Commission Decision (Euratom) 2021/1802 of 10 June 2021 pursuant to Article 83 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community – A summary of the key provisions of the Decision are set out below, without prejudice to the full effect of the Decision itself (notified under document number C(2021) 3889)

1 National Nuclear Research Centre (Instituto Superior Técnico, Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear – CTN) has infringed the provisions contained in Article 78, first paragraph of the Euratom Treaty and in Article 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation (Euratom) No 302/2005 of 8 February 2005 on the application of Euratom safeguards by not timely communicating to the Commission the correct and complete declaration of basic technical characteristics.

2 National Nuclear Research Centre (Instituto Superior Técnico, Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear – CTN) has infringed the provisions contained in Article 79 of the Euratom Treaty and in Articles 7, 8 and 9 of Regulation (Euratom) No 302/2005 on the application of Euratom safeguards by the failure to set up and maintain a reliable accountancy system capable of reporting complete inventory of the nuclear materials.

1 The Commission issues a warning to National Nuclear Research Centre (Instituto Superior Técnico, Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear – CTN).

2 The warning is imposed with the understanding that the shortcomings listed in Article 1 be rectified as soon as possible.

3 Based on the report referred to in Article 3 and its own verifications, the Commission will assess CTN’s compliance with the requirements set out in paragraph 2.

CTN shall provide the Commission, within 3 months of the date of this Decision, with a report describing the measures taken to rectify the failures listed in Article 1. CTN shall take measures to rule out similar occurrences in the future.

1 This Decision is addressed to the National Nuclear Research Centre (Instituto Superior Técnico, Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear – CTN, Portugal).

2 This Decision shall be communicated to the Portuguese Republic.