# Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1837 of 12 October 2015 on Union support for the activities of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) in order to strengthen its monitoring and verification capabilities and in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Division 2: Project Scope

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In order to support ongoing efforts for xenon mitigation and as a follow up to the outcomes of work carried out under Decision 2012/699/CFSP, funds are required for further development of the xenon trap system with the following key objectives:
(a) Carrying out a scaling-up study of the silver zeolites based trap prototype developed by SCKߦCEN, Belgium, under Decision 2012/699/CFSP, under a wider range of operational conditions with the aim to further assess system performance.
(b) Extending the testing to additional RPFs through specific design studies and demonstration exercises in various operational environments. The upcoming KAERI RPF in Busan, Korea is a suitable candidate for hosting such studies in cooperation with SCKߦCEN, Belgium.
(c) Assessing the long-term behaviour of selected materials in terms of resistance to high level of irradiation in real operational environment. This will be carried out as part of testing under operational conditions.
(d) Integration of high performance stack monitoring systems at RPFs will allow high quality stack release data to be generated and shared with the CTBTO and States Signatories of the CTBT. Detection systems will be based on high purity germanium detectors with high performance for radio-xenon analysis at different activity levels.
(e) Development of improved ATM tools for reliable assessment of radio-xenon emissions from RPFs on IMS stations. The tools will be used by the CTBTO and made available to States Signatories of the CTBT to allow independent assessment based on stack monitoring data. The tools will also support configurable configuration of the IMS noble gas network.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/1837/annex/division/II/division/1/division/5/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1837/annex/division-II/division-1/division-5/division-2
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