constituted enterprises ineach ofthe two countries from engaging in
commercial dealings inaccordance with the applicable laws ofeach
country ,nor does itpreclude the Parties from engaging inactivities
with other governments orpersons .
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ARTICLE 11
Compensation for damages incurred during the implementation ofthis
Agreement shall beinaccordance with the applicable laws ofthe
countries ofthe Parties .
ARTICLE 12
Cooperation under this Agreement shall beinaccordance with laws ofthe
respective countries andtheregulations oftherespective Parties .All
questions related totheAgreement arising during its term shall be
settled bytheParties bymutual agreement .
tARTICLE 13
Theimplementation ofthis Agreement will besubject totheavailability
ofappropriated funds .Except when otherwise specifically agreed atthe
time ,allcosts resulting from cooperation under this Agreement shall be
borne bytheParty that incurs them .
ARTICLE 14
1.This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature and ,subject to
paragraph 2ofthis Article ,shall continue for afive (5)-year
period ,andmaybeamended orextended bymutual
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written agreement ofthe Parties .This Agreement may beextended
subject toagreement bytheParties following areview ofaccomplish­
.ments under theAgreement .
2.This Agreement may beterminated atany time atthediscretion of
either Party ,upon six (6)months advance notification inwriting by
theParty seeking toterminate theAgreement .Such termination shall
bewithout prejudice totherights which mayhave accrued under this
Agreement toeither Party uptothedate ofsuch termination .
3.Intheevent that ,during theperiod ofthis Agreement thenature of
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either Party sradioactive waste management program should change
substantially whether this bebysubstantial expansion ,reduction ,
transformation oramalgamation ofmajor elements with theradioactive
waste management program ofathird party ,either Party shall have
the right torequest revisions inthe scope and/orterms ofthis
Agreement .Revisions shall become thesubject ofanamendment tothe
Agreement according tothe provisions ofArticle 14,paragraph 1,
above .
4.All efforts and experiments not completed atthe expiration or
termination ofthis Agreement maybecontinued until their completion
under theterms ofthis Agreement .
Done at this dayof
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OFENERGY FOR THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC
OFTHEUNITED STATES OFAMERICA ENERGY COMMUNITY (EURATOM )
NAME : NAME
TITLE : , TITLE :
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ATTACHMENT 1
Radioactive waste management co-operation
between US-DOE and EURATOM
Scientific areas ofco-operation
1. Characterisation ofwaste forms ;
2. Disposal ingeologic formations (including disposal incrystalline
rocks ,salt andargilleceous formations aswell asdisposal inthe
seabed )
2.1.Characterisation ofsite including research indeep drillings ;
2.2 .Underground experimental rooms /shafts andassociated research ;
2.3 .Additional barriers ,backfilling andsealing materials ;
2.4 .Characterisation ,before andafter disposal ,oftheinternal
equilibria ofrock formations ;modelling ;
2.5 .Radionuclides migration andmodellmg ;
2.6 .Risk analysis ;
2.7.Repository design ;
2.8 .Basic studies ofgeneral interest anddevelopment ofnewmethods
forassessment and characterisation ofsites .
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