THE 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1979 AND 1980 BUDGETS AND WHICH ON 1 JANUARY 1979 HAVE NOT YET BEEN COMMITTED , OR WHICH HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BUT NOT YET PAID , MAY BE USED FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE PRESENT PROGRAMME .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 13 MARCH 1980 .
FOR THE COUNCIL
THE PRESIDENT
G . ZAMBERLETTI
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 151 , 7 . 6 . 1978 , P . 10 .
ANNEX
CONTROLLED THERMONUCLEAR FUSION
1 . THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE PROGRAMME TO BE EXECUTED SHALL BE :
( A ) PLASMA PHYSICS IN THE SECTOR CONCERNED , IN PARTICULAR STUDIES OF A BASIC CHARACTER OR RELATING TO CONFINEMENT WITH SUITABLE DEVICES AND TO METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND HEATING PLASMA ;
( B ) RESEARCH INTO THE CONFINEMENT , IN CLOSED CONFIGURATIONS , OF PLASMA OF WIDELY VARYING DENSITY AND TEMPERATURE , IF POSSIBLE ATTAINING IGNITION CONDITIONS ;
( C ) RESEARCH INTO LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTIONS AND TRANSPORT PHENOMENA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-POWER LASERS ;
( D ) THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION TO CONFINEMENT DEVICES OF SUFFICIENT POWERFUL PLASMA HEATING METHODS ;
( E ) IMPROVEMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC METHODS ;
( F ) STUDY OF TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH CURRENT RESEARCH AND PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE USE OF THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS ;
( G ) IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JET PROJECT .
THE WORK REFERRED TO IN ( A ), ( B ), ( C ), ( D ), ( E ) AND ( F ) SHALL BE CARRIED OUT BY MEANS OF ASSOCIATION OR LIMITED DURATION CONTRACTS WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO YIELD THE RESULTS NECESSARY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME AND WHICH TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE WORK CARRIED OUT BY THE JRC , IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO THE TECHNOLOGY REFERRED TO IN ( F ).
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JET PROJECT REFERRED TO IN ( G ) HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED TO THE JOINT EUROPEAN TORUS ( JET ), JOINT UNDERTAKING , ESTABLISHED BY DECISION 78/471/EURATOM ( 1 ).
2 . THE PROGRAMME SET OUT IN POINT 1 SHALL BE PART OF A LONG-TERM COOPERATIVE PROJECT EMBRACING ALL WORK CARRIED OUT IN THE MEMBER STATES IN THE FIELD OF CONTROLLED THERMONUCLEAR FUSION . IT IS DESIGNED TO LEAD IN DUE COURSE TO THE JOINT CONSTRUCTION OF PROTOTYPES WITH A VIEW TO THEIR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND MARKETING .
3 . FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME EXCLUSIVE OF JET A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF 190.50 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT AND A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF 113 EMPLOYEES SHALL BE ALLOCATED FOR THIS PURPOSE . THE AMOUNT IN QUESTION IS INTENDED TO COVER :
- EXPENDITURE ON EQUIPMENT HAVING A BEARING ON OPERATIONS ACCORDED PRIORITY STATUS AND SOME EXPENDITURE IN SUPPORT OF JET ,
- STAFF MOBILITY COSTS ,
- OTHER EXPENDITURE RELATING TO OPERATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT UNDER THE PROGRAMME EXCLUSIVE OF JET .
4 . THE APPROPRIATION ALLOCATED TO THE PROGRAMME EXCLUSIVE OF JET CAN BE BROKEN DOWN AS FOLLOWS :
(