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COM(75)524final
Brussels,23October1975
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION ADOPTING ARESEARCH
AM)TRAINING PROGRAMME FORTHE
EUROPEAN ATOMICENERGYCOMMUNITY ONFASTBREEDERREACTORS
(SAFETY-CODESANDSTANDARDS)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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INTRODUCTION
Duringthemid-oO'stheinitialdevelopment onLHFER'S(liquidmetal
fastbreede#reactors)intheCommunityoftheSixwaslargelycarried
outunderassociation agreementsbetweeniOQRiTOIIandtheresearchesta­
blishmentsofthemembercountries.Inthewalceofthisdirectasso­
ciation,theCouncilofMinisterssetuptheCoordinating Committeeon
PastReactors(CCFR)inApril1970.Itsitemsofreferencewere"to
examineandtoputintoeffectasbroadacoordination andcooperation
aspossiblebetweenthedifferentprogrammes ,usingthemostappropriate
procedures ,andtoformulateanyusefulsuggestionstothateffect".
TheFRCChascontinueditsworkwithinthesetermsofreferenceforthe
pastfouryears.Ithascarriedonregularexaminationoftheentire
rangeofproblemsandinitiatedtheUrTIPEDHstudyon"Long-termdevelop­
mentprospectsforfastbreederreactorsintheCommunityoftheNine".
Anumberoffurthercomplementary studiesonthissubjectareatpresent
underway.Ithascalledupontwo,WorkingParties-oneonSafety,set
upin1971»andtheotheronCodesandStandards,set'upin1974-"to
pursuethese,particularsubjectsfurthex-.Atthesametime,bilateral
andmultilateral contractsandagreementsatalllevelshavehelpedto
changeandimproveEuropeancooperation onfastreactors.
Broadlyspeaking,thepresentsystemofcollaboration onthevarious
programmesnaybeconsideredasadequateuptotheprototypestage,i.e.
includingtheexchangeofinformation ontheconstruction andoperation
ofprototypeandotherexistingma.jorfacilities.
•Theproblemofcommercialintroduction offastreactorsincludingthe
Demonstration Plantphaseareextremelycomplex,relatedastheyareto
theindustrialoperationanddevelopmentofotherreactortypesandto
fuelstrategy.Whileitisclearthatthelargestpossibledegreeof
concertation willberequiredinordertoensuresuccessandtominimize
therisks,theproblemsarenotamenabletoquicksolutions,givenboth
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lactthatmarketingatCommunitylevelisstillfarinthefuture.
Itmaygenerallybeconcludedrthe,tthenumerousinitiativesofrecent
years.atthelevelofgovernment,industryandpublicutilitieshavo
beenintherightdirection. .
ThemainfunctionsoftheCommissionendoftheFRCCwillbecontinually
toimproveexchangesofinformationtostimulatediscussionandtopre-
p<?xethegroundforjointprojectswherever -necessary.-Themostimpor­
tantsubjectsaresafetyresearchandgeneralsoftwaredevelopment ,the
fuelcycle(especiallyreprocessing )strategicconsiderations connected
withthemarketingoffast-reactors(whicharecurrentlybeingstudied
byUNIPEDE),advancedfuelsdevelopmentandstrategy,andperhapsthe
questionofadequateinsuranceorback-upfortheliquidmetalcooling
system(i.e.possibledevelopmentofanalternativefastreactor'concept)
Safetyresearchandgeneralsoftwaredevelopmentarenowthemainsub­
jectswhichmerit,'andindeeddemand,moreCommunityaction.-Adirect
actionprogrammeinthesefieldsisinfactunderwayattheIspraJRC
tosupplementnational -programmesandtheFRCChasconcentratedits
effortsinthesefieldsthroughtheNorkingPartiesonSafetyandon
CodesandStandards.However,itisnotenoughtohavesetupthese
workingpairtiesandtohavegiventhemaremit;itwillstillbe
necessarytofollowupandevaluatetheirworkandtoensurethatthey
obtainthenecessarysupporttofulfilthetasksassignedtothem.
ForthosereasonstheFRCC,atitsmeetingon12Junel975»adoptedan
Advice(seeAnnexA)ontheactivitiesoftheSafety.andCodesand
StandardsWorkingParties,inwhichitadvocatedstrengthening their
scientific andtechnicalsecretariat ., r.
