ANNEXES to the Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION establishing the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2021-2025 complementing Horizon Europe - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - Hoofdinhoud

Council of the European Union

Brussels, 8 June 2018 (OR. en)

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PROPOSAL

From: Secretary-General of the European Commission, signed by Mr Jordi AYET PUIGARNAU, Director

date of receipt: 7 June 2018

To: Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN, Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union

No. Cion doc.: COM(2018) 437 final i - Annexes 1 to 2

Subject: ANNEXES to the Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION establishing the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy

Community for the period 2021-2025 complementing Horizon Europe – the

Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

Delegations will find attached document COM(2018) 437 final i - Annexes 1 to 2.

Encl.: COM(2018) 437 final i - Annexes 1 to 2

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 7.6.2018 COM(2018) 437 final i

ANNEXES 1 to 2

ANNEXES

to the

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

establishing the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2021-2025 complementing Horizon Europe – the Framework

Programme for Research and Innovation

ANNEX I

The specific objectives listed under Article 3(2) pursued across the Programme, according to

the broad lines of activity described in this annex. By implementing these specific objectives, the Programme supports Member States in the implementation of the Euratom legislation 1 and reinforces their research efforts and those of the private sector.

In order to achieve the specific objectives, the Programme will support cross-cutting activities

that ensure synergy of research efforts in solving common challenges. Appropriate links and

interfaces, such as joint calls, will be ensured with the Horizon Europe. Related research and

innovation activities may also benefit from financial support provided by the Funds under Regulation [Common Provisions Regulation] as far as in line with these Funds' objectives and

regulations.

Activities listed in this annex include international cooperation in nuclear research and

innovation for peaceful uses, based on shared goals and mutual trust with the aim of providing

clear and significant benefits for the Union, its citizens and environment. This includes

International cooperation through multilateral frameworks (such as IAEA, IEA, OECD, ITER, GIF). JRC as the Euratom Implementing Agent for the Generation IV International

Forum (GIF) will continue coordinating the Community contribution to GIF.

The priorities of the work programmes are to be established by the Commission on the basis

of its policy priorities, inputs from national public authorities and nuclear research

stakeholders grouped in bodies or frameworks such as European technology platforms, associations, initiatives and technical forums for nuclear systems and safety, management of

radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel and radiation protection/low-dose risk, nuclear

safeguards and security, fusion research, or any relevant organisation or forum of nuclear

stakeholders.

Research and training in the following fields will be eligible for funding from the Programme:

(a) Improve the safe and secure use of nuclear energy and non-power applications of ionizing radiation, including nuclear safety, security, safeguards, radiation

1 In particular Council Directive 2009/71 i/Euratom of 25 June 2009 establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations as amended by Council Directive 2014/87 i/Euratom of 8 July 2014; Council Directive 2011/70 i/Euratom of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste; Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom of 20 November 2006 on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel between Member States and into and out of the Community; Council Directive 2013/59 i/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618 i/Euratom, 90/641 i/Euratom, 96/29 i/Euratom, 97/43 i/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom, Council Directive 2013/51 i/Euratom of 22 October 2013 laying down requirements for the protection of the health of the general public with regard to radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption and Council Regulation (Euratom) 2016/52 of 15 January 2016 laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of food and feed following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency.

protection, safe spent fuel and radioactive waste management and decommissioning

• (1) 

  Nuclear safety: safety of reactor systems and fuel cycles, in use in the Community or, to the extent necessary in order to maintain broad nuclear safety expertise in the Community, those reactor types and fuel cycles, which may be used in the future, focusing exclusively on safety aspects, including all aspects of the fuel cycle such as partitioning and transmutation.

• (2) 

  Safe spent fuel and radioactive waste management: management and in particular disposal of intermediate, high-level and long-lived radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, and of other radioactive waste streams and types for which industrially mature processes currently do not exist; Radioactive waste minimisation and reducing the radiotoxicity of this waste; Management and transfer of knowledge and competences between generations and across Member States' programmes in radioactive waste and spent fuel management.

• (3) 

  Decommissioning: research for the development and evaluation of technologies for decommissioning and environmental remediation of nuclear facilities; support for sharing best practices and knowledge on decommissioning.

• (4) 

  Nuclear science and ionizing radiation applications, radiation protection, emergency preparedness:

  – Applications of nuclear science and ionizing radiation technologies in medical, industrial and research fields

  – Risks from low doses from industrial, medical or environmental exposure.

  – Emergency preparedness for accidents involving radiation, and research on radioecology.

  – Supply and use of radioisotopes.

  – Research on models for radiological dispersion in the environment, and support for data exchange, alert systems and cooperation on measurement techniques 2 (to be implemented by direct actions).

• (5) 

  Nuclear security, safeguards and non-proliferation (to be implemented by direct actions):

  – Methods and technology to support and strengthen the Community’s and international safeguards.

  – Operational support and training to the Euratom safeguard system.

  – Technical support to the implementation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty in the field of nuclear safeguards including support to strengthen EU export control regime.

  – Support for the global CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) framework and related Community strategies.

  – Methods and technology for detection of nuclear and radioactive materials outside regulatory control and prevention of and response to incidents involving such materials including nuclear forensics.

  – Support for the capacity building on nuclear security using the European Nuclear Security Training Centre.

(b) Maintain and further develop expertise and competence in the Union

• (1) 

  Education, training and mobility, including education and training schemes such as Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA).

• (2) 

  Promotion of innovation, knowledge management, dissemination and exploitation of nuclear science and technology

• (3) 

  Support for technology transfer from the research to industry.

• (4) 

  Support for the preparation and development of a competitive European fusion industrial capacity.

• (5) 

  Support for the provision, availability and appropriate access of European and international research infrastructures, including JRC’s infrastructures 3 .

• (6) 

  For fostering nuclear science as a base to support standardisation, direct actions will provide state-of-the-art reference data, materials and measurements related to nuclear safety, safeguards and security, as well as other applications as nuclear medicine.

(c) Foster the development of fusion energy and contribute to the implementation of the fusion roadmap

A Co-funded European Partnership in fusion research will implement the roadmap towards the goal of fusion electricity production by the second half of this century. This may include inter alia:

• (1) 

  Exploiting existing and future fusion facilities. For this purpose operating grants may be allocated to fusion research infrastructures when appropriate.

• (2) 

  Preparation for future fusion power plants by developing all relevant aspects including materials, technologies and designs.

• (3) 

  Implementing a focused education and training programme in addition to activities under (b)(1).

• (4) 

  Coordination of common activities with the Joint Undertaking Fusion for Energy.

• (5) 

  Collaboration with the ITER Organisation.

• (6) 

  Scientific collaboration in the framework of the Euratom international agreements.

The Co-funded European Partnership in fusion will be implemented through a grant to be awarded to the legal entities established or designated by the Member States and any third country associated to the Programme. The grant may include resources in kind from the Community, or the secondment of Commission staff.

(d) Support the policy of the Community on nuclear safety, safeguards and security

The direct actions will support the Union policy on nuclear safety, safeguards and security and implementation of the relevant legislation by providing independent scientific and technical evidence and expertise.

ANNEX II

Key Impact Pathways Indicators

Impact pathways, and related key impact pathway indicators, shall structure the monitoring of the Euratom Programme performance towards its specific objectives. The impact pathways are time-sensitive: they distinguish between the short, medium and long term. Impact pathway indicators serve as proxies to report on the progress made towards achievement of specific objectives. The micro-data behind the key impact pathway indicators, which are shared with the Horizon Europe will be collected in a centrally managed and harmonised way, with minimal reporting burden on the beneficiaries. The key impact pathway indicators may be refined during the implementation of the Programme.

Scientific impact pathways indicators

The Programme is expected to make progress as regards knowledge for reinforcing nuclear safety and security; safe applications of ionising radiation; spent fuel and radioactive waste management; radiation protection; and the development of fusion energy. Progress in this area will be measured by indicators concerning scientific publications, progress in the implementation of the fusion roadmap, development of expertise and skills, access to research infrastructures.

Towards scientific

impacts Short-term Medium-term Longer-term

Citations -

Publications – Field-Weighted World-class science - Number

Improving the safe and number of Euratom Citation Index of and share of peer reviewed secure use of nuclear peer-reviewed Euratom peerpublications from Euratom energy and non-power scientific publications reviewed scientific programme that are core applications of publications contribution to scientific fields

ionizing radiation, including nuclear safety, security,

safeguards, radiation Shared knowledge -

protection, safe spent New collaborations - Share of

fuel and radioactive Share of research Knowledge diffusion - Euratom beneficiaries having waste management outputs (open data/ Share of open access developed new

and decommissioning. publication/ software research outputs transdisciplinary/ trans-sectoral etc.) shared through actively used/cited collaborations with users of

open knowledge their open Euratom R&I outputs

infrastructure

Fostering the Progress in the implementation of the fusion roadmap –

development of fusion

energy Percentage of the fusion roadmap’s milestones established for the period 2021-2025 reached by the Euratom programme

