CELEX: 51991PC0330
Language: en
Date: 1991-09-18
Title: AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON A SPECIFIC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF NUCLEAR FISSION SAFETY ( 1991-1994 )

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVIUNITIES
                                          COM(91)330 final
                                          Brussels, 18 September 1991
                          Amended proposal for a
                              COUNCIL DECISION
   on a specific research and technological development programme
                  in the field of Nuclear Fission Safety
                                (1991-1994)
       (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3)
                             of the EEC-Treaty)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak--- Modified Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a specific research and
technological development programme in the Field of j y u c l e a r F ission
Safety           (1991-1994]
                                    Explanatory Memorandum
When examining the Commission proposa! for a spécifie r e s e a r c h and
technological development programme in the field of the environment
U990-1Q9'4). the Ccuvnl decided that the Communitv e x p e n d i t u r e deemed
Mccessarv for c a r r v i n o out the programme should be raised from ECU 260
million to ECU 264. As a result, the amount available u n d e r the
environment heading of the framework programme for the environment
section of the JRC's next multinannual programme (1992-1994) is ECU 150
million instead of t h e ECU 154 million proposed by the Commission.
Consequently and to e n s u r e the general balance of measures u n d e r t h e
third framework programme (1990-1994) between JRC measures, estimated at
ECU 550 million, and c o s t - s h a r i n g measures, without exceeding the
proposed funding, it is n e c e s s a r y to r e d u c e bv ECU 4 million the
Community e x p e n d i t u r e deemed n e c e s s a r v for c a r r v i n g out the specific
programme on nuclear fission safety and to raise from ECU i62 million to
ECU 166 million the amount available for nuclear activities u n d e r the
JRC's next multiannual programme. The ECU 4 million u n d e r the
environment heading of the framework programme had originally been
assigned to the JRC so as to be able to release an equivalent amount for
c o s t - s h a r i n g measures on nuclear fission safetv.
I n d e p e n d e n t l y of this b u d g e t a r y aspect, the modified proposal for the
SDecific programme "nuclear fission safety" t a k e s into account the
following factors:
- The conclusions of 17 April 1991 of the P r e s i d e n t s of the t h r e e
    i n s t i t u t i o n s concerning the specific r e s e a r c n programmes of the 3rd
    Framework Programme
- the amendments of the European Parliament t h a t the Commission accepted
    on 12 July on the occasion of examining the initial proposal of the
    Commission
- the conclusions of the deliberations of the Council on the occasion of
    examining the first five proposals for specific programmes of the 3rd
    Framework Programme.
The adjustments t h u s effected modifv neither the objectives nor the
technical content of the initial proposal of the Commission (COM(90)343).
The Commission c o n s i d e r s t h a t by maintaining both the technical content
of its proposal and the breakdown of e x p e n d i t u r e between radiation
protection and reactor safetv, it will be possible to maintain the
consistency of its action. However, it acknowledges t h a t the reduction in
funds available will a c c e n t u a t e the necessity to obtain a reinforcement
of the funds to be devoted to this action on the occasion of the revision
of the 3rd Framework Programme.
 ---pagebreak---                                          CONTENTS
                                                             Page
Modified proposal for a Council Decision adopting a specific
r e s e a r c h and technological development programme
in t h e field of Nuclear Fission Safety (1991-1994)
ANNEX I
Scientific and technical objectives and content
ANNEX II                                                     15
Indicative breakdown of expenditures
ANNEX III                                                    16
Rules for implementing the programme and activities
for dissemination and exploitation of the r e s u l t s
 ---pagebreak---                                        Modified proposal for a
                                   COUNCIL           DECISION
adopting a specific r e s e a r c h and technological development programme in the field
of Nuclear Fission Safety (1991-1994)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having r e g a r d to the t r e a t y establishing t h e European Atomic Energy Community,
and in particular Article 7 thereof.
