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19. 4. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 103/9

## II

_(Preparatory Acts)_

# COMMISSION

Modification to the proposal for a Council Regulation on a Research and Training Programme
(1987 to 1991) in the field of Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion (*)

_COM(88) 177 final_

_(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 119 (2) of the EAEC treaty on_

_30 March 1988)_

(88/C 103/16)

(') OJ No C 247, 15. 9. 1987, p. 2.

The Commission proposal (COM(87) 302 final) is hereby modified as follows:

TITLE

Replace 'Council Regulation' by 'Council Decision' (')

CITATIONS

All Four Citations Unchanged

RECITALS

First and Second Recitals Unchanged

_Third Recital_

'Whereas thermonuclear fusion is a potential new source of energy using fuel which is
virtually inexhaustible and universally accessible; whereas nuclear fusion is potentially a
safe and environmentally benign energy source in a number of respects; whereas one of the
principal objectives of the framework programme is to achieve controlled thermonuclear
fusion and realize this potential in the process;'

Fourth to Sixth Recitals Unchanged

_Seventh Recital_

'Whereas the research proposed by the Commission constitutes an adequate means of
pursuing such actions and it is, consequently, in the common interest to adopt a multiannual programme in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion, the existence of which
is, moreover, necessary to enable the Community to participate in international cooperation in this field and in particular in the quadripartite International Thermonuclear
Experimental Reactor (ITER) conceptual design activities;'

(') In German, a Decision 'Entscheidung'

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_Eighth Recital, introductory phrase_

'Whereas the strategy on which the continuation of the programme is based should remain
largely unchanged, namely:'

_After Eighth Recital_

"Whereas this strategy must be modified to ensure that a central objective will be to secure
the environmental and safety-related advantages of fusion over other sources of energy;'

_Ninth Recital_

'Whereas this strategy should be reviewed at the next programme revision aimed at
replacing the present programme by a new multiannual programme on 1 January 1991; at
the time of this revision, it would be appropriate to decide when to proceed to D-T
operation on JET and when to start the detailed design of NET, taking into account the
preliminary results of the ITER conceptual design activities;'

_After Ninth Recital_

"Whereas the next review of the programme must be preceded by an independent
evaluation of those components of the programme already being implemented and an
appraisal of the environmental, safety-related and economic potential of fusion;'

_Tenth Recital_

"Whereas research at the JRC in the field of NET and Fusion Technology is not financially
covered by this programme decision;'

Eleventh to Thirteenth Recitals Unchanged

_After Thirteenth Recital_

"Whereas it is important to encourage those Member States without a Fusion Association to
participate more actively in the Fusion Programme;'

Fourteenth Recital Unchanged

DECISION

Replace 'HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION' by 'HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION'.

Article 1 : Unchanged

_At the end of Article 2_

'The final amount of appropriations and the number of staff shall be determined on the
basis of decisions taken annually by the budgetary authority in accordance with real needs.'

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_Article 3_

'During the course of its third year, the Commission shall arrange for an independent
evaluation of the programme, having regard to its objectives set out in the Annex, and for
an appraisal to be conducted of the environmental, safety-related and economic potential of
fusion. On the basis of this evaluation and appraisal, of which the reports will be forwarded
to Parliament and Council, the Commission shall submit to Council and Parliament a
revision proposal designed to replace the present programme with a new multiannual
programme with effect from 1 January 1991'.

_At the end of Article 4_

'However, amounts which are authorized under the relevant headings of the 1985 and 1986
budgets pursuant to Decision 85/201/Euratom and which on 1 January 1987 have not yet
been committed or have been committed but not yet paid, will be used for the execution of
the present programme.'

_Article 5_

'This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1987.'

_After Article_ _">_

Delete: 'This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.'

_Article 6_

'This Decision is addressed to the Member States.'

_Annex to the_ _Decision_

Change the title of this Annex to 'Summary and objectives of the research and training programme.'

_Paragraph_ _1:_ _additional introductory subparagraphs_

'1. For the implementation of the programme, the Commission is assisted by the Consultative
Committee for the Fusion Programme, set up by Council Decision of 16 December 1980, in its
advisory capacity.

The main objectives of the programme are:

— to establish the physics and technology basis necessary for the detailed design of NET; in the
field of physics and plasma engineering, this implies the full exploitation of JET and of several
medium-sized specialized tokamaks in existence or in construction, and in the field of technology the strengthening of the current fusion technology programme,

— to embark on the detailed design of NET before the end of the programme period, but not
before the next programme revision, if the necessary data base exists at that time,

— to explore the reactor potential of some alternative lines.'

_Paragraph 1_ — _subparagraph_ _(/}_

'(f) pre-design and possibly commencement — taking into account the results of both NET and
ITER conceptual design activities — of the detailed engineering design of the next step and
technological developments required for its design and construction as well as those needed in the
longer term for the fusion reactor;'

_Paragraph_ _1,_ _after subparagraph_ _(g)_

'(h) a fusion feasibility study covering environmental impact, safety and economic viability.'

_Paragraph_ _1,_ _penultimate subparagraph_

The work referred to in (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (h) will be carried out by means of associations
or limited duration contracts which are designed to yield the results necessary for the implementation
of the programme and which take into consideration the work carried out by the Joint Research
Centre, in particular in relation _to_ NET and technology referred to in (f), and also to the matters
referred to in (h).

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_Paragraph_ _3,_ _subparagraph_ _(d)_

'(d) administration costs and expenditure intended to ensure the mobility of staff to enable them to
work in organisations cooperating in the implementation of the programme and in the NET
Team, and to support a fellowship scheme specific to the fusion programme;'

_Paragraph_ _3,_ _after subparagraph_ _(e)_

'(f) an independent evaluation of the programme and an appraisal of the environmental, safety-related
and economic potential of fusion;

(g) after consulting the Consultative Committee for the Fusion Programme, shared-cost contracts
with groups in Member States that do not possess an association, to cover specific items of
research at a rate of about 25 % for running expenditure and of about 45 % for capital expenditure specific to the research.'