CELEX: 31981D0364
Language: en
Date: 1981-04-28 00:00:00
Title: 81/364/Euratom: Council Decision of 28 April 1981 amending Decision 78/264/Euratom adopting a programme of research and development for the European Atomic Energy Community on uranium exploration and extraction (indirect action)

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31981D0364

81/364/Euratom: Council Decision of 28 April 1981 amending Decision 78/264/Euratom adopting a programme of research and development for the European Atomic Energy Community on uranium exploration and extraction (indirect action)  

Official Journal L 137 , 23/05/1981 P. 0044

++++COUNCIL DECISION  OF 28 APRIL 1981  AMENDING DECISION 78/264/EURATOM ADOPTING A PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY ON URANIUM EXPLORATION AND EXTRACTION ( INDIRECT ACTION )   ( 81/364/EURATOM )  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 THEREOF ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL OF THE COMMISSION SUBMITTED AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ) ,  WHEREAS BY ITS DECISION 78/264/EURATOM ( 3 ) , THE COUNCIL ADOPTED , FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 , A PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY ON URANIUM EXPLORATION AND EXTRACTION ;  WHEREAS , IN ITS DELIBERATIONS OF 20 DECEMBER 1979 , THE COUNCIL INVITED THE COMMISSION TO CONCENTRATE COMMUNITY RESEARCH PROGRAMMES ON SECTORS OF PRIORITY INTEREST , INCLUDING ENERGY AND RAW MATERIALS , AND TO RATIONALIZE THE STRUCTURES FOR THE PREPARATION , ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROGRAMMES ;  WHEREAS THE COUNCIL TAKES NOTE OF THE INTENTION OF THE COMMISSION TO SUBMIT IN 1981 A PROPOSAL FOR A RESEARCH PROGRAMME IN THE SECTOR OF RAW MATERIALS ;  WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE IN THE MEANTIME TO CONTINUE WITH THE RESEARCH ACTIVITY ALREADY UNDERTAKEN AND TO ADAPT IT ACCORDING TO CHANGING NEEDS ; WHEREAS DECISION 78/264/EURATOM SHOULD BE AMENDED ,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :  SOLE ARTICLE  DECISION 78/264/EURATOM SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :  1 . ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :   " ARTICLE 1  A PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON URANIUM EXPLORATION AND EXTRACTION AS SET OUT IN THE ANNEX SHALL BE ADOPTED FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 . "  2 . ARTICLE 2 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :   " ARTICLE 2  THE UPPER LIMIT OF EXPENDITURE COMMITMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAMME SHALL BE 5,4 MILLION ECU AND THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STAFF SHALL BE THREE EMPLOYEES . "  3 . THE ANNEX SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE ANNEX TO THIS DECISION .  DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 28 APRIL 1981 .  FOR THE COUNCIL  THE PRESIDENT  J . DE KONING  ( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 10 APRIL 1981 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .  ( 2 ) OJ NO C 348 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 12 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 72 , 14 . 3 . 1978 , P . 12 .  ANNEX  PROGRAMME CONTENT  1 . RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON URANIUM EXPLORATION  1.1 . DISCOVERY OF URANIUM PROVINCES - URANIUM GEOLOGY AND METALLOGENY   - GRANITIC AREAS   - ACID VOLCANIC ROCKS   - ALKALINE ROCKS   - SEDIMENTARY BASINS  1.2 . EXPLORATION TECHNIQUES   - GAMMA SPECTROMETRY   - REMOTE SENSING   - GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING TECHNIQUES   - ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY   - BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   - GAS GEOCHEMISTRY   - LEAD ISOTOPE RATIOS   - INDIRECT GEOPHYSICAL METHODS   - MICROTECTONICS  1.3 . TRANSPORTATION AND DEPOSITION OF URANIUM   - FLUID INCLUSIONS   - TRANSPORTATION AND DEPOSITION OF URANIUM IN THE HYDROGEOCHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT   - RADIOACTIVE DISEQUILIBRIUM  1.4 . BORE-HOLE LOGGING   - DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF URANIUM IN SITU   - OTHER INSTRUMENTS FOR IN SITU MEASUREMENTS  2 . RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN URANIUM EXTRACTION AND RECOVERY  2.1 . RECOVERY OF URANIUM FROM PHOSPHORIC ACID LIQUORS  2.2 . RECOVERY OF URANIUM FROM PHOSPHATIC ROCKS  2.3 . EXTRACTION OF URANIUM FROM THE WASTE OF PHOSPHATE ROCK TREATMENT  2.4 . RECOVERY OF URANIUM BY DUMP , HEAP , OR IN SITU LEACHING BY CHEMICAL AND/OR BACTERIAL MEANS  2.5 . HIGH TEMPERATURE , HIGH PRESSURE LEACHING  2.6 . EXTRACTION OF URANIUM AND OTHER VALUES FROM CALCINES AND OTHER LOW GRADE SOURCES  2.7 . OTHER TECHNICAL ASPECTS RELATED TO THE URANIUM MINING INDUSTRY