TheCouncilitself,inits-Resolutionof22ndJuly1975 1»notedthat
theactivitiesoftheworkingpartiesinthefieldofnuclearsafety
couldrequiretheinscriptioninthebudgetofcreditstofinancean
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TheWorkingParties
1.1Objectives
ThetermsofreferenceofthetwoworkingpartiesaregiveninAnnexesB
andC.Clearlythelong-termobjectiveoftheseworkingpartiesisto
providethesoftwareconsideredvitaltoensurecommercialintroduction
ofthefastreactorsonaCommunitybasis,bearinginmindthefollowing
tworequirements :
-developmentofatechnically andeconomically viableconcept;
-establishment ofacompetitiveindustry,operatinginanopenmarket.
Toachievethisaim,itisessential'todevise,common,orat/leastcompa­
tible,safetycriteriaandengineeringstandardsforthedesign,manufac­
ture,inspectionandoperationofsuchplants.Naturallythiswillbe
along-termprocesswhichwillhavetoadvancestepbystep,notonly
becauseofpurelypracticalreasonsbutalsobecauseofthenatural
learningprocessinvolvedandthegeneralstateoftheactforthis
concept.Itisforthisreasonthattheinitialphaseoftheworkmust
concentrate onexchangesofinformation abouton-goingprogrammes ,deter­
minationofthestateoftheart,thetacklingof-urgentspecificpro­
blems,andingeneral,preparationofasoundtechnicalfoundationfor
theensuingstages.
1.2l'Iorkingmethod .
Theworkingpartiesnormallymeetthreeto.fourtimesayearforone-day
ortwo-daymeetings.Thefirstproblemisthedefinitionofthematerial
whichwillprovidethenecessaryinputdata"fortheworkingparties.
Tliisinputhastobesuppliedbythenationalspecialists and.represen­
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ofinventories (fl&l),libraries(codes)andothercomparativelistings
(accidentanalysis)whichhavetobeevaluatedinordertoidentifydif­
ferences,problems,andnecessaryadditional -work,:,likewiseanychanges
tobeo.effectedinnationalattitudes ,whichereincompatible withcommon
objectives...State-of-the-art-surveyssubmittedby.specialists ,areused
toprobeareaswherethereisparticularuncertainty ,andwhereitis
difficultatfirstsighttodefinethebestwayofhandling ,the:situa­
tion.
ItshouldbenotedthattheSNGwhichhasbeeninexistenceforlonger
than,theCodesandStandardsWorkingPartyhassubcontracted partofits
worktotwoexpertstudygroups,oneonWholeCoreAccidents,andthe
otheronContainmentLoading'andResponse.''-
1.3Supportrequired
Theprincipaladvantageofthegroupsmentionedabotfe,aswithallgroups
ofthistyoe,isthattheybringtogetheravastbodyofexperienceand
know-howwhichcanbeusedtoanalyseinformation andinputandoutput
before(iripreparationfor)andaftermeetings.Theirefficiencyis,
therefore,indirectrelationtothequalityorquantityofsupportmade
availabletothem.' "'
Thetypeofsupportrequiredcanbedefinedasfollows:
-thegenerationorcompilation ofinformationeirtractedfromnational
-programmes,inaformsuitableforthegroups*purposes;
-theevaluationofthisdocumentation inthelightofthegroups'
objectivesandtermsofreference,andtheformulationpfconclusions
andnecessaryrecommendations ;. .
-thestudyofspecificproblemsandpresentation ofcriticalstudies
onthestateoftheart;
–'thedraftingofcriteria,codesandstandards.
hTiileitisclearthatthebulkoftheinformation willhavetocome
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kindofsupportwill,inthefirstplace,havetocomefromthe
scientificsecretariatprovided "bytheCommission.Thisisallthe
moretrueinthepresentsituation,foroilorisisinparticular
hasbroughtincreasingpressureonnationalorganizations tocarry
outtheirprogrammes onverytightworkschedulesandtheneedfor
suchprogrammestomakeincreaseduseofcooperation andharmoniza­
tionatCommunitylevelhasbecomeincreasingly apparent.TheCom­
missionthereforeproposestomakeavailabletotheworkingparties
concernedascientific andtechnicalsecretariat abletofulfilthese
taskssatisfactorily .Thismayevenhelptoreducethenumberof
experts'meetingspriortothefullworkingpartymeetings.
