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dossier | COM(1978)167 - Programme concerning the decommissioning of nuclear power plants (submitted to the Council by the Commission). |
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document | COM(1978)167 ![]() |
date | March 27, 1979 |
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79/344/Euratom: Council Decision of 27 March 1979 adopting a research programme concerning the decommissioning of nuclear power plants
Official Journal L 083 , 03/04/1979 P. 0019 - 0020
Greek special edition: Chapter 12 Volume 1 P. 0260
Spanish special edition: Chapter 12 Volume 3 P. 0136
Portuguese special edition Chapter 12 Volume 3 P. 0136
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( 1 ) OJ NO C 146 , 21 . 6 . 1978 , P . 3 AND OJ NO C 17 , 19 . 1 . 1979 , P . 4 .
( 2 ) OJ NO C 6 , 8 . 1 . 1979 , P . 17 .
( 3 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 29 AND 30 NOVEMBER 1978 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).
( 4 ) OJ NO C 139 , 13 . 6 . 1977 , P . 1 .
( 5 ) OJ NO C 192 , 11 . 8 . 1977 , P . 1 .
COUNCIL DECISION
OF 27 MARCH 1979
ADOPTING A RESEARCH PROGRAMME CONCERNING THE DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
( 79/344/EURATOM )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL PRESENTED BY THE COMMISSION ( 1 ) AFTER CONSULTATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ),
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ),
WHEREAS THE PROGRAMME OF ACTION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT , APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES , MEETING WITHIN THE COUNIL , IN THE RESOLUTION OF 17 MAY 1977 ( 4 ), UNDERLINES THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY MEASURES ON THE DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND LAYS DOWN THE CONTENT OF AND PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH MEASURES ;
WHEREAS CERTAIN PARTS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS INEVITABLY BECOME RADIOACTIVE DURING OPERATION ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL TO FIND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF ENSURING THE SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF BOTH MANKIND AND THE ENVIRONMENT AGAINST THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS INVOLVED IN THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THESE PLANTS ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
ARTICLE 1
THE TEXT OF THIS PROGRAMME IS ANNEXED HERETO .
ARTICLE 2
ARTICLE 3
IF THE NEXT JRC PROGRAMME DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR DIRECT ACTION IN THE SAID FIELD , THE PROGRAMME ADOPTED BY THIS DECISION SHALL BE REVIEWED AT THE END OF THE SECOND YEAR , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES .
ARTICLE 4
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 MARCH 1979 .
FOR THE COUNCIL
THE PRESIDENT
A . GIRAUD
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ANNEX
PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH ON THE DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
THE AIM OF THE PROGRAMME IS THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT OF REDUNDANT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND OF THE RADIOACTIVE WASTES PRODUCED IN THEIR DISMANTLING WHICH , AT ITS VARIOUS STAGES , WILL PROVIDE MANKIND AND THE ENVIRONMENT WITH THE BEST PROTECTION POSSIBLE ; THE PROGRAMME SEEKS TO PROMOTE :
A . RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS :
PROJECT NO 1 : LONG-TERM INTEGRITY OF BUILDINGS AND SYSTEMS ;
PROJECT NO 2 : DECONTAMINATION FOR DECOMMISSIONING PURPOSES ;
PROJECT NO 3 : DISMANTLING TECHNIQUES ;
PROJECT NO 4 : TREATMENT OF SPECIFIC WASTE MATERIALS : STEEL , CONCRETE AND GRAPHITE ;
PROJECT NO 5 : LARGE TRANSPORT CONTAINERS FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE PRODUCED IN THE DISMANTLING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ;
PROJECT NO 6 : ESTIMATION OF THE QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES ARISING FROM DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN THE COMMUNITY ;
PROJECT NO 7 : INFLUENCE OF NUCLEAR POWER-PLANT DESIGN FEATURES ON DECOMMISSIONING .
B . IDENTIFICATION OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES , NAMELY :
- CERTAIN GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS WITH A VIEW TO SIMPLIFYING THEIR SUBSEQUENT DECOMMISSIONING ;
- GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN THE DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS , WHICH COULD FORM THE INITIAL ELEMENTS OF A COMMUNITY POLICY IN THIS FIELD .