Skills -

Number of researchers Careers -

having benefitted from Working conditions -

Maintaining and further Number and share of upskilling activities of Number and share of upskilled

developing expertise and upskilled researchers researchers with improved

excellence in the Union the Euratom with more influence programme (through working conditions

in their R&I field training, mobility and

access to infrastructure)

The number of researchers having access to research infrastructure through the programme support

Reference materials delivered and reference Number of international measurements incorporated to a library standards modified

Societal impacts pathways indicators

The Programme helps addressing EU policy priorities concerning nuclear safety and security, radiation protection and ionising radiation applications through research and innovation, as shown by the portfolios of projects generating outputs contributing to tackling challenges in these fields. Societal impact is also measured in terms of specific development in the field of nuclear security and safeguards.

Towards societal impacts Short-term Medium-term Longer-term

Benefits -

Outputs - Solutions - Aggregated estimated Number and share of Number and share of effects from use of

outputs aimed at innovations and scientific Euratom-funded results, addressing specific EU results addressing on tackling specific EU

policy priorities specific EU policy policy priorities, including priorities contribution to the policy

and law-making cycle

Improving the safe and secure use of nuclear energy and non-power applications

of ionizing radiation, Number of services delivered in Number of technical systems

including nuclear safety, support of safeguards in EU provided and in use

security, safeguards, radiation protection, safe spent fuel and radioactive waste management and

decommissioning Number of training sessions delivered to front-line officers

Co-creation - Engagement - Number and share of Number and share of Societal R&I uptake Euratom projects where Euratom beneficiary Uptake and outreach of EU citizens and end-users entities with citizen and Euratom co-created

contribute to the coend-users engagement scientific results and

creation of R&I content mechanisms after innovative solutions Euratom project

Innovation impact pathway indicators

The Programme is expected to deliver innovation impacts supporting progress towards its specific objectives. Progress in this area will be measured by indicators concerning intellectual property rights (IPR), innovative products, methods and processes and their use, along with job creation.

Towards economic /

innovation impact Short-term Medium-term Longer-term

Improving the safe and Innovative outputs - Innovations - Economic growth -

secure use of nuclear Number of innovative Number of innovations from Creation, growth and energy and non-power products, processes or Euratom projects (by type of market shares of applications of ionizing methods from Euratom innovation) including from companies having

radiation, including programme (by type of awarded IPRs developed Euratom

nuclear safety, security, innovation) and funded innovations safeguards, radiation Intellectual Property protection, safe spent Rights (IPR) applications

fuel and radioactive waste management and

decommissioning Supported employment - Sustained employment - Total employment -

Number of FTE jobs Increase of FTE jobs in Number of direct and created and jobs beneficiary entities following indirect jobs created

maintained in beneficiary

Fostering the Euratom project (by type of

or maintained due to

development of fusion entities for the Euratom job)

diffusion of Euratom results (by type of job)

energy project (by type of job)

Maintaining and further

developing expertise Amount of public and Amount of public and EU progress towards and excellence in the private investment private investment 3 % GDP due to

Union mobilised with the initial mobilised to exploit or Euratom programme Euratom investment scale up Euratom results

Policy impact pathways indicators

The Programme provides scientific evidence for policy-making. This in particular concerns scientific support for other Commission services, such as the support to Euratom safeguards, or to the implementation by Member States of nuclear and ionising radiation-related directives 4 .

Towards policy impact Short-term Medium-term Longer-term

Number and share of

Supporting Union Euratom projects

policy on nuclear safety, Number and share of Number of outputs having a findings cited in

safeguards and security Euratom projects producing demonstrable impact on the policy-relevant findings EU policy policy/programmatic

documents

Targets will be defined for both indirect and direct actions to reflect the expected results for

each part of the programme.

4 Council Directive 2014/87 i/Euratom of 8 July 2014 amending Directive 2009/71 i/Euratom establishing a Community

framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations; Council Directive 2011/70 i/Euratom of 19 July 2011

establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste; and

Commission Regulation (Euratom) No 302/2005 of 8 February 2005 on the application of Euratom safeguards.

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