Bonjour,
Une délégation du Parlement européen (commissions Energie et Budget) doit visiter le site de Cadarache et
rencontrer les différents protagonistes du projet ITER.
LES 16 17 18 MAI PROGRAMME EN ANGLAIS CI-DESSOUS
Vous verrez (cf. programme ci-dessous) que peu de place est laissée aux opposants au projet. Michèle Rivasi
tente d'inclure au programme un temps de rencontre avec les associations et élus opposés au projet ou
critiques sur ses impacts locaux.
Il s'agit en fait de "vendre" aux députés de la commission Budget le projet et la nécessaire hausse budgétaire
liée à l'explosion de ses coûts de construction. Il faut savoir que le compromis boiteux trouvé l'an passé ne
répond pas du tout au triplement du budget ITER phase 1 et qu'il faudra effectuer de lourds transferts
budgétaires sur le prochain exercice dans un contexte d'austérité drastique et de "reflux" de la filière nucléaire
(fission et fusion).
Le but de cette visite est aussi de montrer qu'il y a une "acceptabilité sociale" du projet localement.
A nous de prouver le contraire.
Sébastien BARLES
INFOS ULTERIEURES LE MOMMENT VENU
Monday, 16 May 2010
Travelling to Aix-en-Provence (for example by direct TGV train from Brussels to Aix-en-Provence, Bruxelles
Midi 10:21, Aix-en-Provence 15:02, or by plane to Marseille airport, then bus from Marseille to Aix-en-
Provence)
17:00-19:30
Opening meeting with ITER, Fusion for Energy and Commission representatives at the Grand Hôtel Roi René,
Aix-en-Provence
17:00-17:10: Welcome address by the Co-Chairs of the EP delegation, Ms. Anne Jensen (Committee on
Budgets) and Mr. Bart Staes (Budgetary Control Committee)
17:10-17:50: Presentation by the Director-General of the international ITER project, since 2010 Prof. Osamu
Motojima (from Japan) (confirmed) (Presentation on the scientific concept and the overall structure of ITER,
specifically the cooperation between the international partners of ITER: EU, US, Japan, China, Korea, Russia and
China), and discussion (20 + 20 min)
17:50-18:30: Presentation by the Director of Fusion for Energy (F4E), Mr. Frank Briscoe (confirmed) (Mr. Briscoe
who already paid a visit to BUDG and ITRE Committees in Nov. 2010 in 2010 took over as CEO of this EU arm of
ITER based in Barcelona; presentation of the government and financial structures of the international ITER
project and its EU arm, the technical concept behind ITER, the possible evolution of the ITER budget and the
financial control mechanisms in place), and discussion (20 + 20 min)
18:30-18:50: Presentation by the Chairman of the Governing Board of F4E, Prof. Carlos Varandas (tbc)
(Presentation of the government and financial structures of F4E, and more specifically the role of the Governing
Board serving as supervising body of F4E consisting of representatives of Euratom (the Commission), all 27
member states and Switzerland. The mandate of the current Governing Board will end in June 2011), and
discussion (10 + 10 min)
18:50-19:30: Presentation by the Directorate General for Research and Innovation of the European
Commission, possibly by the Deputy Director General, Mr. Rudolf Strohmeier or the Director for Energy, Mr.
Raffaele Liberali, (Presentation of the Energy research priorities, the role of Fusion research, the reasons for the
increased financing needs of ITER and the development of the government, financial and internal control
structures), and discussion (20 + 20 min)
Possibly joint dinner of EP delegation (paid individually), evaluation of the first day, preparation of the up-
coming meetings
Tuesday, 17 May 2010
8:30-09:00
Possibly internal meeting of the EP delegation: evaluation of the first day, preparation of the up-coming
meetings, at the Grand Hôtel Roi René, Aix-en-Provence
9:00-10:00
Transfer from Aix-en-Provence by bus to the ITER site in Cadarache (45 min north of Aix-en-Provence)
10:00-11:30
- Short welcome address by the Director-General of the international ITER project, Prof. Osamu Motojima
(confirmed)
- visit of the construction site of ITER in Cadarache (Excavation hole for the ITER Tokamak reactor, future ITER
headquarter), probably with two busses (EN/FR?)
