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18 Amendments of Michèle RIVASI related to 2011/0044(NLE)

Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
(5) In implementing this specific programme, emphasis should be given to promoting the mobility and training of researchers and promoting innovation, in the European Union. In particular, the JRC should provide appropriate training in nuclear safetydecommissioning and security.
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) nuclear waste managementmedical applications, environmental impact and basic knowledge;
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) nuclear safety (of present and future generations of nuclear reactors, and their fuel cycle);deleted
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3
In accordance with Article 3 of Decision [Reference of Euratom FP Council Decision to be added when adopted], tThe amount deemed necessary for the execution of the specific programme is EUR 233 21640 000 000.
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 1
The overall objective of the specific programme is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support to the Union policy concerning nuclear energy, and to meet the obligations of the Treaty. To achieve this goal, knowledge, skills and competence need to be continuously updated, in order to provide the required state-of-the-art expertise in the domains of nuclear reactor safetymedical applications, measures and information regarding radioactivity in the environment and nuclear safeguards and security.
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 2 – paragraph 1
The nuclear activities of the JRC aim to meet the research and development (R&D) obligations of the Treaty and to support both the Commission and Member States in the fields of safeguards and non- proliferation, waste management, safety of nuclear installations and the fuel cycle, radioactivity in the environment, and radiation protection.
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) nuclear waste managementmedical applications, environmental impact and basic knowledge;
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) nuclear safety (of present and future generations of nuclear reactors, and their fuel cycle);deleted
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 3 – point 3.1 – title
3.1. Nuclear waste managementMedical applications, environmental impact and basic knowledge
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.1
3.1.1. Spent fuel and high-level waste characterisation, storage and disposal The management of spent fuel and nuclear high-level waste involves their processing, conditioning, transport, interim storage and geological disposal. The ultimate goal is to prevent the release of radio-nuclides into the biosphere during all these stages over their very long decay time scale. The design, assessment and functioning of engineered and natural containment barrier systems over the relevant time scales are key to achieving these objectives and depend among other things on fuel and/or waste behaviour in the geological environment. Such studies are covered by this specific programme.deleted
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.2
3.1.2. Partitioning and transmutation The main strategy considered for future nuclear energy systems includes closing the nuclear fuel cycle, with the aim of reducing the long-term radio-toxicity of the nuclear waste and enhancing the sustainable use of resources. The major challenges for this concept remain the optimisation of partitioning techniques, to separate selected long-lived radio-nuclides from the spent fuel, and the fabrication and qualification of safe and reliable fuels for actinide transmutation. Experimental work on partitioning at the JRC includes research on both aqueous dissolution and pyro-metallurgical processes (in salt media).deleted
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.3
3.1.3. Basic actinide research To maintain competence and a leading position in the field of civil nuclear technology, it is essential to foster interdisciplinary basic research on nuclear materials as a resource from which new technological innovations can emerge. In turn, this requires knowledge of the response of the so-called ‘5f electronic layer elements’ (i.e. the actinides) and compounds to (usually extreme) thermodynamic parameters. Because of the small experimental data base and the intrinsic complexity of modelling, our current knowledge of these mechanisms is limited. Basic research addressing these issues is crucial for understanding the behaviour of these elements and to remain at the forefront of contemporary condensed matter physics. Developments in advanced modelling and simulation will be leveraged to boost the impact of the experimental programmes. The JRC’s basic actinide research programme will remain at the forefront of actinide physics and chemistry, the main goal being to provide world-class experimental facilities to scientists from universities and research centres. These will allow them to investigate the properties of actinide materials, in order to complete their education and to contribute to advances in nuclear sciences.deleted
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.4
3.1.4. Nuclear data The proposed designs for dedicated minor actinide burners and advanced concepts for nuclear energy production result in new demands for nuclear data with significantly improved accuracy. The quality of experimental data is a key issue for better safety standards and reduced error margins, and hence cost effectiveness in the design and construction of new reactor systems. The data files used by industry and research laboratories have to be complete, accurate and validated by well-defined quality assurance procedures. The JRC will produce internationally required data and will also continue the safe operation of the Van de Graaff and GELINA linear accelerators.deleted
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.6 – paragraph 1
Title II, Chapter 3, of the Treaty provides for the establishment of basic safety standards for the health protection of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation. Articles 31 to 38 of the Treaty provides rules on the role of the Member States and the Commission with regard to the protection of human health, the control of levels of radioactivity in the environment, (air, water, soil) and release into the environment, and nuclear waste management. The JRC will continue, in collaboration with its international partners, to develop networks for measuring radioactivity in the environment while making all findings immediately available to the public. Under Article 39 of the Treaty, the JRC provides assistance to the Commission in carrying out this task.
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.7 – paragraph 1
It is important to maintain and deepen the nuclear knowledge of thetrain rapidly new generations of nuclear scientists and engineers, specialised in nuclear decommissioning, for example through dissemination of experiments, results, interpretations and skills acquired in research and applied programmes.
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.7 – paragraph 2
The JRC will contribute to making this knowledge readily available, properly organised and well documented and to supporting higher education activities in Europe for both operating and innovative Generation IV reactors. Furthermore, the JRC will develop the European Nuclear Human Resources Observatory to analyse the trends in Europe and provide scientific support for the Union policy making. The JRC will also continue to contribute to better communication on nuclear issues, in particular regarding public acceptability and more globally on strategies for overall energy awareness. The long experience and unique facilities for nuclear data measurements are also an excellent opportunity for the education and training of nuclear scientists and engineers, supplementing education at universities by giving hands-on access to nuclear installationnuclear decommissioning procedures and technologies.
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – section 3 – point 3.2
deleted
2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE