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:
nuclear waste management, environmental impact and basic knowledge;
nuclear safety of reactor systems of relevance to Europe;
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.