CELEX: 31973D0124
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-14 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 14 May 1973 adopting a research and training programme for the European Atomic Energy Community

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                                               COUNCIL
                                              COUNCIL DECISION
                                                 of 14 May 1973
                 adopting a research and training programme for the European Atomic Energy
                                                    Community
                                                 (73/124/Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                    Community in order to carry out a research pro
                                                             gramme ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Atomic Energy Community, and in particular              Whereas the Community research and training pro­
Article 7 thereof;                                           gramme is defined taking account also of the under­
                                                             taking of the Belgian Government to take over, for
                                                             the period from 1 March 1973 to 31 December 1976,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,           the cost of the Euratom staff made available to it for
submitted after consultation wiith the Scientific and        the BR 2 reactor under Article 6 (c) of the Treaty
Technical Committee;                                          establishing the European Atomic Energy Com­
                                                              munity ;
Having regard to the Council Resolution of 17
December 1970 on the detailed rules for the adoption
of research and education programmes ;                       HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Whereas in the context of the common policy in                                      Article 1
science and technology the multi-annual research and
training programme is one of the principal means
whereby the Community can contribute to the rapid            A research and training programme, composed of a
formation and expansion of nuclear industries and            joint programme and supplementary programmes, as
also to the acquisition and dissemination of                 indicated in Annexes I, II and III, is hereby adopted
 knowledge in the nuclear field ;                            for a period of four years from 1 January 1973 . The
                                                             Annexes form an integral part of this Decision .
Whereas the Community research and training pro­
gramme is defined taking account of the undertaking                                 Article 2
of the Italian Government to take over, for the period
from 1 March 1973 to 31 December 1976, the ESSOR
complex, made available to it by the Commission              The maximum expenditure and staff necessary for
under an agreement to be concluded between the               carrying out -this programme shall be 137.75 million
interested parties in accordance with Article 6 ( c) of       units of account and 1 226 staff for the duration of
the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy           the programme.
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The allocation of funds and staff, and the establish­                                  Article 3
ment of the scales of financial contributions from
the Member States for supplementary programmes,                The programme defined in Annex I shall be subject
are ' shown in Annexes II and III respectively.                to review at the beginning of the second year, in
                                                               accordance with the appropriate procedures, and in
                                                               the light of the decisions of the Paris Summit Confer­
                                                               ence .
The unit of account is defined in the Financial Regu­          Done at Brussels, 14 May 1973 .
lation on the establishment and implementation of
 the budget of the European Communities and the                                                    For the Council
responsibility of authorising officers and accounting                                               The President
officers .                                                                                       R. VAN ELSLANDE
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                                                        ANNEX I
                     JOINT MULTI-ANNUAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMME
                             AND SUPPLEMENTARY MULTI-ANNUAL PROGRAMMES
                                                   DIRECT PROJECTS
          1 . Handling and disposal of waste
              Joint programme
              A maximum of 6.9 million units of account shall be allocated to this objective, the number
              of staff being fixed at 75 (including a programme staff of 40).
              The objectives shall include :
              — basic studies on the separation of fission products from irradiated fuel by the 'Saltex'
                   process ;
              — feasibility studies on a system of self-burying capsules for the disposal of radioactive
                   waste ;
              — studies and research on the chemical separation of actinides from high-level radioactive
                   waste ;
              — studies of physical measurements to determine the neutronic properties of actinides ;
              — theoretical studies to reduce actinide concentration in irradiated fuel by optimising
                   reactor operation .
              These activities will be conducted for the most part by the Ispra establishment.
          2. Plutonium and Transplutonium elements
              ( a) Joint programme
                   A maximum of 13 million units of account shall be allocated to this objective , the number
                   of staff being fixed at 126 (including a programme staff of 63 ). The research constituting
                   the programme based on plutonium and its compounds shall deal with the following :
                   — phase diagrams, thermodynamic properties and structures of ceramic compounds
                       of plutonium (carbides , nitrides and their combinations) ;
                   — energy transport processes (thermal conductivity and diffusibility) ;
                   — mechanical properties of ceramic compounds in their microscopic aspects and the
                       effect of irradiation on these properties ;
                   — processes and kinetics of material transport phenomena and the effect of irradiation
                       thereon .
                   The irradiation required for these basic studies will take place in instrumented capsules.
                   In addition, certain studies will be carried out on determining the physical properties
                   of certain very high purity actinides and their compounds.
