2006/626/Euratom: Commission Decision of 15 February 2006 pursuant to Article 83 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community. A summary of the key provisions of the Decision are set out below, without prejudice to the full effect of the Decision itself (notified under document number C(2006) 412)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAEC Treaty, United Kingdom, accounting, disclosure of information, management, nuclear power station, nuclear safety, report

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 February 2006

pursuant to Article 83 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community. A
summary of the key provisions of the Decision are set out below, without prejudice to the full
effect of the Decision itself

(notified under document number C(2006) 412)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/626/Euratom)

This Decision is addressed to British Nuclear Group Sellafield
(BNG SL) of Seascale, Cumbria and was notified to BNG SL on
17 February 2006.

cation of this Commission Decision, that it has implemented
adequate and robust remedies against the failures and sources of
infringement identified, and that it has in place appropriate
measures to continuously improve the quality and performance
of its system of accounting for and control of nuclear materials.

The Decision is limited to issues of
the
accounting and reporting procedures presently in place at
including but not limited to the THORP plant.
Sellafield,
It
find that nuclear material was actually lost or
does not
diverted from its intended purpose.

the adequacy of

Article 1 (extract)

BNG SL has infringed Article 79 of the Euratom Treaty,
in
connection with Articles 7, 9 and 12 of Commission Regulation
(Euratom) No 3227/76 (1) (since 20 March 2005, Articles 6, 9
and 7 of Commission Regulation (Euratom) No 302/2005 (2)),
and the Particular Safeguard Provisions (PSP), adopted by the
Commission on the basis of Article 6 of the Safeguards Regu-
lation (Euratom) No 302/2005, Article 81 of
the Euratom
Treaty, and Article 3 of Regulation (Euratom) No 3227/76
(since 20 March 2005, Article 4 of Regulation (Euratom)
No 302/2005).

Article 2

1.

The Commission issues a warning to BNG SL.

The warning is imposed with the understanding that
3.
BNG SL demonstrates within a further specified period that
the implemented remedies have achieved the envisaged effects.

Article 3

BNG SL shall, at the end of the specified period, starting
this Decision, provide the
the remedies

1.
on the date of publication of
Commission with a report
implemented pursuant to Article 2(2) above.

including detail of

BNG SL shall, at the end of the further specified period,
including detail of
implemented

2.
provide the Commission with a report
specified outcomes achieved by the remedies
pursuant to Article 2(2) above.

2.
The warning is imposed with the understanding that
BNG SL demonstrates within a specified period, following publi-

(1) OJ L 363, 31.12.1976, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 54, 28.2.2005, p. 1.

Article 4

Failing to adequately demonstrate one of the requested measures
summarised in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 2 of this Decision,
and to provide the specified details summarised in paragraphs 1
and 2 of Article 3 of this Decision, the Commission may take
further legal action.

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2.

This Decision is addressed to British Nuclear Group, Sellafield, Seascale, Cumbria CA20 1PG, UK.

This Decision shall be communicated to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2006.