Having r e g a r d to the proposal from t h e Commission 1 , which has consulted the
Scientific and Technical Committee,
Having r e g a r d to the opinion of the European Parliament 2 ,
Having r e g a r d to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee 3 ,
     ' O.J.     No C
     '  O.J.    No C
     3
       O.J.     No C
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas, by Decision 90/221/Euratom 4 EEC. t h e Council adopted a t h i r d framework
programme for Community activities in t h e field of r e s e a r c h and technological
development (1990 - 1994), specifying i n t e r alia t h e activities to be p u r s u e d in t h e
area of nuclear fission safety; whereas this Decision should be taken in t h e light
of the g r o u n d s set out in the preamble to t h a t Decision;
Whereas for activities falling u n d e r t h e AEEC Treaty, article 2 of t h e Decision
90/221 /Euratom, EEC provides for t h e implementation of a t h i r d                        framework
programme t h r o u g h programmes adopted in accordance with Article 7 of t h e said
Treaty;
Whereas the Joint Research Centre shall c o n t r i b u t e t h r o u g h its own programme to
t h e implementation of t h e aforesaid activities.
Whereas, p u r s u a n t to Article 4 and Annex I of Decision 90/221/Euratom,EEC, t h e
amount deemed n e c e s s a r y for t h e whole framework programme includes an amount
of 57 million ecus for the centralized dissemination and exploitation of r e s u l t s , to
be divided up in proportion to t h e amount envisaged for each specific programme.
Whereas basic r e s e a r c h in the field of nuclear fission safety must be e n c o u r a g e d
t h r o u g h o u t the Community;
Whereas, in addition to the specific programme concerning human r e s o u r c e s and
mobility, it is n e c e s s a r y to e n c o u r a g e t h e training of r e s e a r c h w o r k e r s and
e n g i n e e r s in the context of this programme;
Whereas, in the context of this programme, an a s s e s s m e n t should be made of
economic and social impact as well as of any technological r i s k s ;
         4
             O.J. L 117, 8.5.1990. p.28
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Whereas Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC provides t h a t a p a r t i c u l a r aim of Community
r e s e a r c h must be to s t r e n g t h e n the scientific and technological basis of European
i n d u s t r y and to e n c o u r a g e it to become more competitive at the international level
while maintaining high levels of safety; Whereas it also provides t h a t Community
action is justified where r e s e a r c h c o n t r i b u t e s , Inter alia, to t h e s t r e n g t h e n i n g of
t h e economic and social cohesion of t h e Community and to the promotion of its
overall harmonious development, while being c o n s i s t e n t with t h e p u r s u i t of
scientific and technical excellence; whereas t h e p r e s e n t programme is looked upon
as a contribution to t h e achievement of t h e s e objectives;
Whereas t h e development of cooperation in matters of r e s e a r c h and technological
development with t h i r d countries notably with members of COST and Eastern
European countries and with international organisations can prove p a r t i c u l a r l y
fruitful for the development of t h e p r e s e n t programme;
Whereas it is n e c e s s a r y , as Annex II to Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC, p r o v i d e s ,
to foster a harmonized approach to nuclear fission safety in t h e Community, by
bringing t o g e t h e r all the parties involved, t h u s reinforcing the p r e - n o r m a t i v e
dimension of r e s e a r c h , namely in Radiation Protection and Reactor Safety,
 ---pagebreak---  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION
                                            Article 1
 A specific r e s e a r c h and technological development programme for t h e European
 Atomic Energy Community in t h e field of Nuclear Fission Safety, as defined in
 Annex I, is h e r e b y adopted for a period beginning on                  and ending on 31
December 1994.
                                            Article 2
1.  The funds estimated as n e c e s s a r y for t h e execution of t h e programme amount
    to ECU 32,67 million, including e x p e n d i t u r e on staff and         administration
    amounting to ECU 6,2 million.
2.  An indicative allocation of funds is set out in Annex II.
3.  Should the Council take a decision in implementation of Article 1 (4) of Decision
    90/221/Euratom, EEC, this Decision shall be adapted accordingly.
                                           Article 3
Detailed rules for the implementation of t h e programme, including t h e amount of
the Community's financial contribution, a r e set out in Annex III.
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                                                        Article 4
 1.    In t h e second year of implementation of the programme, t h e Commission shall
       review it and send a r e p o r t on t h e r e s u l t s of its review to the European
       Parliament and t h e Council; t h e r e p o r t shall be accompanied, where n e c e s s a r y ,
       by proposals for amendment of the programme.
 2.    At the end of t h e programme, an evaluation of t h e r e s u l t s achieved shall be
       conducted for the Commission by a g r o u p of i n d e p e n d e n t e x p e r t s .       This
       g r o u p ' s r e p o r t t o g e t h e r with any comments by the Commission shall be s e n t
       to t h e European Parliament and the Council.
3.     The r e p o r t s r e f e r r e d to in p a r a g r a p h s 1 and 2 shall be established having
       r e g a r d to t h e objectives set out in Annex I to t h i s Decision and in accordance
       with Article 2 (4) of Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC.
                                                        Article 5
To a s s i s t the Commission in the implementation of the programme a Management
and Coordination Committee for nuclear fission safety shall be e s t a b l i s h e d .
Articles 2 to 6 of the Council Decision 84/338/EURAT0M/ECSC/EEC* i shall apply to
t h a t committee.
         ' O . J . L 177. 4.7.1984. p.25
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                                            Article 6
The Commission is authorized in accordance with t h e second p a r a g r a p h of Article
101 of the Treaty to negotiate the conclusion of international agreements with
t h i r d countries participating in t h e COST p a r t n e r s h i p , especially EFTA c o u n t r i e s
and the c o u n t r i e s of Central and Eastern Europe, with a view to t h e i r partial or
full involvement in t h e programme.
                                            Article 7
This Decision is a d d r e s s e d to the Member States
                                                      Done at Brussels,
                                                      For the Council,
                                                      The P r e s i d e n t .
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                                                   ANNEX           I
                       SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES AND CONTENT
 This specific programme fully reflects the approach embodied in t h e Third
 Framework Programme in terms of t h e scientific and technical goals and t h e
 u n d e r l y i n g aims which it p u r s u e s .
 P a r a g r a p h 5B of Annex II of t h e Framework Programme forms an i n t e g r a l p a r t of
 t h e p r e s e n t specific programme.            It s t a t e s t h a t t h e g e n e r a l objective of t h e
 Community's technical, r e g u l a t o r y and r e s e a r c h e n d e a v o u r s is to c o n t r i b u t e
 towards the safe use of nuclear e n e r g y .                     These e n d e a v o u r s must t h e r e f o r e
 a d d r e s s the issue of safety as a whole, taking into consideration all a s p e c t s of
 nuclear power stations and the fuel cycle, including problems relating to t h e
 management of waste, radioactive and fissile materials, in p a r t i c u l a r plutonium,
 and      the       transport   and   storage        thereof,       the    decommissioning           of      nuclear
 installations and r i s k s of accidents entailing releases of radioactivity, while taking
 into account t h e programmes already approved and o t h e r related activities.
 The following p r e s e n t s an analytical description of the c o n t e n t of the programme,
 based on and taking account of the above elements.
Area 1. Radiation Protection
The aim is to provide the scientific knowledge for an objective a s s e s s m e n t of
radiation effects and risks as well as the methods to optimize radiation protection.
Research will be carried out to define the e x t e n t of e x p o s u r e and t h e ways in
which it can occur from natural, medical and i n d u s t r i a l s o u r c e s , s t u d y t h e health
consequences             including  the treatment of o v e r - e x p o s u r e ,             and a s s e s s , in a
comparative and quantitative way, the r i s k s which radiation can pose to man and
his environment.
The scientific           knowledge obtained           by this action is a p r e r e q u i s i t e for            the
continued updating of the "Basic Safety S t a n d a r d s for the Health Protection of the
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General Public and Workers a g a i n s t t h e Dangers of Ionizing Radiation" * and will
provide t h e scientific b a c k g r o u n d for t h e continued evolution of radiation
protection concepts and practices. It is also aimed at maintaining and e n h a n c i n g
both t h e technical and r e g u l a t o r y a s p e c t s of expertise in radiation protection and
will enable t h e r e l e v a n t authorities to evaluate t h e impact of long-term choices in
energy           policy on man and his environment, to manage normal o p e r a t i o n s ,
emergency situations and t h e disposal of waste, and to inform t h e                                        public
objectively about t h e r i s k s and benefits of radiation. A s t u d y will be made of t h e
problems of decommissioning both radioactivity containment systems u n d e r s e v e r e
accident conditions and facilities where no serious accidents have o c c u r r e d d u r i n g
operation.
Issues related to c o n c e r n s about radiation and its effects, heightened by t h e
accident at Chernobyl and by more r e c e n t information on risk estimates and on t h e
extent of e x p o s u r e from n a t u r a l , medical and i n d u s t r i a l s o u r c e s will be a d d r e s s e d .
Research will aim within an increasingly complex environment, at r e d u c i n g t h e
u n c e r t a i n t i e s related to the evaluation of r i s k s at low doses/low dose r a t e s by
combining t h e information obtained from a v a r i e t y of experimental a p p r o a c h e s with
t h a t from epidemiology.
An a s s e s s m e n t of t h e r i s k s related to radon in homes will aim at the development
of effective and d u r a b l e c o u n t e r m e a s u r e s to r e d u c e population exposure; a draft
list will be produced of materials and t h e i r use in building and the identification
of geographical risk a r e a s . Research on optimizing p r o c e d u r e s will be c a r r i e d out
in o r d e r to r e d u c e patient exposure from medical diagnostic radiology. Management
p r o c e d u r e s based on improved scientific information will be developed to optimise
radiological protection in the work place.
Scientific p r o c e d u r e s will be developed to allow the c o n s e q u e n c e s of nuclear
emergencies to be a s s e s s e d in real-time and their management to be improved t h u s
enabling the most effective c o u n t e r m e a s u r e s to be taken, to r e d u c e t r a n s f e r of
radioactive contamination to man, and to t r e a t victims of radiation a c c i d e n t s .
                    O.J. L 246, 17.9.1980, p . 1
                         O.J. L 265. 5.10.1984, p.4
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 The solution of the complex problems involved requires that information from quite
  different subject areas be i n t e g r a t e d in a multi-disciplinary approach in which
  the following themes will be addressed:
  Human Exposure     to Radiation  and          Radioactivity
 The objective is to develop t h e ways and means to measure radiation doses in a
 sensitive and reliable way, and to define the critical pathways of radioactivity in
 t h e environment and possible s t r a t e g i e s to impede the transfer of radionuclides
 to man.
 The measurement of radiation doses and t h e i r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n will be improved by
 implementing the new dosimetric quantities and by developing b e t t e r p r o c e d u r e s
 and instrumentation for personal and accident dosimetry. Particular attention will
 be paid to exposure from incorporated radionuclides.
 The behaviour of radionuclides in the environment will be studied focusing on
 natural and long-lived artificial radionuclides which can accumulate in n a t u r a l or
 semi-natural ecosystems or u n d e r g o chemical and biological modifications. In
addition,      countermeasures     to     reduce       the    consequences         of   radioactive
contamination to the environment and man will be i n v e s t i g a t e d .
 Consequences     of Radiation   Exposure        to Man: their Assessment,         Prevention     and
 Treatment
The objective is to determine quantitatively effects o c c u r r i n g at low doses/low
dose rates (stochastic effects of radiation), to develop means to recognize and
t r e a t consequences of radiation accidents ( n o n - s t o c h a s t i c effects) and to a s s e s s
effects on the developing organism.
A concerted approach based on microdosimetrv. biophysical modelling, molecular,
cellular and animal studies and epidemiology will be u n d e r t a k e n to u n d e r s t a n d the
mechanisms involved and to evaluate the risks of r a d i a t i o n - i n d u c e d c a n c e r and
genetic damage in man on the basis of sampling and epidemiological                           studies
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 conducted in similar areas.