              (b) Supplementary programme
                   A maximum of 8.65 million units of account shall be allocated to this objective, the
                   number of staff being fixed at 84 (including a programme staff of 42). Research for the
                   programme of applied studies will deal with the following :
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                    — the study of the behaviour of advanced fuels in a fast reactor ;
                    — the development of the manufacture of samples of materials of this kind for
                        irradiation ;
                    — the analysis of irradiated materials and fuels in existing power plants ;
                    — work required by the projects.
                These activities will be conducted at the European Institute for Transuranium Elements
                in Karlsruhe.
            3.  Material science
                Joint programme
                A maximum of 8.5 million units of account shall be allocated for this objective , the number
                of staff being fixed at 89 (including a programme staff of 50).
                The objective shall include :
                — studies of lattice defects ;
                — studies of surface reactions (particle-surface interaction) ;
                — studies of mechanical behaviour, fractures of metals and compound materials (mech­
                    anical properties and structure, physical properties, plastic deformation and fracture) ;
                — studies of the physical properties of materials at high temperatures (solid and liquid).
                These activities will be conducted by the Ispra Establishment.
            4. Reactor safety
                Joint programme
                A maximum of 21.1 million units of account shall be allocated to this objective, the number
                of staff being fixed at 232 (including a programme staff of 115).
                The objective shall include :
                — engineering research connected with serious accidents and their prevention ;
                — research on thermohydraulic phenomena in the coolant associated with accidents ;
                — early failure detection ;
                — reliability studies ;
                — reactor dynamics.
                These activities are to be conducted by the Ispra Establishment.
            5 . Applied data-processing
                Joint programme
                A maximum of 6.05 million units of account shall be allocated to this objective , the number
                of staff being fixed at 51 (including a programme staff of 31 ).
                The objective shall include :
                — computer programme library activities for the Community (collection, testing and
                    analysis of computer programmes, consultation on their use);
                — studies of an integrated system of documentation and automatic translation ;
                — assistance in computer systems and methods (Caronte modular system, special program­
                    ming language for experimental mathematics).
                These activities will be conducted by the Ispra Establishment.
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           6. Information Analysis Centre
                Joint programme
                A maximum of 5.10 million units of account shall be allocated to this objective, the number
                of staff being fixed at 51 (including a programme staff of 27).
                The objective shall include : three units for the compilation, analysis and distribution of
                scientific and technical information in the following fields :
                — shielding of nuclear reactors (ESIS) ;
                — integrated nuclear data (INDAC) ;
                — structural mechanics connected with reactor technology (ESMIS).
                These activities will be conducted by the Ispra Establishment.
           7 . Central Bureau for Nuclear Measurements ( CBNM)
                Joint programme
                A maximum of 20.35 million units of account shall be allocated to this objective, the number
                of staff being fixed at 170 (including a programme staff of 92).
                The objective shall include :
                 — determining basic neutron data ;
                — continuation of work in the field of nuclear metrology ( measurements of radioactive
                    elements , measurements of the isotopic composition of elements by mass spectrometry,
                    calibration and standardization of methods of dosimetry) ;
                 — the preparation and definition of standard specimens and nuclear reference materials.
                 These activities will be the task of the Central Bureau for Nuclear Measurements at Geel. .
            8 . Technical assistance to nuclear power plant operators
                 Joint programme
                 A maximum of 6.1 million units of account shall be allocated for this objective, the number
                 of staff being fixed at 60 (including a programme staff of 23).
                 The objective is to consist of technical support in the following fields :
                 — water chemistry ;
                 — in-pile inspection and operations ;
                 — post-irradiation examination of fuel elements ;
                 — methods of quality control for materials and components in stations, establishment of
                     standard techniques, training of operators' personnel .
                 These activities will be undertaken by the Ispra Establishment.
            9 . Training
                 Joint programme
                 A maximum of 1.45 million units of account shall be allocated for this objective, the number
                 of staff being fixed at 15 ( including a programme staff of 10).
                 This objective includes three courses, at technical standard post-graduate courses and
                 advanced specialized courses.
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           10. Safeguards and management of fissile materials
                Supplementary programme
                A maximum of 5.4 million units of account shall be allocated for this objective, the number
                of staff being fixed at 57 (including a programme staff of 27).
                This objective includes :
                — systems analysis ;
                — development of destructive and non-destructive techniques ;
                — study of fool-proof sealing and identification techniques.
                These activities will be carried out mainly by the Ispra Establishment, in cooperation with
                establishments in the Member States .
           11 . Contract research
                Joint programme
                A maximum of 1.85 million units of account shall be allocated for this objective, the number
                of staff being fixed at 17 per man year (including a programme staff of 5 men per year).
                This objective is intended to help make facilities or techniques available to outside parties
                for payment.
                The staff carrying out these activities will be assigned to the Ispra Establishment.
           12 . Management and coordination
                Joint programme
                A maximum of 8.1 million units of account shall be allocated for these activities , the number
                of staff being fixed at 79 (55 of these being for the management itself).
                This item covers activities of general management, coordination and management of the
                Joint Research Centre programmes , and certain investments of a general nature.
           13 . Operation of the HFR reactor
                Supplementary programme
                A maximum of 23 million units of account shall be allocated for this objective, the number
                of staff being fixed at 95.
                It covers operation of the reactor and the planning, execution and supervision of experiments
                for the benefit of the programmes of the participating States . Surplus capacity can be made
                available to outside parties for payment.
                This objective will be carried out at the Petten Establishment.
           14. Use of the Ispra I reactor
                Joint programme
                A maximum amount of 2.2 million units of account shall be allocated for this objective , the
                number of staff being fixed at 25 (including a programme staff of 15).
                It covers operation of the reactor and its use for programmes to be carried out by the Ispra
                Establishment (in particular : handling and disposal of waste, information analysis centres,
                environmental protection , standards and reference substances).
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                                                            ANNEX II
                                        TABLE OF STAFF AND MAXIMUM EXPENDITURE
                                                                      Joint programme         Supplementary programme
                                                                                                                                    Total
                             Objectives                                                                                         (in millions
                                                                  Amount                  Amount                     Partici­      of u.a .)
                                                                (in millions      Staff (in millions    Staff        pating
                                                                   of u.a .)              of u.a .)                countries
DIRECT PROJECTS (JRC )
Nuclear projects
Handling and disposal of waste                                      6.900           75                                             6.900
Plutonium and transplutonium elements                             13.000           126      8.650         84      B / G/F /L/    21.650
                                                                                                                     N /Irl/
                                                                                                                     D / UK
Material science                                                    8.500           89                                             8.500
Reactor safety                                                   21.100            232                                           21.100
Applied data processing                                             6.050           51                                             6.050
Information analysis centres                                        5.100           51                                             5.100
Central Bureau for Nuclear Measurements ( CBNM)                   20.350 (r        170                                           20.350 0
Technical assistance to nuclear power plant operators               6.100           60                                             6.100
Training                                                            1.450           15                                             1.450
Safeguards and management of fissile materials                                              5.400         57      B /G/I /L/       5.400
                                                                                                                     N /Irl/
                                                                                                                     D /UK
Contract research                                                   1.850           17                                             1.850
Management and coordination                                         8.100 (r        79                                             8.100 O
 Operation of the HFR reactor                                                              23.000         95        B / G /N       23.000
Use of Ispra I reactor                                              2.200           25                                             2.200
Total                                                           100.700            990     37.050        236                   137.750
Total joint programme + supplementary                           137.750          1 226
 programmes
 n Including certain investments .
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                                                                            ANNEX 111
                   DEFINITION OF THE SCALES FORT FINANCIAL-CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MEMBER
                              STATES FOR THE SUPPLEMENTARY RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AND
                                                                 EURATOM INVESTMENT
                    I. Scales based on 'relative shares '
                                                                                    The scale applied corresponds, for each financial
                                                                                    year , to the scale resulting from the 'relative
                        — Plutonium and transplutonium                              shares' of the participating Member States being
                            elements                                                increased in proportion to the ' relative share'
                                                                                    of the Member State ( or States ) which does
                        — Safeguards and management of                              (or do) not participate in the programme in
                            fissile materials                                       question , except that for the new Member
                                                                                    States the reduction coefficients provided for in
                                                                                    Article 130 of the Accession Treaty are to be
                                                                                    applied
                   II . Flat-rate scale ( J )
                                                                               Belgium
                        — Petten HFR )                                         Germany                        100%
                                                                               Netherlands
( L) The details of participation in this project , particularly the scale of contributions and the duration of participation ,
     must be adopted before 30 April 1973 .