AtthesametimetheCommissionwillensureinconnectionwiththe
competentAdvisoryCommitteethattheJBCresearchprogrammeonreactor
safetytakes,asfaraspossible,"intoaccounttheneedsidentifiedby
theworkingparties.
Programmeproposal
Forthevariousreasonsandmotivesoutlinedaboveitisproposedto
carryoutsupportactivitiesforthe"Safety"and"CodesandStandards"
WorkingPartiesonFastBreederReactorsunderanactionprogrammeto
becarriedoutatheadquarters andtobeentirelyfinancedbytheCom­
munity.
Theprojectisexpectedtorununtilthecommercialmaturityoffast
reactorsintheCommunityisreached,i.e.,foratleast5-10years.
Itisthereforeproposedthattheprojectrunoverafive-yearperiod
(1976-30),subjecttofurtherextension.
Theonlycostsfortheprojectwillbeexpenditurefor5scientific
andtechnicalstaff,namely3A's,1.Band1C's,andadministrative •
expenditure.
T'hemeanstobeprovidedexe:
Staff 5
Staffexpenditure 1.120,000U.A.
Adrninistrative expenditure 410.000U.A.

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,TheCommissionshallundertaketofindthefiveofficials
necessarytotheexecutionoftheprogrammeinrespectingthe
.,existingstaffroster;theCommissionshellthereforenot
,askforthecreationofsupplementary posts.
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PROPOSALFORACOUNCILDECISIONADOPTING ARESEARCH
.•. ..ANDTRAININGPROGRAMME FOR-THE.
EUROPEAN'ATOMICENERGYCOMMffi'ITY ONPASTBREEDERREA.CTORS "
(SAFETY-CODESAFDSTANDARDS)
(Nuclearprojecttobeoarried.outatHeadquarters )
-..-THECOUICILOPTHE..EJJHOP5&N.COMKU1TITJSS ,
HAVIIIGREGARDTOtheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanAtomicEnergy,
Community,andinparticularArticle7thereof;
HAVINGREGARDTOtheproposalfromtheCommissionsubmittedafter
consultation ,withtheScientificandTechnicalCommittee;....
WIERES.S,intheactualstateofdevelopmentoffastbreederreactors,
itis.importanttointensifytheactionatCommunitylevel,forthe--
coordination ofthenationalprogrammeswhichhasbeengoingonin.,
thismatterforseveralyearsjespeciallyconcerningtheaspectsconnected
withsafetyandtheestablishment ofcodesandstandardsforthecons­
tructionandoperationofthereactorsmentioned ;
A:'
WHEREA.StheCoordinating CommitteeonPastReactorsbyitsadviceof
12June1975invitedtheinstitutions oftheCommunityandthenational
organizations totakeanyusefulinitiativetothiseffectandto
cooperateintheirimplementation ;
WHEREA.StheCouncilbyitsresolutionof22July1975agreedtoan
increasedeffortonthetechnological problemsofnuclearsafetyat
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1'JHSREA.SaresearchprogrammeatCommunity -levelconstitutes,atafirst
stage,anappropriatemeanstoimplementtheseprinciples;;
Hfl.SDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
Article1
Aresearchand.trainingprogrammeonfastbreederreactors(Safety-
CodesandStandards)assetoutinAnnexesIandII,ishereby'adopted
foraperiodoffiveyearsfrom1January1976.TheAnnexesforman
integralpartofthisDecision.
Article2
Themaximumcoonitnerrfco -inrqepectofexpenditure andstafftocarryout
thisprogrammeshallberespectively 1,53millionunitsofaccountand
"fivestaff,theunitofaccountbeingdefinedinArticle -10<sfthe
1'inancialRegulationof25April1973applyingto-theGeneral'Budget
of;theEuropeanCommunities .
DoneatBrussels, 'v"
FortheCouncil,
"•"-ThePresident

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/MEXI
MJCLLARPROJECTTO35CARRIEDOUTAT
H3TJX3JABTERS
Scientificandtechnicalsupport
foractivitiestobocarriedoutbythe
workingpartieson
PastReactorSafetyandFastReactorCodesandStandards
Amasinrumamountof1.53millionU.A.shallbeallocatedtothispro­
gramme,forwhichthestaffprovisionshallbe5innumber.
Theprogrammeshallprovidethefollowingtypeofsupport:
-thegenerationorcompilation ofinformationextractedfromnational
programmes ,inaformsuitablefortheworkinggroups*purposes;
-theevaluationofthisdocumentation inthelightoftheworking
groups'objectivesandterrasofreference,andtheformulationof
conclusions andnecessaryrecommendations ;
-thestudyofspecificproblemsandpresentation oforiticalstudies
-onthestateoftheart;
-thedraftingofcriteria,codesandstandards.
Theprogrammewillprovidethenecessarysupportforprojectsaimedat
providingthesoftwareconsideredvitaltoensurecommercialintroduction
offastreactorsonaCommunitybasis.
MMS .II
TABLEOPMXEîUïîEXPELÏTIIURE ANDSTAFF
ProgrammeCommitments
(millionU.A.)|Staff
FastBreederReactors
(Safety-CodesandStandards).-\53 I
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ΑΜΠϋΧΑ
ADVICE
ofthePastReactorCoordinating Committee
deliveredatthemeetingof.June12th,1975.
1.Duringthelastfouryears,thePastReactorCoordinating Committee
haspursueditsworkwithinitstermsofreference.Ithasregularly
examinedtheentirerangeofproblemsandinitiatedtheUNIP3DEstudy
on"ProspectsoftheLongTerraDevelopmentofPastBreederReactors
intheCommunityoftheNine",forwhichacertainnumberofcomple-
*mentarystudiesareunderway."TheFastReactorCoordinating Committee
has,inparticularcalleduponWorkingGroups-oneonSafety,created
in1971,andtheotheronCodesandStandards,createdin1974""to
pursuethestudyofthesespecificsubjectsfurther.
2.The-SafetyUoricingGrouphasdoaltindepthwithanumberofsubjects
specifiedinitstermsofreference.TheCodesandStandardsWorking
Grouphasmadeaninitialsurveyoftheproblems .andhasdrawnupa
.workingplanfordealingwiththem.,,,
Openexchangesofviewshaveenabledaneffectiveimprovementtobe
achievedinreciprocalinformation onthedifferentactivitiescarried
outintheMemberStates,aswellasincreasedcollaboration andmore
profoundunderstanding ofcertainaspectsoffastreactors.
3.WithregardtotheirfutureactivitiestheWorkingGroupshavedefined
acertainnunberoftasksofpriorityinterest(e*g<,developmentofa
commoncode..fortheanalysisofseriousaccidents,adetailedstudy
pffaulttrees,acomparisonofthecodesandstandardsappliedto.
fastreactorprojectsunderconstruction ,elaborationofacommon
technicalguide).
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■ANKEXA
4.Inthelightoftheworkproposedby-theWorkingGroup,theCore-
missionhas'placedbeforetfre;Fasft .Reactor.Coordinating Coamitteo
adocumentindicatingthepossiblewaysinwhichitcouldcontribute.
5«AtitsmeetingonJune12th,1975»theFastReactorCoordinating
Committeestudiedthesuggestions made"byitsWorkingGroupsand
Η*■,...
alsothedocumentfromtheCommission. *
:•The-FastReactorCoordinating Committeeissatisfiedwiththework
'i-*carriedoutwithintheframeworkoftheWorkingGroups,"marksits
agreementwiththeproposedtasksandpriorities ,andemphasizes
;itsinterestinthecontinuation oftheiractivity.
HieFastRoactorCoordinating Committee:
requeststhenationalOrganisations -<' "-
:-tocontributeaseffectivelyaspossibletotheaccomplishment
'ofthetasksproposed;
'callsupontheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities
-totakeintoaccounttherequirements identifiedbytheWorking
Groups,whendrawing ;uptheprogrammepropositions fortheJRC;
.-toundertakeinafirststep,anyinitiativewhichcouldincrease
itssupporttotheworkofthegroupsbystrengthening their
scientific-andtechnicalsecretariat ;' .:
:-toexamineinanext,steptheusefulnessofproposinganyfurtherac­
'■'tion-aboutwhichtheFastReactorCoordinating Committeewillbe
consultedinduetime-whichislikelytoincrease -thecommunity
effortinthefieldofsafety.-andcodesandstandardsforfast
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Terms ofreferenc e
for 8.ITorlcing Pcrty -onCodes and Stn.nd.ards
Inthefield ofindustrial-scale application ,"theWorking Party on
Codes andStandards forFast Reactors setup "bytheCoordinating
Committee onPast Reactors isto:
-draw upalist oftheconstruction codes ,standards ajidregula­
tions inforce intheMember States with regard tocomponent design
criteria andthechoice ofstructural materials ,their useend
their control foroperating conditions insodium cooled -fast reac­
tors ;
-define thepoints ofsimilarity andanalyse theproblems relating
to .points ofdissimilarity .
