Article 2U.K.Objectives
1.The Seventh Framework Programme shall pursue the general objectives set out in Article 1 and Article 2(a) of the Treaty, while contributing towards the creation of a knowledge-based society, building on the European Research Area.
2.The Seventh Framework Programme shall comprise Community research, technological development, international cooperation, dissemination of technical information and exploitation activities as well as training, to be set out in two specific programmes.
The first specific programme shall cover the following:
(a)fusion energy research, with the objective of developing the technology for a safe, sustainable, environmentally responsible and economically viable energy source;
(b)nuclear fission and radiation protection, with the objective of enhancing in particular the safety performance, resource efficiency and cost-effectiveness of nuclear fission and other uses of radiation in industry and medicine.
The second specific programme shall cover the activities of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in the field of nuclear energy.
3.The broad lines of the specific programmes are described in Annex I.