16 Amendments of Răzvan POPA related to 2017/0312(NLE)
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Nuclear research can contribute to social and economic prosperity and environmental sustainability and protection by improving nuclear safety, security and radiation protection and proper nuclear waste management. Equally important is the potential contribution of nuclear research to the long term decarbonisation of the energy system in a safe, efficient and secure way.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure continuity of nuclear research at Community level and achieve the objectives in this area, 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'). The Euratom Programme should have the same objectives as the 2014-2018 Programme, support the same activities and use the same mode of implementation which proved to be efficient and appropriate for the purpose of achieving the programme's objectives.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Notwithstanding the potential impact of nuclear energy on energy supply and economic development, severe nuclear accidents may endanger human health, as well as the environment, in the medium and long term. 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.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (the 'SET Plan'), set out in the conclusions of the Council meeting of 28 February 2008 in Brussels, is accelerating the development of a portfolio ofinnovation process in the field of European advanced low -carbon technologies. The European Council agreed, at its meeting on 4 February 2011, that the Union and its Member States would promote investment in renewables, and safe and sustainable low carbon technologies and would focus on implementing the technology priorities established in the SET Plan. Each Member State remains free to choose the type of technologies that it would support.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(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 levelat all levels and proper coordination with European-level research projects.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The JRC should continue to provide independent customer-driven scientific and technological support for the formulation, development, implementation and monitoring of Community policies, in particular in the field of nuclear safety and, security, safeguards and non-proliferation research and training. To optimize human resources and ensure no duplication of research in the Union, any new activity carried out by the JRC should be analysed to check its consistency with existing activities in the Member States. The security aspects of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme should be limited to the direct actions of the JRC.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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 safety, security, processing of nuclear waste, 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.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and reinforcing public confidence in science, the Euratom Programme should favourensure a better provision of information to enable an informed engagement of citizens and civil society on research and innovation matters by promoting science education, by making scientific knowledge more accessible, by developing responsible research and innovation agendas that meet the concerns and expectations of citizens and civil society, and by facilitating their participation in activities under the Euratom Programme.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The Euratom Programme should contribute to the attractiveness of the research profession in the Union and help encourage young people to become involved in research in this field. Adequate attention should be paid to the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers17, together with other relevant reference frameworks defined in the context of the European Research Area, while respecting their voluntary nature. _________________ 17 Commission Recommendation of 11 March 2005 on the European Charter for Researchers and on a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (OJ L 75, 22.3.2005, p. 67).
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The financial interests of the Union should be protected through approportionriate measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the prevention, detection and investigation of irregularities through joint audit procedures, the recovery of funds lost, wrongunduly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, penalties. A revised control strategy, shifting focus from minimisation of error rates towards risk- based control and fraud detection based on common principles and criteria at EU level, should reduce the control burden for participants.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) It is important to ensure sound financial management of the Euratom Programme and its implementation in the most effective and user-friendly manner possible, while also ensuring legal certainty and itsthat potential beneficiaries are properly informed, so as to increase accessibility tofor all participants. It is necessary to ensure compliance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the "Financial Regulation") 19 and with the requirements of simplification and better regulation. _________________ 19 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) It is important to continue to facilitate the exploitation ofapplication and observance of EU and international intellectual property clauses in projects developed by participants, while protecting the legitimate interests of other participants and the Community in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community ('the Treaty').
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) contributing to thecooperation at EU level and with third countries in the identification and development of safe, longer term solutions for the management of ultimate nuclear waste, including final geological disposal as well as partitioning and transmutation;
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) improving nuclear safety including: nuclear reactor and fuel safety, waste management at EU and international level to prevent any undesirable impacts on man or the environment, including final geological disposal as well as partitioning and transmutation; decommissioning, and emergency preparedness;
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) improving nuclear security including: nuclear safeguards, non- proliferation, combating illicit trafficking, and nuclear forensics, countering cyber- attacks on nuclear power plants and the disposal of source materials and radioactive waste;
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) fostering knowledge management, education and training, including long- term professional training to reflect permanent developments made possible by new technologies;