CELEX: 51974PC1690
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Date: 1974-10-22
Title: Proposal for a COUNSEL DECISION amending the Council Decision of 17 December 197J adopting a five-year research and braining programme of the ETEC in the field of fusion and plasma, physics in order to include therein the necessary fiends for execution of the preparatory phase of the JET (Joint European Torus) project (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                      Propos.! for a
                                  COUNSEL DECISION
                                  ■ .   *   :
                amending the Council Dec's -'on of 17 December 197 J
               adopting a five-year            - eh and ■braining programme
              of -the ETEC in the field of fusion and plasma, physics
               in order to include therein the necessary fiends for
               execution of the preparatory phase of the JET ( Joint
                               European Torus.) project
                    (submitted to the Council "by the Commission;
   COÎIC74) 1690 final
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                       EXPIiîTAK-FT MEMDRMIXJM
Tiie Council , when making its Decision of 17 December 1973 amending
the Council Decision of 21 June 1971 adopting a five-year research
and training programme of the EAEC in the field of fusion and
plasma physics ( Doc . R/3133/73 ( ATO 17*0 and Doc . R/3182 ( AT0 173)),
wrote a statement into the minutes to the effect that it had ta­
ken a note of the Commission' s intention to put forward a new pro­
gramme proposal in September 197^ for an increase of 2 million
u.a . in the appropriation for the preparatory phase of the JET
project .
The Council undertook to act on this proposal within three months
and expressed a favourable attitude towards the application to be
made by the Commission for the transfer of an appropriation of 2
million u.a . from Chapter 98 of the general part of the budget to
Title 9 of Chapter 33 in the 197^ Budget , qualified by the follow­
ing note : "This appropriation is intended to cover any commitments
relating to long-term orders for the preparatory phase of JET " but
is may not be transferred to Chapter 3-20 , "Fusion", until the
Council has given a favourable decision . on the proposal for a Pro­
gramme Decision which the Commission will submit on this point in
September 197^"»
On 2 April 197^ » the Council decided to transfer an appropriation
of 2 million u.a . within Section III of the 197^ Budget from Chap­
ter 98 "Non-allocated provisional appropriations ", to Chapter 33
" Expenditure on research and investment ", assigned to Chapter
9.^0 "Provisional appropriations for the "Controlled thermonu-v
clear fusion and plasma physics " in the statement of revenue emd
expenditure relating to research and investment activities , i£
being understood that this appropriation is intended to cover any
commitments relating to long-term orders fertile preparatory phage
of JET ,
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        but which may not be transferred to Chapter 3-20 "Fusion" until
        the Council has given a favourable decision on the proposal for
        a programme decision which the Commission will submit on this
        point in September 197^«
   4 . Pursuant to Article 21 of the Financial Regulation of 25 April
        1973i the European Parliament was consulted on this application
        for a transfer by a letter dated         March .
   5 * The Commission and its associated partners , acting in accordance
        with the programme decision of 17 December 1973 » have set up a
        team of research workers and technologists from every fusion labo­
        ratory , empowered to devise the detailed project for a large ma­
        chine of the Tokamak-type ( JET - "Joint European Torus "). The
        work of this team , carried out with the cooperation of research
        workers from all the associated laboratories , is covered by a
        single contract between the Commission and all its associated
        partners ( JET . Contract , Doc . XII/52^/73 )«
   6 . The leader of the JET project team , acting in accordance with Ar­
      : tide 9 of the abovementioned Contract , has forwarded to the Super­
   '    visory Board the reports setting out the project 's basic parame­
        ters and designs , the technical specifications which the JET site
        must fulfil , a forecast of the staff and equipment required during
        the construction and experimental phases , a cost estimate for a
        particular size of machine and a bar chart for the various phases
        of the project .
.. 7 * The Supervisory Board , acting on behalf of all the partners , has
        met more than ten times to ensure proper fulfilment of the objec­
        tives of the JET contract .                                  :•
        At its 10th meeting , it gave its approval to the broad outlines
        of the preliminary project while taking account of. the comments
        of the partners and of the project Scientific Committee by re­
        stricting the possibilities of later changes in the parameters to
     . a single option .                      . „
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                                                       Rev.2
The Commission , acting in accordance with the Council Decision of
2 April 1974 (Doc . R/839/74 (ATO 40 )) on transfers of appropriations
for commitments and. payments for the Fusion Programme and with the
terms of Contract No 30-74-1 FUAC which covers the preparatory phase
of the JET project , after having consulted the Coordinating Committee ,
asks the Council to adopt the programme decision annexed hereto in or­
der that 2 million u.a . may be transferred from Title 9*40 of the Com­
munities * research budget to Title 3«20 , the Fusion Programme of that
budget . The purpose of this transfer is to enable long-term orders to
be placed , subject to clauses for cancellation on 31 December I975 »
from the first quarter of 1975 ancL after the outline of the project
has been fixed by the Commission and its associated partners and record­
ed in a written agreement , so as to allow for possible construction of
the JET device under the fourth five-year programme of the Community .
These orders cover the construction of prototype components using ap­
propriate equipment , and in particular the construction of :
            ( 1 ) rigid sectors and bellows of the vacuum vessel ;
            ( 2 ) the toroidal field coil
            ( 3 ) the poloidal field coil 5
            ( 4 ) the vacuum switch ,
the ordering of the necessary raw materials ( copper , inconel , molybde­
num ) and. the completion of the final drawings of the special buildings
required to house the equipment .
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                                                         Rev . 2
                     PROPOSAL FOR A COUÏFCIL DEC I SI OH
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COBttlUlNFITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy -
Community , and in particular Article 7 thereof ;
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Having regard to the proposal from the Commission submitted after con­
sultation with the Scientific and Technical Committee ;
Whereas by a Decision of 21 June 1971 ( l )» as amended by the Decisions of
14 May 1973 and 17 December 1973 ( 2 ), the Council       adopted a research
and training programme in the field of fusion and plasma physics ;
( I ) OJ No L 143 of 29 June 1971 , P«33
( 2 ) OJ No L 153 of 9 June 1973 , p. 17
      OJ No L  30 of  4 Febr.1974 , p. 10
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                                                           Rev.2
Whereas the results already obtained in the course of this programme show
that it is desirable to undertake detailed studies to serve as a basis for
a subsequent decision to provide the Community with a large machine of the
Tokamak type (JET : "Joint European Sorus") ; whereas to avoid delay it is
desirable to start on the preparatory phase of the project during 1975 »
without prejudice , however , to a final decision to proceed to the con­
struction phase of the project during 1975 J
Whereas , in order to ensure the continuity of the said five-year programme
which is moreover to be looked upon in the wider oontext of the security of
the long-term energy supplies of the Community , it must accordingly be
adequately supplement with regard to the operations to be conducted during
1974 and 1975 ?
Whereas the above–mentioned developments call for an increase in staff
mobility :
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                     Article 1
Article 2 of the Decision of 21 June 1971 , as amended (l ) is replaced by the
following :
   " The upper limit for expenditure commitments in respect of this
     programme shall be 73 «1 million units of account and the number of
     staff necessary for its implementation shall be 112 Community servants
     plus 20 temporary Community servants , the unit of account being as
     defined in Article 10 of the Financial Regulation of 25 April 1973
     applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2 )"
 (l ) 0J Ho L 153 of 9 June 1973 , p.17
      0J No L 30 of 4 Pebr.1974 , p. 10
 (2) OJ No L 116 of 1 May 1973 , p. 1
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                                                            Rev.2
                                Article 2
The Annex to the Decision of 21 June I97I » as amended ( 1), is replaced
■fay the Annex to this Decision ,
                                         Done at Brussels ,
                                         For the Council
                                         The President
 ( I ) OJ No L 153 Of 9 June 1973 , p.I7
       OJ No L  30 of 4 Fehr.1974 , p.IO
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                                A H O X
                        FUSION AND PLASMA PHYSICS
I. The subject-matter of the programme to be executed by the associated
    laboratories shall be :
    - general physics in the field concerned , in particular studies of a
      basic character or relating to confinement of plasma with suitable
      devices and to methods for producing and heating plasmas .;
    - research on tha confinement in closed and open-ended configurations
      of plasma of widely varying density and temperature ;
    - production of and research on plasma of high and very high density ;
    - improvement of diagnostics methods s
    - investigation of technological problems connected with current re­
      search and of problems relating to thermonuclear reactor technology :
    - the design phase and the preparatory phase of the JET project .
    This work shall be carried out by means of association contracts .
2 . The programme set out in point I shall bo part of a long-term coopera­
    tive project embracing all work carried out in the Member States in
    the field of fusion and plasma physics . It is designed to lead in due
    course to the joint construction and prototypes with a view to their
    industrial production and marketing .
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                                                          Rev . 2
3 . An amount of 73 .1 million units of account shall be allocated to this
    programme and the upper limit for staff shall be fixed at 112 permanent
    servants and 20 temporary servants . This amount is intended to cover :
    - the expenditure on equipimnt concerned with operations already under­
       taken or to "be undertaken during the last two years of the programme
       which are accorded priority status and specified in point 5 i
    - the expenditure relating to the design phase and preparatory phase
       of the large Tokamak JET project ;
    - the cost of staff mobility ;
    - other expenditure relating to operations to "be carried out under this
       programme .
4 * Within the upper limit of 73,1 million units of account :
    (a ) a maximum e„mount of 17.8 million units of account shall be allocated
         to the financing of the operations specified in point 5 Fhich have
         been or are to be undertaken , a standard preferential rate of par­
         ticipation not–exceeding 44 /« being applied . In return , all members
         of the association shall have the right to take part in the expe­
         riments , carried out with this equipment ;
    ( b) a maximum amount of 1.25 million units of account shall be set
         aside for expenditure for ensuring mobility of research staff of
         the Member States in order to enable them to work in the associates
         laboratories or the JET Working Party ;        *
    (c ) a maximum amount of 3.6 million units of account shall be set aside
         for expenditure incurred in the first design phase and the prepara­
         tory phase of the JET project .
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      This amount shall be used to enable the work carried out by way
      of contracts other than association contracts to be entirely fi­
      nanced by the Coraminsion , and to provide up to 0.6 million units
      of account so as to increase its participation in the work carried
      out for the JET project in the associated laboratories to about
      44 % .
( d ) the amount not set aside for the operations and expenditure refer­
      red to in sections (a ), ( b ) and ( c ) shall form the upper limit cf
      financial participation by the Commvnity in other expenditure of
      the associations , in their management and in support of the JET
      project . This participation shall be at a standard rate of about
      25 *fo . By way of derogation from this principle , this rate shall
      be increased to a maximum of 30 $ for the Euratom-CITEN-CIilR Asso­
      ciation , rhich will farther benefit from the assumption by the
      programme of the expenses in respect of the Euratom staff seconded
      thereto .
After conducting a technical examination of the various projects the
Commission may finance , within the following upper limits , the opera­
tions mentioned "below , which are accorded priority status :
      - low-beta stellarator and Tokamak                II .8 million u.a .
      - screw pinch and high-beta stellarator            3«3 million u.a .
      - heating and injection processes                  I. 9 million u.a .
      - very high density processes                      1.4 million u.a .
      - open-ended configurations                        0.5 million u.a .
      - reactor technology                               0.9 million u.a .