EUR-Lex - 31977D0488 - EN

ARTICLE 1

A RESEARCH PROGRAMME , AS PRESENTED IN ANNEXES A , B AND C , IS HEREBY ADOPTED FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS , AS FROM 1 JANUARY 1977 .

ARTICLE 2

THE TOTAL OF COMMITMENTS FOR EXPENDITURE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMME DEFINED IN ANNEX A IS ESTABLISHED AT 346 MILLION UNITS OF ACCOUNT . THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STAFF SHALL BE PROGRESSIVELY REDUCED FROM 2 118 TO 2 038 MEMBERS . THE INDICATIVE BREAKDOWN OF FUNDS AND STAFF IS GIVEN IN ANNEX B . THE SCALE OF FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE MEMBER STATES FOR THE SUPPLEMENTARY RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY IS DETERMINED IN ANNEX C .

THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT SHALL BE THAT DEFINED IN THE FINANCIAL REGULATION APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITES .

ARTICLE 3

THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE REVIEWED DURING ITS THIRD YEAR . SUCH REVIEW MAY LEAD TO A COUNCIL DECISION ON A NEW FOUR-YEAR PROGRAMME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE .

ARTICLE 4

THE DISSEMINATION OF THE INFORMATION RESULTING FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NON-NUCLEAR PARTS OF THE PROGRAMME SHALL BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2380/74 OF 17 SEPTEMBER 1974 , ADOPTING PROVISIONS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO RESEARCH PROGRAMMES FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 4 ) .

ARTICLE 5

THE COMMISSION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME AND , TO THIS END , SHALL CALL UPON THE SERVICES OF THE JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 18 JULY 1977 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

A . HUMBLET

( 1 ) OJ NO C 238 , 11 . 10 . 1976 , P . 12 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 278 , 24 . 11 . 1976 , P . 12 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 16 , 20 . 1 . 1971 , P . 13 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 255 , 20 . 9 . 1974 , P . 1 .

ANNEX A

RESEARCH PROGRAMME ( 1977 TO 1980 )

I . NUCLEAR SAFETY ( JOINT PROGRAMME )

1 . REACTOR SAFETY ( NUCLEAR )

THE PROGRAMME COMPRISES SIX PROJECTS COVERING THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH :

• RELIABILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENT ,

• OUT-OF-PILE AND IN-PILE STUDIES OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING LOSS OF COOLANT IN LIGHT WATER REACTORS ,

• LIQUID METAL FAST BREEDER SUB-ASSEMBLY THERMOHYDRAULICS ,

• CORE MELT-DOWN AND FUEL-COOLANT INTERACTIONS ,

• DYNAMIC STRUCTURE LOADING AND RESPONSE ,

• PREVENTION OF STRUCTURAL FAILURE IN REACTORS .

2 . PLUTONIUM FUELS AND ACTINIDE RESEARCH ( NUCLEAR )

THE PROGRAMME COMPRISES THREE PROJECTS COVERING THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH :

• UTILIZATION LIMITS OF PLUTONIUM FUELS ,

• PLUTONIUM AND ACTINIDES ASPECTS OF THE SAFETY OF THE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE ,

• ACTINIDE RESEARCH .

3 . MANAGEMENT OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND RADIOACTIVE WASTE ( NUCLEAR )

THE PROGRAMME COMPRISES THREE PROJECTS COVERING THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH :

• ASSESSMENT OF THE LONG-TERM HAZARDS OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE ,

• CHEMICAL SEPARATION AND NUCLEAR TRANSMUTATION OF ACTINIDES ,

• STUDIES ON REACTOR COMPONENT DECONTAMINATION .

II . FUTURE FORMS OF ENERGY ( JOINT PROGRAMME )

1 . SOLAR ENERGY ( NON-NUCLEAR )

THE PROGRAMME COMPRISES THREE PROJECTS COVERING THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH :

• HABITAT AND THERMAL CONVERSION ,

• EUROPEAN SOLAR IRRADIATION FACILITY ,

• ORIENTATION STUDIES CENTRED AROUND DIRECT CONVERSION .

2 . HYDROGEN ( NUCLEAR )

THE PROGRAMME COMPRISES TWO PROJECTS COVERING THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH :

• THERMO-CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR THE DECOMPOSITION OF WATER ,

• HEAT SOURCE COUPLING .

3 . THERMONUCLEAR FUSION TECHNOLOGY ( NUCLEAR )

THE PROGRAMME COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES :

• CONCEPTUAL STUDIES ON THERMONUCLEAR FUSION REACTORS ,

• RESEARCH ON MATERIALS NECESSARY FOR FUSION , IN PARTICULAR ON THEIR BEHAVIOUR UNDER IRRADIATION , AND ANALYSIS OF REQUIRED TESTING METHODS AND EQUIPMENT ,

• STUDY OF THE PROBLEMS CONCERNING SAFETY OF THE ENVIRONMENT .

4 . HIGH-TEMPERATURE MATERIALS ( NUCLEAR )

THE PROGRAMME COMPRISES FOUR PROJECTS COVERING THE FOLLOWING FIELDS :

• MEETING POINT PETTEN ,

• THE EFFECT OF THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE MATERIALS ,

• FAILURE MODES OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE MATERIALS ,

• THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRUCTURE , IMPURITIES AND PROPERTIES OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE MATERIALS .

III . ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES ( JOINT PROGRAMME ) ( NON-NUCLEAR )

THE PROGRAMME COMPRISES FOUR PROJECTS COVERING THE FOLLOWING FIELDS :

• ATMOSPHERE ,

• WATER ,

• CHEMICAL PRODUCTS ,

• RENEWABLE RESOURCES .

IV . MEASUREMENTS , STANDARDS AND REFERENCE TECHNIQUES ( METRE ) ( JOINT PROGRAMME )