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What is eSAFEGUARDS?
Objectives
How will it work?
Achievements
Who benefits?
The role of IDA
Technical information
What is eSAFEGUARDS?
When fully operational, eSAFEGUARDS will be a state-of-the-art nuclear materials accountancy system. It will facilitate the collection of different types of nuclear materials accountancy reports submitted to the European Commission at regular intervals by all users of nuclear materials in the EU.
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Objectives
Euratom Treaty articles 77-79 and its implementing regulation, Commission Regulation 3227/76 (Euratom), require all users of nuclear materials in the Union to register with the Commission, to establish a state-of-technology nuclear materials accountancy system and to submit different types of nuclear materials accountancy reports to the Commission at regular intervals.
These reports include accounting and operating records and, in particular, information on the quantities, nature, form and composition of nuclear materials, their location, their safeguarding obligation and the way in which the materials are intended to be used, as well as the relevant information on shipper or recipient when materials are transferred.
The project's key objective is to provide the European Commission, Member States and nuclear installations operators under Euratom Safeguards with a state-of-the-art and secure service to exchange nuclear materials accountancy data electronically.
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How will it work?
The European Commission currently receives approximately 1.5 million transactions per year from nuclear operators:
With the expected ratification of Additional Protocols in 2003, the total volume of transactions will increase substantially.
The operators also send copies of the transactions to the relevant authority in their Member States, where such an authority exists. In future, all reporting should be electronic.
The new system will allow secure data exchange, including electronic workflow, electronic workgroup and PKI CUG services. The system could become an online nuclear materials' accountancy system similar to an online banking system, if Member States agree.
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Achievements
The project is still in its preparatory stage, although the concept and objectives have been defined.
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Who benefits?
Citizens: eSAFEGUARDS will contribute to the safe management of nuclear material (including transport and waste) in all Member States as well as in the Acceding and Candidate Countries, increasing the transparency of the relevant information and the cooperation in this sector.
Public Administrations: eSAFEGUARDS will greatly facilitate the exchange of nuclear materials accountancy data between the Commission, Member States and operators of nuclear installations. The project will also provide the backbone for electronic exchanges in the context of the Applicant Countries Cooperation with the Euratom Safeguards System (ACCESS project).
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The role of IDA
IDA finances the implementation of eSAFEGUARDS. The project plans to use the IDA's generic service PKI.
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Technical information
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Project start date
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2003
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Project completion date
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2005
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Project status
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Feasibility
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IDA budget
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2003 € 175,000
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Responsible service
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DG Energy and Transport
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Project coordinator
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Ilmo Kalkas
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Contact
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idabc@ec.europa.eu
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Countries involved
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All EU Member States, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Turkey.
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Public website
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http://ec.europa.eu/energy/nuclear/index_en.html
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Background documents
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Proposal for a Council Decision approving a Commission Regulation on the application of Euratom safeguards COM/2002/0099 final Official Journal C 227 E, 24/09/2002 P. 0224 - 029
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