CELEX: 51985PC0023
Language: en
Date: 1985-02-06
Title: MODIFICATION OF THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ADOPTING A PROGRAMME ON THE MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE (1985 - 1989) - (COM (84) 231 FINAL)

No C 73/6                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                        19.3.85
                                                                 II
                                                        (Preparatory Acts)
                                                 COMMISSION
               Modification of the proposal for a Council Decision adopting a programme on the
                               management and storage of radioactive waste (1985-1989) (')
                                                        COM( 8 5)23 final
                (Submitted to the Council by the Commission pursuant to the second paragraph of Article
                119 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community on 12 February
                                                               1985)
                                                          (85/C 73/08)
                Pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 119 of the Treaty establishing the European
               Atomic Energy Community, the proposal for a Council Decision adopting a programme
               on the management and storage of radioactive waste (1985-1989) is modified as follows:
               O Doc. COM(84)231 final.
                                                            ANNEX       2
                 DESCRIPTION O F T H E TECHNICAL C O N T E N T S O F T H E PROPOSED PROGRAMME
                                                             PART A
                                                  Tasks 1 and 2 unchanged
                                                               Task 3
                                          Objectives and introduction unchanged
                           OLD TEXT                                                               NEW TEXT
(a) Conditioned wastes                                                 (a) Conditioned wastes
                                                     5 indents unchanged
                                                                       — other alpha waste
                                                         Rest u n c h a n g e d
                                                               Task 4
                                                     Objectives unchanged
The realization of underground disposal facilities requires            The realization of underground disposal facilities requires
the continuation of research and development support work              the continuation of research and development support work
for their design and construction and also for the collection          for their design and construction and also for the collection
of scientific data to be used in the assessment of their long-         of scientific data to be used in the assessment of their long-
term safety.                                                           term safety and recovery in the event of breakdown.
To this end, studies will deal with:                                   To this end, studies will deal with:
(a) Geological disposal of high level and alpha-bearing                (a) Geological disposal of high level and alpha-bearing
    wastes                                                                   wastes
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                           OLD TEXT                                                                                NEW TEXT
                                                                 7 indents unchanged
                                                                                  — Thorough-going             investigation of other   naturally
                                                                                      occurring protective geological formations
                                                                     Rest unchanged
                                                                          PARTB
                                                                       Project No 1
                                  T i t l e , i n t r o d u c t i o n and first t w o i n d e n t s u n c h a n g e d
   study of the combined effect of heat and radiation on                              study of the combined effect of heat and alpha-radiation
   salt as regards the following:                                                     on salt as regards the following:
                                                      R e s t of P r o j e c t N o 1 u n c h a n g e d
                                                           R e s t of P a r t B u n c h a n g e d
                                                                        ANNEX      7
                                                       Proposal for a Council Decision
                                                P r e a m b l e and r e c i t a l s u n c h a n g e d
                                                                         Article 1
                           OLD TEXT                                                                                NEW TEXT
A programme on the management and storage of                                      A programme on the management and storage of
radioactive waste, as defined in the Annex, is hereby                             radioactive waste, as defined in the Annex, is hereby
adopted for the five-year period beginning 1 January                              adopted for the five-year period beginning 1 January
1985.                                                                              1985; in the framework of this programme an
                                                                                  estimate is to be made of the radioactive waste to be
                                                                                  stored on Community territory up to the year 2000
                                                                                  and it is to be determined within five years whether
                                                                                  storage of high-level nuclear waste in geological for-
                                                                                  mations is a storage method of guaranteed safety.
                                                              Article 2 unchanged
                                                                         Article 3
The programme shall be reviewed at the end of the                                 The programme shall be reviewed at the end of the
second year in accordance with the appropriate pro-                               second year in accordance with the appropriate pro-
cedures. This review may lead to the addition of new                              cedures. This review may lead to the addition of new
projects on underground facilities.                                               projects on underground facilities.
                                                                                  The European Parliament shall be kept regularly
                                                                                  informed. An interim report shall be drawn up after
                                                                                  two years.
                                                              Article 4 unchanged
                                                                 Annex unchanged