CHAPTER III OF THE EURATOM TREATY ( HEALTH AND SAFETY ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 37 THEREOF ( RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE ),
- EVALUATE ACTIVITIES CARRIED ON HITHERTO WITH REGARD TO THE SITING OF NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS AND THE MAIN PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONAL PROTECTION FOR THE POPULATION ( EMERGENCY PLANS ) WITH A VIEW TO THEIR STRENGTHENING AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ,
- EXAMINE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRAINING OF STAFF EMPLOYED IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS , AND MORE SPECIFICALLY STAFF ASSIGNED TO DUTIES INVOLVING SAFETY AND HEALTH PROTECTION , BOTH FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF HARMONIZING PRACTICES AND REGULATIONS IN FORCE IN THE MEMBER STATES AND FROM THAT OF PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES TO BE PURSUED DIRECTLY BY THE COMMISSION ,
- EVALUATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN THE FIELD OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND HEALTH PROTECTION EITHER IN PROGRESS OR PLANNED IN THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO INTENSIFY THEM WHERE APPROPRIATE IN CERTAIN FIELDS ,
- PROVIDE A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE MANNER IN WHICH NUCLEAR SAFETY IS ORGANIZED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND TO SUGGEST POSSIBLE INSTITUTIONAL FORMULAE DESIGNED TO SEPARATE AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FROM THOSE ENTRUSTED WITH THE ELABORATION OF REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS .
ARTICLE 3
THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE GROUP SHALL EXPIRE ON 31 DECEMBER 1979 . IT MAY BE EXTENDED .
THE LIST OF MEMBERS SHALL BE PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FOR INFORMATION .
ARTICLE 4
THE COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE SECRETARIAL SERVICES FOR THE GROUP .
ARTICLE 5
WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 194 OF THE TREATY , THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP SHALL BE REQUIRED NOT TO REVEAL INFORMATION WHICH HAS COME TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE BY REASON OF THE GROUP ' S WORK .
ARTICLE 6
THIS DECISION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 16 MAY 1979 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
GUIDO BRUNNER
MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION