5 Amendments of Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ related to 2011/0460(NLE)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Supplementary Research Programme for the ITER project should be funded by contributions from the Member States based on a call rate applied to each Member State's Gross National Income (GNI) as defined for the purpose of calculating the GNI own resource contribution to the General Bunder the MFF. The funding should come from within the MFF while setting a ring-fenced maximum amount for contributions from the Union budget ofor the European Union. Those contributions shall be made to the General Budget of the European Union, and shall be assigned to that Programmeyears 2014-2018 and any additional financing of the ITER project should not jeopardise other projects under the subheading 1a within the MFF. Third countries which have concluded a cooperation agreement with Euratom in the field of controlled nuclear fusion that associates their respective research programmes with the Euratom programmes should also be able to contribute to that Programme.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) As called for in the priorities proposed in the 2012 EFDA fusion roadmap the Joint European Torus (JET) project should play a key role in the energy transition
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Scientific and technological Objective – paragraph 2
Annex – Scientific and technological Objective – paragraph 2
The first priority of the strategy to achieve the objective shall be the construction of ITER (a major experimental facility which demonstrates the scientific and technical feasibility of fusion power), followed by the construction of a demonstration fusion power plant. As well as the priorities proposed in the 2012 EFDA fusion roadmap in order to ensure that ITER will play a key role in the energy transition.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Rationale – paragraph 1
Annex – Rationale – paragraph 1
Fusion has the potential to make a major contribution to the realisation of a sustainable and secure energy supply for the Union a few decades from now. Its successful development would provide energy which is safe, sustainable and environmentally friendly. Harnessing fusion energy is a very promising goal but also a significant challenge as there are still remaining physics and engineering issues in order to move towards demonstration of the feasibility of fusion energy. In order to best meet some of these challenges it is essential that the Union makes all available efforts to support and exploit the efforts of the Joint European Taurus (JET) facility in order to help bridge any knowledge or experience gap.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Activities – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex – Activities – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) As appropriate, other activities in order to prepare the basis for the design of a demonstration reactor and related facilities. This will include ensuring the continuance of the JET exploitation until the start date of ITER's full functioning.