 This will lend crucial support to the interpretation of human epidemiological data
 and to their extrapolation to low doses/low dose rates.
 Diagnosis and treatment of consequences of accidents involving whole-body or
 local external exposure, or internal contamination with radionuclides will be
 improved by studying their pathogenesis and making use of new molecular and
 cellular techniques.
 Investigations on the developing organism will focus on brain damage after
irradiation in utero, on the induction of radiation-induced cancer and on the
 transfer of radionuclides in the foetus and during infancy and childhood.
 Risks and Management of Radiation      Exposure
The objective is to evaluate the overall risks of human exposure to radiation and
to provide the methods for optimizing and managing radiation protection under
normal and accident situations.
Systematic information on human exposure from natural, medical and industrial
sources will be collected, and emphasis will be placed on epidemiological studies,
including those in persons exposed at the workplace or to enhanced natural
radioactivity. The factors affecting population radon exposure in homes and
possible countermeasures will be investigated. Radiation risks will be put into
perspective by comparing them with other risks.
Optimization of radiation protection in normal and accident situations will be
investigated to conform with new protection standards. Radiation accident
consequence models and emergency management procedures will be further
developed. Optimization of medical diagnostic exposure will be achieved by
developing quality assurance measures for image quality and analyzing the risks
and benefits of different procedures.
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Area 2. Reactor Safety
The overall objective of this new activity is to c o n t r i b u t e to t h e definition of what
will be needed to satisfy the expected safety r e q u i r e m e n t s for future g e n e r a t i o n s
of nuclear power plants and to improve confidence in safety a n a l y s e s , t h r o u g h an
exercise promoting t h e concertation of p a r t i e s from all Member States of t h e
Community, i n d e p e n d e n t of w h e t h e r or not t h e y have a n u c l e a r power programme.
The work envisaged will c o n t r i b u t e to t h e a s s e s s m e n t of t h e safety        margins
associated          with      design and operation, and           to building        confidence  in  the
completeness of safety analyses and the reliability of t h e components involved in
accident management. It will provide a r e f e r e n c e point for initiatives in t h e
Community and a basis for possible, more extensive Community actions.
Selected key safety issues related to f u t u r e                   nuclear power plants will be
a d d r e s s e d , paying particular attention to passive technology. Work will focus also
on t h e safe containment of radioactivity u n d e r s e v e r e a c c i d e n t conditions, and,
will mainly consider existing light water r e a c t o r s which a r e more widespread in
the Community, o t h e r European c o u n t r i e s and the r e s t of t h e world. Moreover,
t h e r e will be some participation, from t h e point of view of design safety, in new
t y p e s of r e a c t o r s , ie those in t h e development s t a g e or t h o s e planned for t h e
future, which are likely to be c o n s t r u c t e d between now and the end of t h e
century.
The action at Community level will include s t u d i e s , i n t e r - c o m p a r i s o n s of methods
and tools, such as Probabilistic Safety Analyses, t h e validation of codes by
experimental r e s u l t s , and joint evaluations of r e s e a r c h and development work.
After considering the potential challenges to confinement in case of                              severe
accidents and t h e i r implications on containment performance, the key i s s u e s will
be a d d r e s s e d u n d e r the following t h r e e main themes:
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 Accident Progression    Anaiysis
 Severe accident phenomenology and its implications for containment will be
 studied with respect to in vessel phenomena related to containment loading and
 to ex vessel phenomena. The latter will deal, in particular, with hydrogen related
 phenomena and their modelling, detection and control; fission product behaviour;
coolability of corium, steam explosion and corium-concrete interaction.
 Beha viour and Qualification of the Containment    System
Research will deal with the integrity of the containment system (venting, seismic
and other external events, degradation of leak tightness due to ageing), modelling
and failure mode analyses (material and structure behaviour, e.g. prestressed
concrete), and the qualification and safety margins of containment structures,
equipment and electronic systems with regard to severe accidents.
Accident Management and Controi
Research will concentrate on the man-machine interface (computer based aids for
operators handling complex procedures and novel situations: e.g. recognition of
abnormalities and their diagnosis, and handling of incomplete or misleading
information), and on strategies for intervention and accident mitigation.
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                                       ANNEX     II
                         INDICATIVE BREAKDOWN OF EXPENDITURES
 AREA                                                       DISTRIBUTION (in %)
                                                           of 32.67 MECU (1) (2)
Area 1. Radiation protection                                       78 - 79
Area 2. Reactor safety                                             21 - 22
The breakdown between different areas does not exclude t h e possibility t h a t
projects could cover several a r e a s .
(1)   At least 15% of the total will be allocated to basic r e s e a r c h and 2% to
      training.
(2)   An additional ECU 166 million will be e a r m a r k e d for JRC r e s e a r c h activities
      on nuclear fission safety, including ECU 1,6 million r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e JRC's
      contribution to centralized dissemination activities u n d e r t h e              present
      specific programme.
      A sum of ECU 0.33 million, not included in the ECU 32,67 million, will be
      earmarked as the contribution from t h e specific " n u c l e a r fission safety"
      programme to the centralized scheme for t h e dissemination and exploitation
      of r e s u l t s .
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                                  ANNEX       III
                 RULES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAMME AND
     ACTIVITIES FOR DISSEMINATION AND EXPLOITATION OF THE RESULTS
1. The Commission will implement the programme on the basis of the scientific and
   technical content described in Annex I.
2. The rules for implementing the programme, referred to in Article 3, comprise
   research and technological development projects, accompanying measures and
   concerted actions.
   - Research projects
      The projects will be the subject of shared-cost research and technological
      development contracts.    Selection of projects must take account of the
      criteria listed in Annex III to Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC and of the
      objectives set out in Annex I to this programme.
      For shared-cost projects Community financial participation will not normally
      be more than 50%. Universities and other research centres participating in
      shared-cost projects will have the option of requesting, for each project,
     either 50% funding of total expenditure or 100% funding of the additional
      marginal costs.
     Shared-cost research projects must, be carried out by participants
     established within the Community.          Projects in which for      example
     universities, research organizations and industrial firms, including small
     and medium-sized undertakings, may participate must, as general rule,
     provide for the participation of at least two partners, the one being
     independent of the other and established in a different Member State.
     Contracts relating to shared-cost research projects must as a general rule
     be concluded following a selection procedure based on calls for proposals
     published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
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        The Commission will publish a vade-mecum s e t t i n g out all t h e r u l e s applying
        to t h e selection of p r o j e c t s , in o r d e r to g u a r a n t e e full t r a n s p a r e n c y .
               Accompanying measures
        The accompanying measures will consist of :
               The organization of seminars, workshops and scientific conferences,
              internal coordination t h r o u g h t h e creation of i n t e g r a t i n g g r o u p s ,
              advanced technology t r a i n i n g programmes, with emphasis being placed
               on multidisciplinarity,
               promotion of the exploitation of r e s u l t s ,
              i n d e p e n d e n t scientific and s t r a t e g i c evaluation of t h e operation of t h e
               projects and t h e programme.
       Concerted actions
       Concerted actions consist of action by the Commission to coordinate the
       individual r e s e a r c h activities carried out in the Member S t a t e s . They may
       benefit from funding of up to 100% of coordinating e x p e n d i t u r e .
3. The knowledge acquired in t h e c o u r s e of t h e projects will be disseminated
   both within the specific programme and by means of centralized activity,
   p u r s u a n t to t h e Decision r e f e r r e d to in t h e t h i r d s u b p a r a g r a p h of Article 4 of
   Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC.
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                               FINANCIAL STATEMENT
 1. BUDGET HEADING AND TITLE
Part B of the general budget
Subsection 5, Item 2
Specific programme of Community RTD activities in the field of nuclear fission
safety 1991-1994.
2. LEGAL BASE
Article 7 of the Treaty establishing the EAEC.
3. OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTION
See Annex I of the proposal.
4. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Amounts deemed necessary in MIO ECU :
    Programme implementation                                   32.67
    Centralised action for dissemination and exploitation      0.33
    TOTAL                                                 33'
The indicative operational breakdown of the 32.67 MIO ECL for the programme
implementation is given in Annex II of the proposal.
'excluding JRC artivities (lb6  MIO E C D
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           Indicative multiannual schedule (in MIO ECU)
                              1991       1992        1993    19942         TOTAL
         Commitments           1,545     24.195       6.93    0
     32,67
        Payments               0.891      5.470      15.309  11           32,67
The definitive yearly amounts will be determined by the budgetary authority
in accordance with the financial perspectives for the period 1990-1992
 (annexed to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 29 June 1984) and with
subsequent financial perspectives which may be adopted for 1993 and 1994.
5. STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE
In Addition to the principal means of action which are contracts (annex III)
the above amounts include programme-related staff and administrative
expenditure estimated at no more than 6,2 MIO ECU.
The expenditure on staff will not exceed 19% of the amount deemed necessary
for the programme implementation.     This implies a maximum of 25 statutory-
posts <A. B and/or C) at any given time during the life of the programme.
The infrastructure costs related to statutorv staff will be borne by Part A
of the budget.
6. IMPLICATIONS FOR REVENUE
The contributions by third countrv contractors towards the cost of
administration of the programme will be reused pursuant to articles 27.2 and
(
 ^6 of the Financial Regulation1.
    '"for the pavmont appropriations : i co 4 anc' bevor-d
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7. TYPES OF CONTROL
Control will be exercised by:
    the services of the DC responsible for the execution of the programme,
   advised by the management and coordination committee refered to in article
   6
   the Commission's Financial Controller.
In accordance with Article 2 of the Financial Regulation3, the use of
appropriations will be subject to analyses of cost-effectiveness and the
realisation of quantified objectives will be monitored.
External audit may be carried out by the Court of Auditors in accordance with
the Treaty.
   ' Financial Régula: ioj; of 2i December  Iu';/. as ias; amended by Regulation
        oIO.^O of Marr»; <">')0.
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                       STATEMENT OF IMPACT ON COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT
 1• The mainr eason for introducing the measure
 The Programme aims to foster a harmonized approach to safety by bringing
 together all the parties involved thus reinforcing the pre-normative
 dimension of research. The present proposal consists of two areas:
      -    Radiation Protection,
      -    Reactor Safety.
 2. Features of the businesses in question
The programme is essentially a research and technical development programme
aiming to improve radiation protection and reactor safety. It addresses
 itself mainly to research institutions, universities and businesses involved
 in the nuclear field.
 3. Obligations imposed directly on businesses
The same obligations are imposed on all institutions participating in the
programme including: conformity of the proposed research with the technical
annex of the project, transnational co-operation, free site-access to
Commission agents, participation in seminars and meeting of contractors
organized by the Commission, and annual reports of activities and results.
4
  • Indirect obligations likelv to be imposed on business bv national.
      regional or local authorities
None are envisaged
*> • Special provisions in respect of SMEs
The proposal will have no direct implications for small and r;edium
enterprises. However, some of the expected actions mav load *.-„ the
development of specific i ns t ruriu-M at i c:. wh:'':. roij/: l>f ;,rnc;; .--; !>\ •-. :::a[! ,md
m o d j imi c u t <••;-,•>!' i '-•("-
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6. Likely effects on :
a)    The competitiveness of business
This research programme will have no direct immediate effect on
competitiveness. Harmonized approaches in nuclear safety, the final goal of
the research and technical development, constitute, however, a prerequisite
for an open market in the nuclear industry.
b) Employment
As the research is precompetitive. and to a large extent long-term research
and is not specifically aimed at industry, the impact on employment is
impossible to evaluate with any degree of confidence.
There is certainly a positive effect on the maintenance and recruitment of
research staff directly involved in projects funded by the programme.
7. Consultation of representative organisations
The Scientific and Technical Committee which includes high level
representatives of the nuclear industry nas expressed a positive opinion on
the proposal.
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