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1. Cooperation under this Regulation shall be directed towards:

(a) the competent regulatory authorities in the field of nuclear safety and the technical support organisations designated to them, to guarantee their technical skills, independence and the reinforcement of the regulatory framework in the relevant topics as regards nuclear safety and radiation protection;

(b) the national agencies in charge of the safe management of radioactive waste, to allow for its categorisation, registration and accountability and safe storage;

(c) any stakeholders of a state system of accounting for and control of nuclear material mission to establish efficient and effective safeguards;

(d) nuclear power plant operators, in exceptional cases, limited to the implementation of the recommendation of the peer review of the risk and safety assessment (stress tests) conducted by ENSREG.

2. The objectives set out in Article 2(1) shall in particular be pursued through the following measures:

(a) reinforcement of the regulatory framework procedures and systems;

(b) establishment of effective arrangements for the prevention of accidents with radiological consequences, including accidental exposure, as well as the mitigation of such consequences should they occur;

(c) development and implementation of strategies and frameworks, methodologies, technology and approaches, for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste;

(d) support for ensuring the safety of nuclear installations and sites regarding practical protective measures designed to reduce existing radiation-related risks to the health of workers and of the general public;

(e) development and implementation of strategies and frameworks for the decommissioning of existing nuclear installations, for the remediation of former nuclear sites and legacy sites related to uranium mining, and for the recovery and management of sunken radioactive objects and material at sea;

(f) the establishment of the necessary regulatory framework, methodologies, technology and approaches for the implementation of nuclear safeguards, including for the proper accounting and control of fissile materials at state and operator level;

(g) support for the training of personnel;

(h) a limited provision of equipment in exceptional cases for nuclear power plant operators, as referred to in point (d) of paragraph 1. In specific and duly justified cases, measures concerning point (a) of the first subparagraph shall be implemented through cooperation between the operators and/or competent organisations of the Member States and third countries’ operators of nuclear installations as defined in Article 3(1) of Directive 2009/71/Euratom. Article 7(3) shall not apply to measures concerning point (h) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph.