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Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2019-2020) complementing the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation PDF (617 KB) DOC (97 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2017/0312(NLE)
Documents: PDF(617 KB) DOC(97 KB)

Amendments (59)

Amendment 65 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 2
— having regard to Article 7 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C8- 0009/2018)the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union(TFEU), and in particular Articles 8 and 194 thereof,
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishon the Functioning of the European Atomic Energy CommunityUnion, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 7Articles 8 and 194 thereof,
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) One of the aims of the European Atomic Energy Community (the ‘Community’Union (the ‘Union') is to contribute to the raising of the standard of living in the Member States including by promoting and facilitating nuclear research in the Member States and complementing it by carrying out a CommunityUnion research and training programme.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Considering that the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community does not give co-decision powers on nuclear matters to the European Parliament, it is of utmost importance to update the legal basis to legislation on nuclear field to allow a more democratic and transparent process on decisions related to such an important field.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Nuclear research can contribute to social and economic prosperity and environmental sustainability by improving nuclear safety, security and radiation protection. Equally important is the potential contribution of nuclear research to the long term decarbonisation of the energy system in a safe, efficient and secure wayimprove nuclear safety, security and radiation protection.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The interim evaluation of the Research and Training Programme of the Community 2014-2018 established by Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1314/201313 (the '2014-2018 Programme') concluded that the action is relevant and continues to be instrumental in addressing challenges in nuclear safety, security and safeguards, radioactive waste management, and radiation protection and fusion energy. _________________ 13 Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1314/2013 of 16 December 2013 on the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2014-2018) complementing the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 948).
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure continuity of nuclear research at Community level, it is necessary to establish the Research and Training Programme of the Community for the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020 (the 'Euratom Programme'). THowever the Euratom Programme should have the same objectives as the 2014-2018 Programme, support the same activities and useobjectives should be updated with respect to the 2014-2018 Programme. Major focus should be placed on research contributing to the samfe mode of implementation which proved to be efficient and appropriate for the purpose of achieving the programme's objectivesdecommissioning of the EU’s aging nuclear reactors. Moreover, the need to steer scarce public resources towards research energy fields which accelerate the energy transition, in compliance with the Paris Agreement, should be reflected.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The 2014-2018 Euratom Programme objectives related to the development of fusion energy should not be carried over in the new period considering that fusion is not a credible option for commercial electricity production before at least 2050. Given that the energy system needs to be decarbonised as soon as possible to mitigate climate change and ultimately to comply with the Paris Agreement and any relevant Union energy and climate policy, the development of fusion energy should not be part of the Euratom Programme.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Notwithstanding the potential impact of nuclear energy on energy supply and economic development, severe nuclear accidents maSevere nuclear accidents of different nature, including induced by terrorist attacks, may heavily endanger human health and the environment. Therefore, nuclear safety and, where appropriate, security aspects dealt with by the Joint Research Centre (the 'JRC') should be given the greatest possible attention in the Euratom Programme.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #
(8) As all Member States have nuclear installations or make use of radioactive materials particularly for medical purposes, the Council has recognised, in the conclusions of its meeting in Brussels on 1 and 2 December 2008, the continuing need for skills in the nuclear field, in particular through appropriate education and training linked with research and coordinated at Community level.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) While it is for each Member State to choose whether or not to make use of nuclear power, it is also acknowledged that nuclear energy plays different roles in different Member States.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) By signing the Agreement on the Establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy Organisation for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project15 , the Community has undertaken to participate in the construction of the ITER Project (ITER) and its future exploitation. The Community contribution is managed through the 'European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (Fusion for Energy)', established by Council Decision 2007/198/Euratom16 . _________________ 15 16Council Decision 2007/198/Euratom of 27 March 2007 establishing the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy and conferring advantages upon it (OJ L 90, 30.3deleted OJ L 358, 16.12.20076, p. 58)62.