Transfer of technology. Foreign contributions and systems

The transfer of technology involved when exporting nuclear plants to countries with less-developed industry requires the provision of specific object-related processing methods, and the transfer of basic technical know-how. Such transfer should be organized so that it is both effective and economical. This paper discusses such transfer requirements in the light of the Federal Republic of Germany's agreement to supply nuclear plant to Brazil. The three main phases of such technology transfer comprise, first, a determination of the framework for joint scientific work between the two contracting countries; second, co-operation based on detailed agreements between universities, scientific institutes, licensing authorities etc., and, third, the transfer of know-how, chiefly characterized by high-level co-operation at the industrial level, as well as special training programmes for key personnel etc. At this stage special attention must be paid to the co-ordination of the different activities. (author)