The specific programme shall establish the activities for the nuclear actions of the JRC, supporting the whole range of research actions carried out in trans-national cooperation in the following thematic areas:

1. (a)

   nuclear waste management, environmental impact and basic knowledge;

2. (b)

   nuclear safety of reactor systems of relevance to Europe;

3. (c)

   nuclear security (including nuclear safeguards, non-proliferation, combating illicit trafficking and nuclear forensics).

The objectives and broad lines of the activities referred to in the first paragraph are set out in the Annex.