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) For fusion to become a credible option for commercial energy production, it is, firstly, necessary to successfully complete, in a timely manner, the construction of ITER and start its operation. Secondly it is necessary to establish an ambitious, yet realistic roadmap towards the production of electricity by 2050. Reaching those goals requires the European fusion programme to be directed towards a joint programme of activities implementing this roadmap. In order to secure the achievements of on- going fusion research activities, as well as the long-term commitment of, and collaboration between, the fusion stakeholders, continuity of the Community's support should be ensured. A stronger focus should be placed primarily on the activities in support of ITER but also on the developments towards the demonstration reactor, including the stronger involvement, as appropriate, of the private sector. Such rationalisation and refocusing should be achieved without jeopardising the European leadership of the fusion scientific community.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The JRC should continue to generate additional resources through competitive activities, including participation in indirect actions of the Euratom Programme, third party work and, to a lesser extent, the exploitation of intellectual property.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) In the interest of all its Member States, the role of the Union is to develop a framework to support joint cutting-edge research, knowledge creation and knowledge preservation on nuclear fission technologies, with special emphasis on safetysafety, especially during decommissioning, security, radiation protection and non- proliferation. That requires independent scientific evidence, to which the JRC can make a key contribution. That has been recognised in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, dated 6 October 2010, entitled 'Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union', in which the Commission stated its intention to strengthen scientific evidence for policy making through the JRC. The JRC proposes to respond to that challenge by focusing its nuclear safety and security research on the Union's policy priorities.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The activities developed under the Euratom Programme should aim at promoting equality between women and mengenders in research and innovation, by addressing in particular the underlying causes of gender imbalances, by exploiting the full potential of both female and male researchersresearchers of any gender, and by integrating the gender dimension into the content of projects in order to improve the quality of research and stimulate innovation. Activities should also aim at the implementation of the principles relating to the equality between women and men as laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) A greater impact should also be achieved by combining the Euratom Programme and private sector funds within public-private partnerships in key areas where research and innovation could contribute to the Union's wider competitiveness goals. Particular attention should be given to the involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises, including micro-enterprises.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) In order to allow the most effective use of the debt and equity financial instruments set up under the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, while preserving the distinct nature of actions under the Euratom Programme and making full use of the available budget, repayments resulting from any of those financial instruments due to the non- utilisation of funds made available under the Euratom Programme or the 2014- 2018 Programme should directly benefit the Euratom Programme or its successor programme.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) It is important to ensure the possibility to use the available external assigned revenue accumulated at the end of the 2014-2018 Programme in light, in particular, of the identical objectives and actions pursued by the Euratom Programme.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Euratom Programme is to pursue nuclear research and training activities with an emphasis on continuousto improvement of nuclear safety, security and radiation protection, notably to potentially contribute to the long-term decarbonisation of the energy system in a safe, efficient and secure way during decommissioning, security and nuclear radiation protection. The general objective shall be implemented through the activities specified in Annex I in the form of direct and indirect actions which pursue the specific objectives set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) supporting safety of nuclear systems decommissioning;
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) contributing to the development of safe, longer -term solutions for the management of ultimate nuclear waste, including final geological disposal as well as partitioning and transmutation;
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) moving towards demonstration of feasibility of fusion as a power source by exploiting existing and future fusion facilities;deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) laying the foundations for future fusion power plants by developing materials, technologies and conceptual design;deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) improving nuclear safety including: nuclear reactor and fuel safety, waste management, including final geological disposal as well as partitioning and transmutation; decommissioning, and emergency preparedness;
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Euratom Programme shall be implemented in such a way as to ensure that the priorities and activities supported are relevant to changing needs and take account of potential risk of nuclear accidents, the evolving nature of science, technology, innovation, policy making, markets and society, with the aim of optimizing human and financial resources, and to avoid duplication on nuclear research and development in the Union and inefficient use of public resources with respect to the EU’s priorities and commitments.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The financial envelope for the implementation of the Euratom Programme shall be EUR 770 220420 386 000. That amount shall be distributed as follows:
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) indirect actions for the fusion research and development programme, EUR 349 834 000;deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) indirect actions for nuclear fission, safetysafe decommissioning, waste and radiation protection, EUR 151 579 000;
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 and its subsequent modification.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring the adequate participation of, and innovation impact on, small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly micro-enterprises, and the private sector in general in the Euratom Programme. Quantitative and qualitative assessments of SME participation shall be undertaken as part of the evaluation and monitoring arrangements.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) public awareness campaigns on the challenges related to the nuclear sector, with particular attention to waste management and disposal and safe decommissioning, and the results brought about by the actions financed under this Regulation;
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall annually monitor the implementation, including progress and achievements, of the Euratom Programme. The Commission shall provide the Committee, referred to in Article 12, and the European Parliament with information in this regard.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. By way of derogation from Article 14(a) of the Financial Regulation, appropriations not used and available at 31 December 2018 arising from external assigned revenue relating to the Regulation (Euratom) 1314/2013 shall be carried over automatically and used for the Euratom Programme.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. By way of derogation from the third subparagraph of Article 140(6) of the Financial Regulation, annual repayments generated by a financial instrument established under Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 and resulting from the non-utilisation of funds made available under this Regulation or Regulation (Euratom) 1314/2013 shall be assigned to the Euratom Programme or its successor programme.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2
Nuclear power constitutes an element in the debate on combating climate change and reducing Europe's dependence on imported energy. In the broader context of finding a sustainable energy-mix for the future, the Euratom Programme will also contribute through its research activities to the debate on the benefits and the limitations of nuclear fission energy for a low-carbon economy. Through ensuring continuous improvement of nuclear safety, more advanced nuclear technologies could also offer the prospect of significant improvements in efficiency and use of resources and producing less waste than current designs. Nuclear safety aspects will receive the greatest possible attention.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 4
The strategy to develop fusion as a credible option for commercial carbon-free energy production willis following a roadmap with milestones towards the goal of electricity production by 2050. To implement that strategy, a restructuring of fusion- related work in the Union, including governance, funding and management, must be carried out to ensufor achieving electricity production by 2050 which is not consistent with the EU’s commitments under the Paris agreement. Therefore, a shift of emphasis from pure research to designing, building and operating future facilities such as ITER, DEMO and beyond. That will require a close cooperation betweenfunding in the Union, from fusion-related work to other energy fields which accelerate the entire Union fusion community, the Commission and the national funding agenciesergy transition, is necessary.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6 – introductory part
In order to ensure that the indirect actions of the Euratom Programme mutually reinforce research efforts of the Member States and the private sector, the priorities of the work programmes are to be established on the basis of appropriate inputs from national public authorities and nuclear research stakeholders grouped in bodies or frameworks such as technology platforms and technical forums for nuclear systems and safety, management ofsafe decommissioning, management of nuclear waste, including ultimate waste, and radiation protection/low-dose risk, fusion research, or any relevant organisation or forum of nuclear stakeholders.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6 – point a – paragraph 1
Supporting safety of nuclear systems decommissioning (Societal challenges, Excellent science, Industrial leadership)
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6 – point a – paragraph 2
In line with the general objective, support to joint research activities concerning the safe operation and decommissioning of reactor systems (including fuel cycle facilities) in use in the Union or, to the extent necessary in order to maintain broad nuclear safety expertise in the Union, those reactor types which may be used in the future, focusing exclusively on safety aspects, including all aspects of the fuel cycle such as partitioning and transmutation.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6 – point b – paragraph 1
Contributing to the development of safe, longer term solutions for the management of ultimate nuclear waste, including final geological disposal as well as partitioning and transmutation (Excellent science, Societal challenges)
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6 – point e
(e) Moving towards demonstration of feasibility of fusion as a power source by exploiting existing and future fusion facilities (Industrial leadership, Societal challenges) Supporting common research activities undertaken by EURO fusion members and any of the entities referred to under paragraph (i) to ensure the swift start of high performance operation of ITER including the use of relevant facilities (including as appropriate JET, the Joint European Torus), of integrated modelling using, among others, high performance computers, and training activities to prepare the next generation of researchers and engineers.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6 – point f
