Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a supplementary research programme to be implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European Atomic Energy Community
C 56 E/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 2. 2000 Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a supplementary research programme to be implemented by the Joint Research Centre for the European Atomic Energy Community (2000/C 56 E/02) COM(1999)578 final - 1999/0232 (CNS) (Submitted by the Commission on 11 November 1999) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 7 thereof, Article 1 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission submitted after consultation of the Scientific and Technical Committee, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, The supplementary programme on the operation of HFR, here- inafter referred to as áthe programmeí, the objectives of which are set out in Annex I, is hereby adopted for a period of four years, starting on 1 January 2000. Whereas: Article 2 (1) The development of nuclear medicine within the European Union contributes to the target of ensuring human health protection which the Union sets itself and which necessi- tates an increased use of Testing Reactors for medical purposes. the programme amount The financial contributions estimated as necessary for the execution of to about EUR 38. 97 million. The breakdown of this amount is given in Annex II. It includes the contribution to the future decommissioning of the reactor. is one of (2) Within the framework of the common policy relating to the supplementary the field of science and technology, involving the high flux reactor research programme (HFR) the principal means available to the Euratom RTDT fifth frame-work programme to contribute to the support and testing of medical diagnostic and thera- peutic methodologies, to the development of materials sciences and to problems solving in the field of nuclear energy. (3) The financial supplementary programme will come directly from the Netherlands, Germany and France. contributions this to Article 3 The Commission shall be responsible for carrying out the programme through its Joint Research Centre. The Board of Governors of the Joint Research Centre will be kept informed about the implementation of the programme. Article 4 The Commission shall each year, before 15 April, submit to the European Parliament, the Council, and the Economic and Social Committee a report on the implementation of this Decision. (4) In addition to these contributions, the HFR will receive funds from contracts with third parties and from its partici- pation in the Community programmes on a competitive basis. Article 5 This decision is addressed to the Member States. 29. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 56 E/5 ANNEX I SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES The programmes’ aims are primarily: 1. The safe and reliable operation of the high flux reactor (HFR) at Petten; this activity involves the normal use of the installation for more than 250 days a year, the management of the fuel cycle under the safety and quality controls. 2. The rational use of this reactor will be developed in a broad range of disciplines: the major Research and Devel- opment themes involving the use of HFR are illustrated by the following examples: the study of materials, the support of R&D work for the safety of the nuclear fuel cycle, the possibility to develop nuclear fuel devoted to weapon grade plutonium utilisation, the development of medical isotopes to answer the questions of medical research, the testing of medical therapeutic techniques. ANNEX II BREAKDOWN OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS The contributions to this supplementary programme will come from the Netherlands, Germany and France. The breakdown of these contributions is as follows: - The Netherlands: EUR 34 million - Germany: EUR 3,77 million - France: EUR 1,20 million - Total: EUR 38,97 million