11:30-13:00
- visit to the neighbouring French nuclear and fusion energy research centre of the "Commissariat à l'énergie
atomique et aux énergies alternatives" in Cadarache where a small experimental fusion reactor on laboratory
level ("Tore Supra") can be visited, probably with two busses
Possibly lunch at CEA restaurant
afterwards
Transfer by bus from Cadarache back to Aix-en-Provence
15:30-18:30
Meetings with Fusion for Energy and representatives from France
at the Grand Hôtel Roi René, Aix-en-Provence
15:30-16:15: Audit
Presentations (15 min) of a member of the Independent audit committees, of the internal auditors and/or the
head of the accounting services of F4E and/or ITER (on the operation of budgetary implementation systems and
procedures) (tbc), and discussion (30 min)
16:15-17:00: Procurement and Grants
- Presentation (10 min) by the Chairman of the Executive Committee of F4E, Prof. Karl Tichmann (tbc).
(Presentation of the specific role of ExCo bringing together 13 people who represent the Governing Board and
its activities, especially concerning procurement contracts and grant; the mandate of the current ExCo will end
in June 2011.)
- Presentation (10-15 min) of one or two international contractors of the ITER project (tbc), including
representatives from SMEs (names to be suggested by the COM)
- Discussions (20-25 min)
17:15-17:45: Agence ITER France
Presentations of the director of the "Agence ITER France" within the "Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux
énergies alternatives" (CEA), Mr. Jérôme Paméla (Presentation of the activities of this domestic agency managing
the French contribution to the ITER project and being in charge of the infrastructures and the buildings on the
ITER site), and discussion (15 + 15 min)
17:45-18:30: Exchange of view with local and/or regional representatives
Short interventions by 3-4 local and/or regional representatives, for example representatives of Saint-Paul-
lès-Durance, the local authority of Cadarache, or other local authorities in the vicinity of Cadarache or
representatives of Bouches-du-Rhône department (Conseil Général et Préfet, possibly also of the three other
departments next to the Cadarache site, Groupe du suivi auprès de la Préfecture to be contacted in cooperation
with French delegation members) or of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region (Presentation of regional and local
discussion about the overall impact of the ITER project on the region)
Short interventions by 1-2 representatives of local groups (Presentation of local discussions on the
environmental impact and the risk assessment of ITER)
Followed by an informal reception with local and/or regional representatives, place tbc
Wednesday, 18 May 2010
Meetings at the Grand Hôtel Roi René, Aix-en-Provence
9:00-10:00
Wrap-Up meeting with Fusion for Energy and Commission representatives
- Director of Fusion for Energy (F4E), Mr. Frank Briscoe
- a representative of the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission, like
the Director for Energy, Mr. Raffaele Liberali
10:00-11:00
Internal meeting of the EP delegation to come to preliminary joint conclusions
11:00-12:00
EP Press conference
Departure of MEPs by train or plane
III. Draft programme Political Prep Meeting,
4 May, 2 h, in the timeframe 15:00-18:00 h
The meeting will be open to all BUDG and CONT member and also to members of the ITRE Committee.
15:00-16:00 (or 1 h later): Commission Presentation
- Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire Geoghegan-Quinn or Director General for Research
and Innovation, Robert-Jan Smits (Mr. Smits paid a visit to BUDG and ITRE Committees already in Nov. 2010)
(15 min)
- Commissioner for Financial Programming and the Budget Janusz Lewandowksi or Director General for Budget,
Hervé Jouanjean (15 min)
- Discussion (30 min)
16:00-17:00 (or 1 h later): ITER, fusion energy and European energy scenarios
- "European energy scenarios of 2050 and beyond and the role of fusion energy and ITER in these scenarios ",
1-2 Energy think tank(s) (20 min)
- Discussion (15 min)
- ITER and alternative fusion energy approaches, presentation by Prof. Sibylle Günter, Scientific Director of the
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP), Germany (the IPP is on the one side involved in the ITER project
and on the other side exploring alternative research approaches) (10 min)
- Discussion (10 min)
- Closing remarks (5 min)
Visual presentations of the ITER project: links to video presentations to be contributed by COM
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