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Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION revising the multiannual research and training programme for the European Atomic Energy Community in the field of radiation protection (1985 - 89) (submitted by the Commission)

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                                 Proposal for a
                               COUNCIL DECISION
    revising the multiannual research and training programme for the
        European Atomic Energy Community in the field of radiation
                                   protection
                                   (1985 - 89 )
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 ---pagebreak---  Contents
 1.  Introduction
2.  Review
    2.1   Policy background
    2.2   Relationship to new Framework Programme
    2.3   Achievement in execution
3.  Révision
    3.1 Indications of additional future work
          3.1.1   Research needs with respect to the
                  immediate and late radiological
                  consequences of the accident
          3.1.2  Research needs with respect to
                 preparedness for possible future
                 accidents
          3.1.3 Additional research planned
    3.2   Implémentation
    3.3   Financial requirements
    3.4   Evaluation
4.  Conclusion
Appendix 1
    Proposai for a Council Decision
Appendix 2
    Opinion of the Management and Coordination
    Advisory Committee " Radiation Protection" of
    1 July 1987
    Opinion of the Management and Coordination
    Advisory Committee "Radiation Protection" of
    Il March 1986
Appendix 3
    Opinion of the Scientific and Technical
    Committee
Addendum
    Evaluation Criteria
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                            Proposai for a Révision
                                    of the
               RADIATION PROTECTION RESEARCH PROGRAMME 1985-1989
1. Introduction
   In view of the competence and obligations of the Commission in radiation
   protection of workers and the population , the scientific effort of the
   Commission 's Radiation Protection Research Programme' ' is directed to the
   efficient and cost-effective protection of man and his environment from
   ionizing radiation and radioactivity . The research aims to prevent and
   counteract harmful effects , to assess and to cope with the consequences of
   radiation accidents and to suggest appropriate action before such problems
   become a threat to man .
   These aspects deserve special and additional attention in view of the
   Chernobyl reactor accident and the lessons which can be learnt from it .
   The accident and its radiological consequences have emphasised the value ,
   the validity and the necessity of the current and previous radiation
   protection programmes . The situation created by the accident has also
   demonstrated that the approach adopted in these programmes has been most
   fruitful .
   The Chernobyl accident has , however , also highlighted an urgent need to
   intensify the research with respect to the evaluation of the radiological
   consequences of the accident and to the preparedness for possible future
   accidents .
2. Review
   2.1    Policy background
         The Euratom Treaty (Annex I. VI ) has charged the Commission with the
          " Study of the harmful effects of radiation on living organisms ".
         The Radiation Protection research programmes have contributed to an
          objective evaluation of the effects and hazards arising from
          ionizing radiation and to the protection of man and his environment .
         The results of the programmes provide a relevant contribution to the
         worldwide effort to improve the scientific knowledge and practice in
          radiation protection .
   By its Decision of 12 March 1985 , the Council adopted a multiannual
   research and training programme for the European Atomic Energy Community
   in the field of radiation protection 1985-1989 with a budget of 58 Mio
   ECU . OJ No L 83 , 25.3.1985 , p. 23 .
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     In this context the execution of the programme has been successful
     in covering all relevant subjects of radiation protection research
     involving almost all national centres of expertise in the Community
     programme and avoiding unnecessary duplication .        Moreover , the
     programme has stimulated the cooperation between different national
    centres throughout the Community .
    Considering the situation created by the Chernobyl accident in
    particular , the interest of the Radiation Protection Research
    Programme for the Community lies in :
    -     the relevance of the programme to the establishment of Basic
          Safety Standards and especially in providing the scientific
          background for the choice of maximum permitted radioactivity
          levels in foodstuffs , f eedingstuf fs and drinking water in case
          of an accident ;
    -     the evaluation of the radiological impact of the Chernobyl
          accident on the Community population and environment and the
          assessment of the implications that a hypothetical accident
          within the Community would have for radiological health
          protection .
2.2 Relationship to the 1987-1991 Framework Programme
    In the Commission 's 1987-1991 Framework Programme , actions on the
    Quality of Life define the rationale for activities concerning
    radiation protection . This originates from the obligations of the
    Commission to maintain relevant competences as laid down in the
    Euratom Treaty and in directives . Scientific support is important
    for the assessment , management and political evaluation of problems
    of radiation risk which is an area of Community-wide public concern .
    The Radiation Protection Research Programme has already assumed
    increased importance as a consequence of the public concern arising
    from the Chernobyl reactor accident .
2.3 Achievement in execution
    The 1976-1980 programme and the main features of the 1981-1984
    programme have been evaluated ( Research Evaluation Report No 8 , EUR
    8648 , 1984 ). The results achieved in the 1981-1984 programme period
    ( 1,500 scientist man-years resulted in 4,500 scientific public¬
    ations ) are published in detail ( EUR 9733 , 1985). The progress of
    research has been evaluated by the Management and Coordination
    Advisory Committee ^CGC) " Radiation Protection" and the Commission
    ( Synthesis of Results 1981-1984 , Radiation Protection Research
    Programme , EUR 10394 , 1986 ).   The Progress Report 1986 ( EUR 10953)
    has recently been published .
    Since the 1985-1989 programme decision was taken by the Council on
    12 March 1985 , about 300 research projects have been selected for
    funding . The reduction in the budget of the Radiation Protection
    Research Programme 1985-1989 compared with the previous one has
    caused difficulties in selecting and funding all relevant research
    projects .
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         The implementation of the Radiation Protection Research Programme in
          1985 / 86 has successfully taken into account new developments of
          radiation protection concepts and practice while reducing or
          eliminating fields less relevant to practical problems .           Thus the
          present programme has recently added and more strongly emphasised
          certain subjects for which efficient and cost-effective measures of
          protection are needed .    For example , in the field of risk assessment
          the programme now includes the :
         -       evaluation of situations where significant exposure from
                natural radiation or medical diagnostics occurs and studies of
                appropriate solutions to optimise radiation protection ;
                evaluation of the risks of industrial applications of radiation
                and consideration of the various possibilities to keep exposure
                as low as reasonably achievable ;
                development of methodologies to estimate radiation risks in
                perspective to risks from other pollutants .
         The research efforts of the new Member States ( Spain and Portugal )
         have already been largely integrated into the programme , and several
         contracts have been negotiated with institutions in these states to
         carry out research on subjects in which they are particularly
         competent , for example on radioecology , medical exposure and risk
         assessment .
         The Radiation Protection Research Programme has also maintained and
         extended its cooperation with the USA , Canada and Japan .                 A
         Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with the US Department
         of Energy and has been successfully implemented during the past
         year . Another is to be signed soon with the Atomic Energy of Canada
         Limited .    Contracts have been concluded with the ICRP ( International
         Commission      on   Radiological   Protection) ,     ICRU   ( International
         Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements ) and UNSCEAR ( the
         United     Nations  Scientific   Committee   on   the   Effects   of  Atomic
         Radiation) dealing with subjects of particular importance to the
         Community .
3. Proposed Revision
   The above review indicates that the ongoing programme is necessary and
   should be completed . Moreover , the Chernobyl event and its radiological
   consequences have posed problems which require additional research . The
   programme has therefore been revised to satisfy such requirements . The
   results of the work carried out in the frame of the proposed revision will
   constitute a critical input for a new research programme proposal to be
   submitted by the Commission in 1989 .
   3. 1  Additional future work •
   3.1.1 Research needs with respect to the radiological consequences of the
         accident
         The Chernobyl accident has dispersed radioactive material all over
         Europe . The radiological consequences of this accident must now be
         evaluated . Available environmental models for atmospheric , aquatic
         and terrestrial dispersion and for transfer through the food chain
         need to be validated and their degree of uncertainty assessed .
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              The specific physico-chemical characteristics of the radionuclides
              involved as well as the influence of climate , soil and agricultural
              practices on critical pathways of radionuclide transfer and uptake
             must be taken into account . The studies on environmental pathways
             must be supplemented , where possible , by investigations on metabolic
              parameters of radionuclide behaviour in man of different ages .
             The accident has not caused immediate health consequences to the
          . population in the Community , however some late effects might occur
      ■•■< although their number will probably be so small so as not to be
   1       ’ detectable in a statistically significant way .                                  However , the
             available data must be evaluated and , when necessary , a detailed
        •, follow-up would be proposed .           ■ - v.jjri r
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             The accident has shed        some new light on immediate health
             consequences and on the      treatment requirements of victims from
             nuclear   accidents . Problems     which  now        need          to        be  reviewed         and
             evaluated in more detail are : the existing accident dosimetry , the
'        - effects      of   dose   and   dose      distribution ,                      the     radionuclide
             contamination , the use     of    radioprotectors ,                and         the      effect     of
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  3.1.2 Research needs with respect to preparedness for hypothetical future
        v    accidents
             Early and late radiological consequences of hypothetical accident
             scenarios must be studied by probabilistic risk assessments . The
             further development of real time assessments of different accident
             situations must be stimulated by designing more reliable
             methodologies . The ongoing efforts must be extended to studies on
         v the testing of emergency management scenarios . It is necessary to
             reconsider the development of countermeasures to prevent and reduce
             accident consequences to the rural and urban environment as well as
             to the population .
             The Chernobyl accident emphasises the need for a reliable scientific
           ‘ basis for setting maximum permitted radioactivity levels in
             foodstuffs , feedingstuf fs and drinking water . As these levels are
             important for future decision-making they must be obtained by a
             careful assessment of all steps linking them to potential health
             effects , and this will require selected experimental studies .
             A wide range of exposure conditions may have to be dealt with in the
             case of a nuclear accident , and prompt action may be required under
             less than optimal conditions . Thus , better and more rapid accident
             dosimetry must be developed .         In extreme cases , when exposure
             reaches life-threatening levels , bone marrow transplantation , an
             established technique developed in previous years with the support
             of the Radiation Protection Programme , might be an ultimate
             life-saving resort under well-defined clinical conditions . Other
             treatment schedules must also be improved , in particular for
             situations where many persons are exposed to doses which can cause
             radiation syndromes and for which bone marrow transplantation is not
             useful or feasible .     Such schedules involve aseptic management ,
             treatments to accelerate recovery of the bone marrow and supportive
             regimens . Conditions where other injury is present need also to be
             considered . Suitable criteria and rapid tests must be developed to
             facilitate the decision for an optimal treatment .
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   3.1.3 Additional research planned
            The work plans for the studies related to the post-Chernobyl
            situation have
            Committee
                              been defined in detail following tlje advice of the
                         of High-Level Independent Scientists 1 , the seminar
            " Foodstuff Intervention Levels Following a Nuclear Accident "
            organised by the Commission at Luxembourg from 27-30 April 1987 and
            a considerable number of workshops and contractors' meetings
            organised by the Radiation Protection Research Programme .               The
            conditions now exist for an immediate start of the following
            research actions :
            1.    Evaluation of the reliability and           meaningfulness   of   long
                  distance atmospheric transfer models ;
            2.    Evaluation   of   data  on   the transfer  of  radionuclides   in  the
                  foodchain ;
            3.    Feasibility of epidemiological studies on health effects in the
                  population ;
            4.    Radiological aspects of nuclear accident scenarios ;
            5.    Underlying data for derived emergency reference levels ;
            6.    Improvement of practical countermeasures with respect to the
                  agricultural and aquatic environment ;
            7.    Improvement of practical countermeasures with respect to the
                  urban environment ;
            8.    Improvement    of   practical    countermeasures   with  respect    to
                  preventive medication ;
            9.    Monitoring and surveillance in accidental situations ;
            10 .  Research into treatment methodologies of exposed persons .
  3.2       Implémentation
            Collaborative research work in the above areas will be promoted by
            the Commission with the advice of the Management and Coordination
            Advisory Committee " Radiation Protection" through contracts with
            European institutes and laboratories of recognised competence . Ten
            different working projects each comprising 3 to 10 institutes or
            laboratories will be established .
                                   0‘
            The results of this research will continuously feed into the various
            actions of the Commission with respect to accident preparedness and
            will be published in the Annual Reports of the Radiation Protection
            Programme .   At the termination of the post-Chernobyl actions , a
            synthesis of the results will be prepared and distributed to the
            competent authorities and interested parties .
Radiation Protection in the European Community :           Evaluation and Suggestions .
XII / 106 / 87
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   3.3   Financial requirements
         Funds estimated necessary to cover the marginal cost of the work are
         based on 10 collaborative projects with 3 to 10 institutes for a
         mean period of 2.5 years .         Marginal costs of 100,000 ECU per
         scientist per year per institute give a total budget estimation of
         10 Mio ECU for the period from 1987-1989 .
   3.4   Evaluation
         The    additional   research  actions    prepared     in   the  frame    of   the
         post-Chernobyl situation will be submitted to an independent
         evaluation together with the whole ongoing 1985-1989 programme .
         ( See Addendum) .     The cost of the evaluation is estimated to be
         between 50,000 and 100,000 ECU .
4. Conclusion               .e                ... ,     ..   .   . . .          . - •.
   In agreement with the independent review carried out by the
   institutionally responsible bodies (Management and Coordination Advisory
   Committee    " Radiation   Protection"  and      the    Scientific   and   Technical
   Committee ) , the Radiation Protection Research Programme 1985-1989 is
   considered necessary and should be completed .              It fulfills important
   research needs identified prior to the Chernobyl accident which are
   essential for the radiation protection of workers and the population in
   the Community .
   The situation created by the Chernobyl accident has clearly highlighted
   the need for further relevant research efforts .         Part of this work will be
   carried out by reorientating ongoing research projects . In addition , a
   supplementary research effort is indispensable which will concentrate on
   10 actions identified in paragraph 3.1.3 .
   The funds necessary for the additional work are estimated at 10 Mio ECU
   for the period 1987-1989 . This is coherent with total funds estimated for
   the implementation of point 1.1 of Annex 1 of the draft regulation of
   1987-1991 Framework Programme .
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                                      Appendix 1
                                    Proposai for a
                                   C0UNC1L DECISION
        REVISING THE MULTIANNUAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR
   THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF RADIATION PROTECTION
                                      ( 1985 - 89)
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 from the Commission , submitted after
consulting the Scientific and Technical Committee ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ^ ,
Having    regard   to  the    opinion      of  the    Economic   and  Social
           (2)
Committee      ,
Considering that the Council , in adopting the Framework Programme of
Community Activities in the Field of Research and Technological
                             (3)
Development 1987 to 1991         , has recognised the importance of an
activity dealing with radiation protection ,
                                                  (4)
Whereas by Council Decision 85 / 200 / Euratom         a multiannual
research and training programme for the               European Atomic
Energy Community in the field of radiation protection
( 1985 - 89) was adopted , asking for a review report in Article 3 ,
Whereas , in view of the severe radiological consequences of the
Chernobyl reactor accident it is in the interest of the Community to
carry out research on the effects of this accident , to carry out an
(D
( 2)
( 3)
(4)
     OJ No L 83 , 25.3.1985 , p. 23 .
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evaluation of its hazards and to develop methods to control and
reduce the adverse consequences of radiation to the general public ,
workers and the environment ,
Whereas the research covered by this Decision is an appropriate way
of pursuing such action ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                       Article 1
The research and training programme for the European Atomic Energy
Community in the field of radiation protection as decided in
Decision 85 / 200 / Euratom is hereby revised .
                                       Article 2
Supplementary research shall be carried out as defined in the Annex .
                                       Article 3
The funding estimated as         necessary for the execution of the
programme will        increase     from 58 Mio ECU to 68 Mio ECU . This
increase of 10 Mio ECU shall be used to conclude research contracts
and for operational expenditure .
Done at Brussels
                                    For the Council
                                     The President
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                                        Annex
Research in the Radiation Protection programme as decided by Council
on 12 March 1985         will be supplemented to strengthen existing and
to include additional research associated with :
the radiological consequences of the Chernobyl accident ;
the preparedness for possible future accidents ;
and will concentrate on :
1.   evaluation of the reliability and           meaningfulness   of   long
     distance atmospheric transfer models ;
2.   evaluation   of   data  on  the  transfer  of  radionuclides   in  the
     foodchain ;
3.   feasibility of epidemiological studies on health effects in the
     population ;
4.   radiological aspects of nuclear accident scenarios ;
5.   underlying data for derived emergency reference levels ;
6.   improvement of practical countermeasures with respect to the
     agricultural and aquatic environment ;
7.   improvement of practical countermeasures with respect to the
     urban environment ;
8.   improvement    of    practical   countermeasures   with  respect    to
     preventive medication ;
9 . monitoring and surveillance in accidental situations ;
10 . research into treatment methodologies of exposed persons .
