CELEX: 51988PC0177
Language: en
Date: 1988-03-23
Title: Modification to the proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION on a Research and Training Programme (1987-1991) in the field of Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion (Presented by the Commission under Article 119 Paragraph 2 of the EAEC treaty)

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                                                           COM ( 88 ) 177 final
                                                           Brussels , 23 March 1988
                                   Modification to the proposal
                                      for a COUNCIL REGULATION
                                                on a
                            Research and Training Programme ( 1987-1991 )
                          in the field of Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion
                                   ( Presented by the Commission
                         under Article 119 Paragraph 2 of the EAEC treaty)
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The Commission proposal ( COM(87 ) 302 final ) is hereby modified as
follows :
                                      TITLE
Replace " Council Régulation" by " Council Decision" ( 1 )
                                    CITATIONS
                         Ail 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 co-operation in
this    field   and   in particular     in the quadripartite      International
Thermonuclear_Experimental_Reactor_( ITER)_conceptual_design
activities ;"
( 1 ) 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
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                          After Thirteenth Recital
  Whereas–it–is_important to encourage those Member States without a
 £u-slon–Associat ion 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 ."
                                  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 ".
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                          At the End of Article 4
" However , amounts which are authorised 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 5
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 Sub-Paragraphs
"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
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        engineering ,  this  implies  the full exploitation of JET      and of
        several  medium-sized    specialised  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 - Sub-Paragraph ( f )
"( f ) predesign 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 Sub-Paragraph ( g)
" (h) a fusion feasibility study covering environmental impact , safety
        and economic viability ."
                    Paragraph 1 , Penultimate Sub–Paragraph
The work referred to in (a), (b) , ( c) , (d) , (e ) , ( f) and_QO 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 , Sub-Paragraph ( d )
( d ) administration    costs    and   expenditure    intended   to   ensure   the
      mobility   of   staff   to    enable  them   to   work   in   organisations
      co-operating 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 Sub-Paragraph ( 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 ."