ANNEX V

INITIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMME REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 215 OF THIS TREATY

I. Programme of the Joint Centre
1. Laboratories, equipment and infrastructure

The Joint Centre shall include:

 
a. general laboratories for chemistry, physics, electronics and metal lurgy;

 
b. special laboratories for the following subjects:

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nuclear fusion;

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separation of isotopes other than uranium 235 (this laboratory shall be equipped with a high resolution electromagnetic separator);

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prototypes of prospecting instruments;

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mineralogy;

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radiobiology;

 
c. a bureau of standards specializing in nuclear measurements for isotope analysis and absolute measurements of radiation and neutron absorption, equipped with its own experimental reactor.

2. Documentation, information and training

The Joint Centre shall arrange for a large scale exchange of information, particularly in the following fields:

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raw materials: methods of prospecting, mining, concentration, conversion, processing, etc.;

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physics applied to nuclear energy;

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physical chemistry of reactors;

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processing of radioactive material;

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applications of radioisotopes.

The Joint Centre shall organize specialized courses relating particularly to the training of prospectors and to the applications of radioisotopes.

The health and safety documentation and study section referred to in Article 39 shall collect the necessary documentation and information.

3. Reactor prototypes

A group of experts shall be set up as soon as this Treaty enters into force. After comparing the programmes of the Member States, it shall submit to the Commission, as soon as possible, appropriate recommendations on the choices before it in this field and the ways and means of implementing them.

It is planned to construct three or four low power prototypes and to participate for example, by supplying fuel and moderators in several power reactors.(*^53)

4. High flux reactor

The Centre shall within the shortest possible time have at its disposal a reactor with a high fast neutron flux for the testing of materials under irradiation.

Preparatory studies shall be undertaken for this purpose as soon as this Treaty enters into force.

The high flux reactor shall be provided with extensive experimental areas and suitable laboratories for users.

II. Research carried out under contract outside the Joint Centre

A considerable part of the research work shall be carried out under contract outside the Joint Centre in accordance with Article 10. Such research contracts may take the following forms.

 
1. Research complementary to that of the Joint Centre shall be carried out in the fields of nuclear fusion, separation of isotopes other than uranium 235, chemistry, physics, electronics, metallurgy and radiobiology.

 
2. The Centre may arrange to have use of space for experiments in high flux reactors of Member States.(*^54)

 
3. The Centre may make use of the specialized installations of Joint Undertakings to be established in accordance with Chapter 5, by assigning to them by contract certain research of a general scientific nature.

BREAKDOWN BY MAIN HEADINGS

of the expenditure required to carry out the research and training programme

I - JOINT CENTREII - RESEARCH CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT OUTSIDE TDE CENTRE
(in millions of EPU units of account)
 EQUIPMENTOPERATIONS(1)

EQUIPMENT

AND/OR

OPERATION

TOTAL
1. Laboratories, equipment and infrastructure:
 

1st year 1,3

2nd year 4,3

3rd year 6,5

4th year 7,4

5th year 8,5

28

  
(a) General laboratories for chemistry, physics, electronics and metallurgy
12  
(b) Special laboratories:
   
— nuclear fusion
3,5  
— isotope separation (except U 235)
2  
— prospecting et mineralogy
1  
(c) Central Bureau for nuclear measurements
3  
(d) Other equipment for the Centre and its establishments
8  
(e) Infrastructure
8,5  
 38 66
2. Documentation, information and training
1

1st year 0,6

2nd year 1,6

3rd year 1,6

4th year 1,6

5th year 1,6

7

 8
3. Reactor prototypes:
 1st year 0,7  
Group of experts to choose prototypes   
programme 59,3(2)60
4. High-flux reactor:
 

4th year 5,2

5th year 5,2

10,4

  
Reactor15  
Laboratory6  
Replacement of equipment3  
 24 34,4
1. Work complementary to that of the Centre:
    
(a) Chemistry, physics, electronics, metallurgy
  25 
(b) Nuclear fusion
  7,5 
(c) isotope separation (except U 235)
  1 
(d) Radiobiology
  3,1 
2. Renting of space in high-flux reactors of Member States
  6 
3. Research carried out in Joint Undertakings
  4 
   46,646,6
Total   215
(1)

Estimate based on a staff of about 1 000.

(2)

Part of this sum may be allocated to work carried out under contract outside the Centre.

(*^53)

Second subparagraph as amended by Article 1 of the Decision of the Council of the European Atomic Energy Community of 3 July 1961 (OJ 55, 16. 8. 1961).

(*^54)

Paragraph 2 as amended by Article 1 of the Decision of the Council of the European Atomic Energy Community of 19 July 1960 (OJ 75, 25. 11. 1960).