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Article 2 Purpose

United Kingdom

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The financial, economic and technical assistance provided under this Regulation shall be complementary to any assistance that is provided by the European Community under the humanitarian aid instrument, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument, the instrument for development cooperation, the Instrument for Stability, the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, and the instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and territories. In pursuit of these objectives the following measures shall be supported by this Regulation:

  1. (a)

    the promotion of an effective nuclear safety culture at all levels, in particular through:

    • continuous support for regulatory bodies, technical support organisations, and the reinforcement of the regulatory framework, notably concerning licensing activities,

    • drawing notably on the experience of the operators, on site and external assistance programmes as well as consulting and related activities aiming at safety improvements of the design, operation and maintenance of nuclear power plants that are currently licensed and other existing nuclear installations so that high safety levels can be achieved,

    • support for the safe transport, treatment and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste, and

    • the development and implementation of strategies for decommissioning existing installations and the remediation of former nuclear sites;

  2. (b)

    the promotion of effective regulatory frameworks, procedures and systems to ensure adequate protection against ionising radiations from radioactive materials, in particular from high activity radioactive sources, and their safe disposal;

  3. (c)

    the establishment of the necessary regulatory framework and methodologies for the implementation of nuclear safeguards, including for the proper accounting and control of fissile materials at State and operators level;

  4. (d)

    the establishment of effective arrangements for the prevention of accidents with radiological consequences as well as the mitigation of such consequences should they occur, and for emergency-planning, preparedness and response, civil protection and rehabilitation measures;

  5. (e)

    measures to promote international cooperation (including in the framework of relevant international organisations, notably IAEA) in the above fields, including the implementation and monitoring of international Conventions and Treaties, exchange of information and training and research.

The Commission shall ensure that the measures adopted are consistent with the European Community's overall strategic policy framework for the partner country, and in particular with the objectives of its development and economic cooperation policies and programmes adopted pursuant to Articles 179 and 181a of the Treaty establishing the European Community.