18 Amendments of Franc BOGOVIČ related to 2017/0312(NLE)
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Notwithstanding the potentialsitive impact of nuclear energy on energy supply and economic development, severe nuclear accidents may 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 possiblappropriate attention in the Euratom Programme.
Amendment 92 #
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 of 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 including nuclear power and would focus on implementing the technology priorities established in the SET Plan. Action 10 (nuclear) of the SET- Plan has as its goal: Maintaining a high level of safety of nuclear reactors and associated fuel cycles during operation and decommissioning, while improving their efficiency. Each Member State remains free to choose the type of technologies that it would support.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
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 differeand use of radioactive materials plays an important roles in differentall Member States, not least in the field of human health.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) For fusion to become a crediblen option for commercial energy productionarbon-free energy source, 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.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The outcomes of the debates that took place at the Symposium on 'Benefits and Limitations of Nuclear Fission Research for a Low Carbon Economy' prepared by an interdisciplinary study involving, among others, experts from the fields of energy, economics and social sciences, co-organised by the Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels on 26 and 27 February 2013, recognised the need to continue nuclear fission research at the European level.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
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 emerging new innovative actors within the relevant research area.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Achieving the objectives of the Euratom Programme in relevant areas requires support for cross-cutting activities, both within the Euratom Programme and jointly with the activities of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, thus creating synergy between nuclear and non-nuclear research and knowledge transfer in areas like radiation protection and medical research programmes or actions supporting researcher mobility like in the case of Marie Skłodowska Curie scheme.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Euratom Programme is to pursue nuclear research and training activities with an emphasis on continuous 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. 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.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) supporting safety of current and future nuclear systems;
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point h – point i (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point h – point i (new)
(i) preserving EU leadership in nuclear technologies in accordance with the goals of the Energy Union.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The financial envelope for the implementation of the Euratom Programme shall be EUR 77820 220 000. That amount shall be distributed as follows:
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) indirect actions for nuclear fission, safety and radiation protection, EUR 15201 579 000;
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The work programmes referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall take account of the state of science, technology and innovation at national, Union and international level and of relevant policy, market and societal developments. They shall be updated as and where appropriate, taking due account of the relevant recommendations made by the independent Commission Expert Groups set up to evaluate the EURATOM Programme.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
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), including emerging new innovative actors in the relevant research area 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.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2
Annex I – paragraph 2
Nuclear power constitutes an element in the debate onmakes an important contribution to 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 limitationmaintaining the technological advantages 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.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 4
Annex I – paragraph 4
The strategy to develop fusion as a crediblen option for commercial carbon-free energy productionsource will follow 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 ensure 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 between the entire Union fusion community, the Commission and the national funding agencies.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6 – point a – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 11
Annex I – paragraph 11
In order to achieve the objectives of the Euratom Programme and to create synergy between nuclear and non-nuclear activities and knowledge transfer in relevant areas, appropriate links and interfaces, such as joint calls, will be ensured with the Specific Programme of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme.