Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a supplementary research programme to be implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European Atomic Energy Community
Date: 1999-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, Joint Research Centre, nuclear medicine, nuclear reactor, research programme

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Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a supplementary research programme to be implemented
by the Joint Research Centre for the European Atomic Energy Community

(2000/C 56 E/02)

COM(1999)578 final (cid:151) 1999/0232 (CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 11 November 1999)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Article 1

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission submitted
after consultation of the Scientific and Technical Committee,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

The supplementary programme on the operation of HFR, here-
inafter referred to as (cid:145)the programme(cid:146), the objectives of which
are set out in Annex I, is hereby adopted for a period of four
years, starting on 1 January 2000.

Whereas:

Article 2

(1) The development of nuclear medicine within the European
Union contributes to the target of ensuring human health
protection which the Union sets itself and which necessi-
tates an increased use of Testing Reactors for medical
purposes.

the programme amount

The financial contributions estimated as necessary for the
execution of
to about EUR 38.97
million. The breakdown of this amount is given in Annex II.
It includes the contribution to the future decommissioning of
the reactor.

is one of

(2) Within the framework of the common policy relating to
the supplementary
the field of science and technology,
involving the high flux reactor
research programme
(HFR)
the principal means available to the
Euratom RTDT fifth frame-work programme to contribute
to the support and testing of medical diagnostic and thera-
peutic methodologies,
to the development of materials
sciences and to problems solving in the field of nuclear
energy.

(3) The

financial

supplementary
programme will come directly from the Netherlands,
Germany and France.

contributions

this

to

Article 3

The Commission shall be responsible for carrying out
the
programme through its Joint Research Centre. The Board of
Governors of the Joint Research Centre will be kept informed
about the implementation of the programme.

Article 4

The Commission shall each year, before 15 April, submit to the
European Parliament, the Council, and the Economic and Social
Committee a report on the implementation of this Decision.

(4) In addition to these contributions, the HFR will receive
funds from contracts with third parties and from its partici-
pation in the Community programmes on a competitive
basis.

Article 5

This decision is addressed to the Member States.

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ANNEX I

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES

The programmes’ aims are primarily:

1. The safe and reliable operation of the high flux reactor (HFR) at Petten; this activity involves the normal use of the
installation for more than 250 days a year, the management of the fuel cycle under the safety and quality controls.

2. The rational use of this reactor will be developed in a broad range of disciplines: the major Research and Devel-
opment themes involving the use of HFR are illustrated by the following examples: the study of materials, the
support of R&D work for the safety of the nuclear fuel cycle, the possibility to develop nuclear fuel devoted to
weapon grade plutonium utilisation, the development of medical
isotopes to answer the questions of medical
research, the testing of medical therapeutic techniques.

ANNEX II

BREAKDOWN OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS

The contributions to this supplementary programme will come from the Netherlands, Germany and France.

The breakdown of these contributions is as follows:

(cid:151) The Netherlands: EUR 34 million

(cid:151) Germany: EUR 3,77 million

(cid:151) France: EUR 1,20 million

(cid:151) Total: EUR 38,97 million