This research will be carried out by contracts with institutes and
universities in Member States .
(D Annex to Decision 85 /200 / Euratom of 12 March 1985
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                                      Appendix 2
     Opinion of the Management and Coordination Advisory Committee
                             " Radiation Protection "
                   on the necessity to revise the 1985-1989
                        Radiation Protection Programme
             as a consequence of the nuclear reactor accident at
                                       Chernobyl
Having regard to the Council Decision of 12 March 1985 adopting a
raultiannual research and training programme for the European Atomic
Energy Community in the field of radiation protection ( 1985-1989 ) ,
and in particular to Article 3 concerning the review of this
programme , the Management and Coordination Advisory Committee (CGC)
at its meeting of 5 and 6 June 1986 discussed a revised review
report of the programme and
-   considers that its opinion of 11 March 1986 on the review of the
    Radiation Protection Programme must be supplemented in view of
    the impact of the nuclear reactor accident at Chernobyl on
    radiation protection research in the European Community ;
    considers that it is necessary to reorientate priorities for new
    contracts ;
-   considers that the accident will have an obvious influence on
    the execution and orientation of existing research contracts ;
-   considers that , moreover ,      the accident has highlighted areas
    where   an intensified research effort         is needed with a wider
    scope , and which cannot be done within the existing contracts
    and the allocated budget , this concerns research with respect to
     the immediate and late radiological consequences of the
    accident , and lessons to be drawn from the accident for the
    preparedness for possible future accidents ;
-   considers that such necessary extension of research work, as
    presented in detail in the revised review report , can be carried
    out satisfactorily if additional funds of 10 MioECU are
    allocated to the 1985-1989 Radiation
                                 0 *
                                                Protection Programme ;
-   concludes unanimously that under these circumstances a revision
    of the 1985-1989 Radiation Protection Programme is necessary .
                                              Professor N.O. KJELDGAARD
                                              ( Chairman of the CGC
Brussels , 6 June 1986                          Radiation Protection )
*
  OJ No L 83 , 25.3,1985 , p. 23 .
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                                                 Brussels , 4 July 1986
                   Scientific and Technical Committee ( STC )
                                 Recommendation
                                      to the
                                  Review Report
              of the multiannual research and training programme
           for the European Atomic Energy Community in the field of
                              radiation protection
                                   ( 1985-1989 )
At its meeting of July 4th 1986 the STC examined the Review Report
of the multiannual programme in radiation protection containing a
summary of the approach that this programme has followed to success¬
fully implement the programme decision , and identifying a temporary
need to intensify research resulting from the consequences within
the Community of the accident in Chernobyl .
The general opinion of the Committee was one of agreement with the
programme as a whole emphasising in particular the tasks for the
Commission in making a full evaluation of the radiological
consequences of the Chernobyl accident and in developing further
research with respect to preparedness for possible future accidents .
The Committee indicated the need for an objective scientific report
on the consequences of the Chernobyl accident for the Community and
underlined the importance of research in radiation protection .
The Committee advised the Commission that the scientific aspects of
the report should eventually be discussed in more detail and that
because of the unlikely occurrence of detectable health effects , the
feasibility of any proposed study in this area should be carefully
assessed .
The Commission 's programme was important for the harmonization of
reference dose levels , the verification of radiological models and
for the exchange of information on radiological protection .
( Unanimously approved at the Scientific and Technical Committee
meeting of 18 December 1986 )
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                                                               Addendum
                          EVALUATION CRITERIA
                       for the Revision of the
        Radiation Protection Research Programme ( 1985-1989 )
The Commission 's recent Communication to the Council concerning a
Community Plan of Action relating to the evaluation of Community
research and development activities for the years 1987 to 1991
 (C0M(86)660 final) * states that the objectives and milestones of each
research programme have to be set out in a testable form so as to guide
subsequent evaluations . Accordingly , this note puts forward evaluation
criteria appropriate to this programme .
The major evaluation criterion for the- revision proposed is :
1.    whether a significant contribution   has been made to the development
      of more cost-effective techniques     to prevent and counter harmful
      effects of radiation , especially    those occurring as a result of
      hypothetical accidents taking into   account the Chernobyl situation .