TheWorking Party will also define thefields inwhich additional
theoretical orexperimental data arerequired .
TheUorkirig Party will inform theCoordinating Committee onFast
Reactors ofitsworking plan assoon aspossible ,together with the
order ofpriorities tobeapplied asitswork progresses .

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;AMv'SX -C . ;
: ..Terras ofreference •>'•;•– ■
forthe Working Party onSafety ofthePast
Reactor Coordinating Committee asdrawn upatthe
meeting held inBrussels on.9December 71
TheWorking Party on"Safety "setupbytheFast Heactor Coordinating
Committee shall draw upalist ofwork undertaken orplanned under
thevarious programmes .Itshall help toimprove theexchanges of
know-how infast reactor safety inorder tofacilitate coordination
oftheprogrammes ,indueawareness ofthedesirability ofmaking
preparations forharmonization ofsafety criteria within theCommunity
tobeputinto effect atalater date according toappropriate proce­
dures .Itshall also beable topropose newstudies atthetechnical
level which could beused toback upexisting programmes .
TheWorking Party shall deal with thefollowing :
-Identification andstudy ofphenomena involved intheinitiation
andevolution ofaccidents which could damage thereactor andlead
toasafety problem forthestaff andenvironment !
-Methods foraccident analysis andsafety evaluation ;
-Evaluation oftheefficiency andreliability ofboth thesystems
andtheequipment provided fortheprevention ofaccidents ;
-Furtherance ofknowledge onthesources endmagnitude ofenergy
andradioactivity released under normal andaccident conditions ,
inorder tofacilitate thedesign andanalysis ofsafety systems ;
-Evaluation oftheefficiency andreliability ofthesafety systems
andlimitation ofaccident consequences .

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FINAîTCIAL RICO?!)SHEET
Budgetentry:Chapter3.&7"FastReactors"intheStatementof
expenditures relatingtoresearchandinvestment
activities (Annex :ItoSeotionIII"Commission"of
the.Budgetofthe.EuropeanCommunities )
Legal"basissArticle7ofthoI3AECTreaty
ProposalforwardedtotheCommission ,on
Authorising
depctv^uent:Directorate GeneralforIndustrialandtechnological
Affairs
' .> ..V
Description ,aimsandgroundsforthepro.ject;
SupportactivitiesfortheSafetyandCodesandStandardsworkinggroups
oftheCoordinating CommitteeonFastReactors.
Theseinclude:
1)preparationandcompilationofinformationderivedfromnational
programmes ,
2)evaluationofthisdata,
3)studyofspecificproblems,
4)establishment ofdraftcriteria,codesandstandards.
Theaimoftheprogrammeistoprovideatechnicalsecretariatforthe
workinggroupsresponsibleforpromotingthecommercialintroduction of
aCommunitynetworkoffastreactors,havingregardtotheneedtodevelop
acompetitiveindustryinanopenmarket.
Durationofpro.ject:I.I.7S-3I0XII.8O(5years)
Staff :3category"A"
.1category"B"
1category"C"
5Communityservants
Costofproject :1,530,000UA(staffexpenditureandadministrative
expenditure)
Timetableofcommitments andpayments:
197o 225,000UA
1977260,000UA
1978300,000UA
1979 3^-5,000UÂ
1980400,000UA

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Financingofproject:
EnteredinChapter9-33ofthe1976budget.;
Typeofcontroltobeapplied:
Scientificandtechnicalcontrolwillbecarriedoutby-theCoor­
dinatingCommitteeonFastReactors.
Financialcontrolwillbecarriedoutinaccordancewiththeproce­
dureslaiddownbytheFinancialRegulationapplicabletoresearch
appropriations .