(f) Laying the foundations for future fusion power plants by developing materials, technologies and conceptual design (Industrial leadership, Societal challenges) Supporting joint activities undertaken by EUROfusion members and any of the entities referred to under paragraph (i) to develop and qualify materials for a demonstration power plant requiring, inter alia, preparatory work for an appropriate material test facility and negotiations for the Union's participation in a suitable international framework for that facility. Such development and qualifications are to make use of all possible levels of the experimental, computational and theoretical capacities available. Supporting joint research activities undertaken by members of the European Fusion Development Agreement and any of the entities referred to under paragraph (i) that will address reactor operation issues and will develop and demonstrate all relevant technologies for a fusion demonstration power plant. Those activities include the preparation of complete demonstration power plant conceptual designs and exploration of the potential of stellarators as a power plant technology.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6 – point g – paragraph 4
In the long term, the Euratom Programme is to support the preparation and development of a competitive nuclear fusion industrial sector facilitating the involvement of the private sector as well as SMEs where appropriate, in particular through the implementation of a technology road map to a fusion power plant with active industrial involvement in the design and development projects.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6 – point h – paragraph 2
Activities supporting the construction, refurbishment, use and continued availability of key research infrastructures under the Euratom Programme, as well as appropriate access to those infrastructures and cooperation between them.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6 – point i
(i) European fusion programme The joint programme of activities implementing the roadmap towards the goal of electricity production by 2050 co- funded through the EUROfusion grant (Programme co-fund action) awarded under Regulation (Euratom) No 1314/2013 to the legal entities established or designated by Member States and any third country associated to the Euratom Programme. The EUROfusion grant may continue to be funded under the Euratom programme. The joint programme may include resources in kind from the Community, such as scientific and technical exploitation of the JET facility in accordance with Article 10 of the Treaty, or the secondment of Commission staff.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 9 – introductory part
The JRC must notably contribute to the nuclear safety research needed for safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear energy and other non-fission applications. The JRC will provide a scientific basis for the relevant Union policies and, where necessary, react within the limits of its mission and competence to nuclear events, incidents and accidents. To that effect, the JRC will carry out research and assessments, provide references and standards and deliver dedicated training and education. Synergies with relevant cross-cutting initiatives will be sought as appropriate, with the aim of optimizing human and financial resources and to avoid duplication of nuclear research and development in the European Union. The JRC activities in these areas will be conducted taking into account relevant initiatives at the regional, Member State or at European Union level, within the perspective of shaping the European Research Area.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 9 – point a – paragraph 1
Improving nuclear safety including: nuclear reactor and fuel safety, waste management including final geological disposal as well as partitioning and transmutation; decommissioning, and emergency preparedness
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 9 – point a – paragraph 2 – point 3
(3) exchange with relevant stakeholders for strengthening Union capacity to respond to nuclear accidents and incidents by research on alert systems and models for radiological dispersion in the airenvironment, and by mobilising resources and expertise for analysing and modelling nuclear accidents.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 12
The Euratom Programme may contribute to the Debt facility and Equity facility developed under the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme that will be widened to cover the objectives referred to in Article 3.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 14
International cooperation activities will be promoted through multilateral frameworks (such as IAEA, OECD, ITER, GIF), and by the existing or new bilateral cooperation with countries having strong R&D and industrial bases and research installations under operation, design or construction.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) Supporting safety of nuclear systems decommissioning
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 1 – point a – indent 1
- The number of projects (joint research and/or coordinated actions) likely to lead to a demonstrable improvement in nuclear safety practicein decommissioning nuclear systems in Europe.
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) Contributing to the development of safe, longer-term solutions for the management of ultimate nuclear waste, including final geological disposal, partitioning and transmutation
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 1 – point c – indent 2
- The number of fellows and trainees in the Euratom fusion programme.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 1 – point e
(e) Moving towards demonstration of the feasibility of fusion as a power source by exploiting existing and future fusion facilities - The number of publications in peer- reviewed high-impact journals.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 1 – point f
(f) Laying the foundations for future fusion power plants by developing materials, technologies and conceptual design - The percentage of the Fusion Roadmap's milestones, established for the period 2014-2020, reached by the Euratom programme.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 1 – point g – indent 1
- The number of spin-offs from fusion research under the Euratom programme.deleted
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
- Improving nuclear safety including: nuclear reactor and fuel safety, waste management, including final geological disposal as well as partitioning and transmutation; decommissioning; and emergency preparedness;
2018/05/14
Committee: ITRE