      In particular whether :
      the reliability of long distance atmospheric transfer models has
      been increased ;
      improved data and models on the transfer of radionuclides in the
      foodchain have been 'obtained ;
      the feasibility of epidemiological studies on health effects in the
      population has been demonstrated or rejected ;
      the radiological aspects of nuclear accident scenarios have become
      better understood ;
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     the scientific basis of the underlying data for derived emergency
     reference levels has been developed ;
     practical countermeasures with respect to the agricultural and
     aquatic environment ,      the urban environment and preventive
     medication have been improved ;
     better    methods  for  monitoring  and  surveillance   in   accidental
     situations have been found ;
     the treatment methodologies and diagnosis of exposed persons have
     advanced .
In addition ,   the following evaluation criteria , based on the stated
objectives for the original programme , should be used :
2.   whether new problems in the field of radiation protection have been
     raised during the execution of the programme , whether they have
     then been investigated through research supported by the programme ,
     and _ solutions found in advance of actual need ;
3.   whether the standards for the radiation protection of workers in
     the nuclear industries and the general population have become more
     firmly based , and whether this has been of economic or health
     benefit ;
4.   whether    the comparative    risks  from radiation and from other
     industrial and environmental factors can now be more reliably
     assessed , whether these results have contributed to a better and
     more realistic public understanding of the actual risks , and
     whether these results are of value to those responsible for the
     regulation of civil .nuclear industry ;
5. ' whether the programme has achieved better cooperation between
     health physicists and other scientists concerned with radiation
     protection in different Member States so that results be harmonised
     and    a  more  reliable   set   of data  be  available    to  agencies
     responsible for regulation .
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Evaluations are normally conducted once during each programme .  Most of
these criteria can be tested only after the research contracts of the
programme 1985-1989 have been terminated and the final reports have been
assessed . For some criteria the results from previous programmes have
also to be taken into account .
The evaluation should be conducted by panels of independent external
experts , chosen in accordance with point 3.5 of the Commission 's
Evaluation Action Plan* and who will need to take evidence on all the
above points ,
1
  OJ No C  14 , 20.1.1987 , p. 5
                            r*
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         COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT IMPACT STATEMENT
                   Proposal for a Council Decision
adopting a revision of the raultiannual research and training programme
    for the European Atomic Energy Community in the field of
                 radiation protection ( 1985-1989 )
1.   This proposal deals with a revision of an existing multiannual
     research   and    training   programme   in  the   field   of   radiation
     protection . The revision is designed to provide funds to support
     additional research aimed to evaluate the radiological consequences
     of the Chernobyl reactor accident and to improve planning and
     preparedness for possible future comparable accidents .
2.   The programme will be implemented by shared-cost contracts made
     with national research institutes and university research
     departments throughout the Community .
3.   The proposal will consequently have no direct implications for
     small and medium enterprises or for employment . However , some of
     the expected actions may lead to the development of specific
     instrumentation    which   could  be   produced  by   small   and  medium
     enterprises .
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                                FINANCIAL RECORD
                         RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMME
1.  RELEVANT BUDGET HEADING
    - Icem :  7326
    - Title : Radiation Protection
1.1 Title of the project
    Radiation protection
2.  LEGAL BASIS
           Application of Article 7 of the Treaty establishing the EAEC and
           Annex 1 thereof ;
           Revision of the Council Decision of 12 March 1985 .
3.  DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
    Continuation of a coordinated research programme on radiation
    protection , implemented in particular through shared-cost contracts .
3.1 Objective
    Supplementing the study and assessment of the dangers arising from
    ionizing radiation as decided on 12 March 1985 under two main
    aspects :
    -            research with respect to the immediate and late radiological
                 consequences of the Chernobyl accident ;
    -            research with respect to preparedness for possible future
                 accidents .
4.  JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT
    In the Commission 's new Framework Programme , actions on the Quality
    of Life define the rationale for activities concerning radiation
    protection .
5.  FINANCIAL IMPLICATION OF THE PROJECT IN RESPECT OF EXPENDITURE
    ( including staff expenditure and administrative and technical
    operating expenditure )
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  5.1    Overall cost for the whole of its expected
                 duration :
            Chargeable to the Community Budget :    58 + 10 Mio ECU
         -  Chargeable to national budgets :          )
                                                      )   104 Mio ECU
         -  Chargeable to other sectors at national )
             level :
  5.2    Multiannual timetable
         5.2 . 1.1   Appropriations for commitment 58 + 10 Mio ECU
Prog .         Execut .   Execut . Budget   PDB    Prov .  Prov .
