
Article 1 
The supplementary research programme on the operation of the HFR (the Programme), the objectives of which are set out in Annex I, shall be extended for a period of one year, with effect from 1 January 2007.
Article 2 
The financial contributions estimated for the execution of the extension of the Programme shall amount to EUR 8 500 000. The breakdown of the contributions is given in Annex II.
Article 3 
The Commission shall be responsible for the implementation of the Programme, and to this end, it shall call upon the services of the JRC. The Board of Governors of the JRC shall be kept informed about the implementation of the Programme.
Article 4 
Before 15 June 2008, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee a report on the implementation of this Decision.
Article 5 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2007.
Article 6 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 November 2007.
For the Council
The President
J. SILVA
ANNEX I

The objectives of the Programme are primarily:

1.. The safe and reliable operation of the high flux reactor at Petten (the HFR); this activity involves the normal use of the installation for more than 250 days a year and the management of the fuel cycle under the relevant safety and quality controls.
2.. The rational use of the HFR will be developed in a broad range of disciplines. The major research and development themes involving the use of the HFR include: the improvement of safety of existing nuclear reactors; health, including the development of medical isotopes to answer the questions of medical research, and the testing of medical therapeutic techniques; fusion; fundamental research and training; and, waste management, including the possibility of developing nuclear fuels through the elimination of weapons-grade plutonium.

ANNEX II

The contributions to the Programme will come from the Netherlands and France.
The breakdown of these contributions is as follows:
The NetherlandsEUR 8 200 000FranceEUR 300 000TotalEUR 8 500 000
