SUMMARY
Annual Action Programme 2014 for Nuclear Safety Cooperation
to be financed from the general budget of the European Union
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Identification
Budget heading
21 06 01 Assistance in the nuclear sector
Total cost
EUR 29 346 872 of EU contribution
Legal basis
Council Regulation (EURATOM) No 237/2014 of 13
December 2013 establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety
Cooperation
Thematic background
The Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation (INSC) emphasises cooperation to
promote nuclear safety. It covers all non EU countries with a priority on the
neighbourhood (East and South) and accession countries. The Commission has
proposed new priorities for its activities under the new Regulation:
(a) Promotion of an effective nuclear safety culture and implementation of the
highest nuclear safety and radiation protection standards, and continuous
improvement of nuclear safety
(b) Responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste (i.e.
transport, pre-treatment, treatment, processing, storage and disposal),
decommissioning and remediation of former nuclear sites and installations;
(c) Establishment of frameworks and methodologies for the application of efficient
and effective safeguards for nuclear material in third countries
The 2014 Action Programme for INSC consists of only one part. It covers directly
Central Asia, Iraq, Tanzania and Ukraine and a multi-country project on training and
tutoring.
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Summary of the Action Programme
1) Background:
The EU has a mature nuclear industry and, as a result of its lengthy experience in the
field, has the capacity to cooperate with partners in order to ensure that all nuclear
activity is conducted in line with the highest standards of safety and security. The
Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation (INSC) with its global geographical
scope is the appropriate instrument to undertake the actions of the Commission in the
field of nuclear safety and safeguards.
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2) Coherence with the programming documents:
The projects are in line with the Regulation governing the INSC Programme1, the
Strategy Paper for Community Cooperation Programmes in the field of Nuclear
Safety for the period 2014-20202 and the Indicative Programme 2014-2017 for
Community Cooperation Programmes in the field of Nuclear Safety3, as adopted by
the Commission.
The strategy determines that the involvement of the European Union in the Nuclear
Safety domain should address mainly the following priority policy areas:
- Promotion of an effective nuclear safety culture and implementation of the highest
nuclear safety and radiation protection standards
- Safety of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management, including
environmental remediation of former nuclear mining sites
- Safeguards
- International cooperation
and targets Accession Countries and countries in the European Neighbourhood area
as the priority geographical areas. The strategy also supports work in third countries
where there is a need to develop or improve the technical competence of the nuclear
regulatory authorities and the respective technical support organization(s).
3) Identified actions
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(1)
MC4.01/14 (Central Asia) Management and remediation of high risk uranium
legacy sites in Central Asia;
(2)
IQ.3.01/14 (Iraq) Support to the Regulatory Body of Iraq on Radioactive
Waste Management, Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and Remediation
of Contaminated Sites;
(3)
TZ3.01/14 (Tanzania)
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U4.01/14 (Ukraine) Infrastructure improvements for management of legacy
radioactive waste and nuclear decommissioning in Ukraine;
(5)
U3.01/14 (Ukraine) Support of regulatory activities under implementation of
modern safe technologies of radioactive waste management and remediation;
(6)
MC.3.01/14 (Training and Tutoring) Multinational and regional Training and
Tutoring for experts of the National Regulatory Authorities and their Technical
Support Organisations for developing or strengthening their regulatory and
technical capabilities;
(7)
Global Allocation Support measures 2014 for the INSC management.
Support to the Regulatory Authority of Tanzania;
Council Regulation (EURATOM) N° 237/2014 of 13 December 2014 establishing an Instrument for
Nuclear Safety Cooperation - OJEU L 77, 15.03.2014, p. 109-116
Commission decision C(2014) 3763 of 13/6/2014
Commission decision C(2014) 3764 of 13/6/ 2014
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4) Expected results:
The expected results are detailed in the individual action fiches and can be
summarized as follows:
1) Central Asia: The expected outcome is to strengthen the national capacity for
environmental protection against radiological hazards through the successful
remediation of contaminated sites. The corresponding multi country project will
complete the necessary preparatory work (feasibility study and environmental impact
assessment for the last considered site i.e. Mailuu Suu) and initiate a global
remediation programme supported by the international community where the
European Union will have a leading role.
2) In Iraq, the overall objective of the follow-up project is to strengthen the
capabilities of the Iraqi Regulatory Body in the field of radioactive waste
management, decommissioning and remediation of contaminated sites.
3) The project in Tanzania supports the National Regulatory Authority in its
licensing process of future uranium mining and milling activity, in the licensing
process of the Dar Es Salaam seaport for the transport of category 7 materials (i.e.
including Uranium) and in the upgrade of its national analytical capabilities. This
first INSC project in sub-Saharan Africa has a regional dimension as Tanzania
provides analytical services to the neighbouring countries and will outreach the EU
support to establish a sound legal and regulatory framework for uranium mining
activities.
4) The first project in Ukraine is expected to result in improved infrastructure for
radioactive waste management (processing, storage and disposal) and
decommissioning, increased capabilities of staff and remediation of selected storage
sites.
5) This project is complementary to the previous one as it supports the Regulatory
Authority of Ukraine in its supervision and licensing process of activities related to
waste management, decommissioning and remediation of selected sites.
6) The main objective of this project is the provision of training and tutoring of the
employees (experts) of Regulatory Authorities and their Technical Support
Organisations in view of strengthening their capabilities. The cooperation activities
will support their effort to become self-sufficient with regard to their tasks and
responsibilities in terms of management and technical means.
7) This project stands for the support of programmes and studies, including the
preparation of projects and general studies which may result in EU assistance, the
support to the implementation of projects or programmes (committees, experts
groups, etc.) and the evaluation of their results, missions to be conducted as well as
workshops and seminars.
5) Past EU assistance and lessons learnt.
The experience from the implementation of past assistance and cooperation projects
(under TACIS and INSC) has shown that nuclear safety improvement requires
sustained attention not only at the operational but also at the political level in the
partner countries to mobilise funds and to have effective policies and structures in
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place to achieve an effective impact on Safety in the nuclear-related sectors of the
beneficiary countries.
As in many other fields, the ownership of a project by its end-user is a key element
for success. Indeed parts of the required work can only be performed effectively if
the end-user is fully involved and is ready to embrace the end-results.
6) Complementary actions/donor coordination.
For the implementation of the INSC programme, co-ordination with Member States
is important and takes place in meetings held once or twice a year with experts in the
various aspects of nuclear safety. Furthermore, strategic, high-level inputs have been
provided by the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG). Finally, close
coordination with IAEA and main international donors is taking place during the
programming phase.
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Communication and visibility
Visibility activities will be implemented according to the EU visibility guidelines for
external actions. These guidelines are a part of the contractual obligations of
implementing partners/Contractors and must therefore be carried out in the same way
as any other contractual element.
On a regular basis, the Contractors will submit Progress Reports to the European
Commission, to the Project Partner, the European Commission Delegation in the
Partner Country, the Joint Research Centre and the European Commission
Monitoring Team. Particular attention will be paid to the confidentiality of the data.
Other actions to disseminate results or increase the visibility of the EU action may be
implemented in parallel to the present project.
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Cost and financing
Project
Country
MC4.01/14 Central
Asia
Amount (€)
Title
Management and remediation of high
risk uranium legacy sites in Central Asia
EUR 11 600 000
IQ3.01/ 14
Iraq
Support to the Regulatory Body of Iraq
on Radioactive Waste Management,
Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities
and Remediation of Contaminated Sites
EUR 1 500 000
TZ3.01/14
Tanzania
Support to the Regulatory Authority of
Tanzania
EUR 4 000 000
U4.01/14
Ukraine
Infrastructure improvements for
management of legacy radioactive waste
and nuclear decommissioning in
Ukraine
EUR 6 200 000
U3.01/14
Ukraine
Support of regulatory activities under
implementation of modern safe
technologies of radioactive waste
management and remediation
EUR 2 000 000
Multinational and regional Training and
Tutoring for experts of the National
Regulatory Authorities and their
Technical Support Organisations for
developing or strengthening their
regulatory and technical capabilities
EUR 3 000 000
MC3.01/14 Multicountry
(Training
&
Tutoring)
Global
Support measures 2014 for the INSC
Allocation management
Total EU contribution to the Annual Action Programme
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EUR 1 046 872
EUR 29 346 872