Decided        1985       1986     1987 +   1988   1989    1990     Total
                                   c /o
Sub-Total      17.08      17.38    15.74     4.30  3.50    -        58.00
New
Proposal       1985       1986     1987     1988   1989    1990     Total
Staff          -          -
                                   p . m.   p .m.  p.m .   -
                                                                    p . m.
Administr .    –
                                   p . m.   p.m .  p.m .            p · m.
& techn.
operation
Contracts      -          -
                                   p . ra .   7.00 3.00    -        10.00
Sub-Total      -          -
                                   p .m.      7.00 3.00    -        10.00
TOTAL          17.08      17.38    15.74    11.30  6.50             68.00
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             5 . 2.1.2  Appropriations for |payment 58 + 10  Mio ECU
   Prog .          Execut . Execut . Budget     PDB   Prov .   Prov .
   Decided         1985     1986     1987 +     1988  1989     1990+  Total
                                     c /o
   Sub-Total       5.88     9.66     14.99      12.80 11.75    2.92   58.00
   New
   Proposal        1985     1986     1987       1988  1989     1990+  Total
   Staff           -        -
                                     P · IQ ·   p.m . p.m .    -
                                                                      p . m.
   Administr .     –
                                     p.m .      p.m . p.m .           p . m.
   & techn.
   operation
   Contracts       - -■     -
                                     p . m.      1.40  3.40    5.20   10.00
   Sub-Total       -        -
                                     p.m .       1.40  3.40    5.20   10.00
   TOTAL           5.88     9.66     14.99      14.20 15.15    8.12   68.00
             5.2.2       Method of calculation of the new proposal
             a)          Staff expenditure
                         No additional staff will be needed .
             b)          Administrative and /or technical operation expenditure
                         No additional funds will be needed .
             c)          Contract expenditure
                         Research work , to be commissioned by the Commission
                         on the advice of the CGC will be executed in the form
                         of projects of which the Commission will bear 100% of
                         the marginal costs .
6.    FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS ON THE STAFF AND NORMAL OPERATING
      APPROPRIATIONS
       ( See under paragraph 5 above )
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7. FINANCING
   Appropriations to be entered under future budgets .
8. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROJECT IN RESPECT OF REVENUE
   - Community tax on officials' salaries .
9. TYPE OF CONTROL TO BE APPLIED
   - Scientific control by the responsible officials in DG XII and the
     Associations' Management Committees advised by the competent
     advisory committee .
   - Administrative control by the Directorate-General for Financial
     Control and by the Contracts Department of DG XII with regard to
     the implementation of the Budget and to check that the expenditure
     is in order and conforms to the relevant provisions .
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        FICHE D' IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L * EMPLOI
           Proposition pour une Décision du Conseil
        arrêtant une révision du programme pluriannuel
                  de recherche et de formation
      pour la Communauté Européenne de l' Energie Atomique
                                    '      '         'L              ■■■■''
             dans le domaine de la radioprotection
                             ( 1985-1989 )
1. Cette proposition a trait à une révision d' un programme pluriannuel
   de   recherche  et    de formation      en cours dans    le  domaine     de  la
   radioprotection . Cette révision est destinée à trouver le support
   financier nécessaire à une recherche supplémentaire qui a pour but
   d' évaluer les conséquences radiologiques de l' accident du réacteur
   de Tchernobyl et d' améliorer l' organisation et l' état de
   préparation en cas d' éventuels accidents futurs comparables .
2. Le programme sera exécuté au moyen de contrats à frais partagés qui
   seront conclus avec des        Instituts de   recherche nationaux et        des
   Départements de recherche universitaires de la Communauté .
3. Par conséquent , la proposition n' aura pas d' implications directes
   pour les petites ou moyennes entreprises ni pour l' emploi .
   Cependant , certaines des actions prévues pourraient conduire au
   développement     d' instruments     spécifiques     qui   pourraient      être
   produits par de petites ou moyennes entreprises .