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REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on Union support for the nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia PDF (361 KB) DOC (469 KB)
Amendments (27)
Amendment 41 #
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Underlines the European Court of Auditors'1 conclusions that the main decommissioning process in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia is still ahead and its finalisation faces a significant funding shortfall (around 2,5 billion euro), in particular major infrastructure projects have faced delays and cost-overruns in the main decommissioning process, cost estimates are not complete in the absence of key information on radioactive waste and/or the facilities and technologies required for their treatment, the Commission's supervision has focused on the budgetary execution and project implementation rather than on the achievement of the programme objectives as a whole. __________________ 1 ECA special report 16/2011 on EU financial assistance for the decommissioning of nuclear plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia
Amendment 44 #
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) Notes with deep concern the European Court of Auditors' conclusion that a broad variety of activities to mitigate the consequences of the nuclear reactors' early closure has been financed but the degree of mitigation achieved is not known; recalls that a high share of the EU funds were used until now for energy projects and not for the main aim of the financial assistance, namely nuclear power plants decommissioning; since the funds were not always used for the purposes for which they were intended, this Regulation should only support programmes for the decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear power plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia.
Amendment 48 #
Recital 6
(6) Following the request for further funding from Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, provision has been made in the Commission proposal for the next Multi- Annual financial framework for the period 2014-2020: ‘'A Budget for Europe 2020’‘5 for a sum of EUR 700 million from the general budget of the European Union for nuclear safety and decommissioning. From this the amount EUR 500 million in 2011 prices which is about EUR 553 million in the current prices is foreseen for a new Programme to further support the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 units 1-2 and the Ignalina units 1-2 over the period from 2014 to 2017 and the Kozloduy units 1-4 nuclear power plants over the period from 2014 to 2020. Funding under this new Programme should be made available in a gradually decreasing manner.
Amendment 57 #
Recital 7
(7) The support covered by this Regulation should only ensure seamless continuation of decommissioning and concentrate on measures to reach an irreversible state within the safe decommissioning and dismantling process, as such bringing the greatest Union added value, while ensuring the transition towards Member State funding for the completion of decommissionismantling. The ultimate responsibility for nuclear safety remains with the Member States concerned, which also implies the ultimate responsibility for its financing, including the financing of decommissioning. This Regulation does not prejudice the outcome of any future State aid procedures that may be undertaken in accordance with Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty.
Amendment 59 #
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) As little progress has been made with regard to the final disposal of irradiated fuel elements and highly radioactive waste, and with a view to ending the export of these waste and the reprocessing of irradiated fuel elements abroad, the Union recognises also the need to expedite progress in this regards by means of financial support.
Amendment 65 #
Article 1
This Regulation establishes the multi- annual Nuclear Decommissioning Assistance Programme 2014 - 2020 (‘the Programme’) laying down rules for the implementation of the Union's financial support for measures connected with the irreversible decommissioning of the Kozloduy (units 1 to 4; the Kozloduy Programme), Ignalina (units 1 and 2; the Ignalina Programme) and Bohunice V1 (units 1 and 2; the Bohunice Programme) nuclear power plants only.
Amendment 67 #
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a Definition Decommissioning covers preparatory activities prior to the final shut-down (such as elaboration of a decommissioning plan, preparing the licensing documentation and waste infrastructure projects) and all activities after the reactors are shut down, i.e. the removal and the final disposal of spent fuel elements, the decontamination, dismantling and/or demolition of the nuclear installations, the disposal of remaining radioactive waste materials and the environmental restoration of the contaminated site. The decommissioning process ends when the installation is released from any regulatory control and radiological restriction.
Amendment 69 #
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to assist the Member States concerned to reach an irreversible state within the decommissioning and dismantling process of Kozloduy units 1 to 4, Ignalina units 1 and 2 and Bohunice V1 units 1 and 2 nuclear power plants, in accordance with their respective decommissioning plans, while keeping the highest level of safetywhile keeping the highest state-of-the-art level of safety for the protection of the health of workers and general public and the environment.
Amendment 77 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) safely managing at national level the decommissioning waste, including irradiated fuel elements and highly radioactive waste, in accordance with a detailed national waste management plan, to be measured by the quantity and type of conditioned waste;
Amendment 79 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iiia) commission and establishment of a national repository for safely managing the long term storage and final disposal of the removed irradiated fuel elements and all other radioactive waste resulting from the decommissioning and the dismantling of Kozloduy units 1 to 4, to be measured by the quantity and type of stored and disposed waste;
Amendment 81 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
(iii) performing dismantling in the turbine hall and other auxiliary buildings and safely managing at national level the decommissioning waste, including irradiated fuel elements and highly radioactive waste, in accordance with a detailed national waste management plan, to be measured by the type and number of auxiliary systems dismantled and the quantity and type of conditioned waste;
Amendment 83 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) commission and establishment of a national repository for safely managing the long term storage and disposal of the removed irradiated fuel elements and all other radioactive waste resulting from the decommissioning and the dismantling of Ignalina units 1 and 2, to be measured by the quantity and type of stored and disposed waste;
Amendment 86 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii b (new)
(iiib) Dismantling of reactor cores, reactor buildings and primary circuits;
Amendment 87 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii
(iii) safely managing at national level the decommissioning waste, including irradiated fuel elements and highly radioactive waste, in accordance with a detailed national waste management plan, to be measured by the quantity and type of conditioned waste;
Amendment 89 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii a (new)
(iiia) commission and establishment of a national repository for safely managing the long term storage and disposal of the removed irradiated fuel elements and all other radioactive waste resulting from the decommissioning and the dismantling of Bohunice VI units 1 and 2, to be measured by the quantity and type of stored and disposed waste;
Amendment 90 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii b (new)
(iiib) Dismantling of reactor cores, reactor buildings and primary circuits;
Amendment 103 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) EUR [229 629 000] for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 201720;
Amendment 107 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) EUR [114 815 000] for the Bohunice Programme for the period 2014 to 201720.
Amendment 111 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme and assess the progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones and target dates referred to in Art 2.3 by the end of 2015 within the framework of the interim evaluation referred to in Art. 8. Based on the results of this assessment, the Commission may, in agreement with the Union's budgetary authorities, shall, if appropriate, review the amount of the appropriations allocated to the Programme, as well as the programming period and distribution amongst the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes.
Amendment 127 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Establish a national legal framework to provide adequate provisions for the timely accumulation ofand timely national financial resources for the safe completion of decommissioning in accordance withthe nuclear power plants decommissioning, including radioactive waste and irradiated fuel elements, in accordance with the polluter pays principle and the applicable State aid rules.
Amendment 129 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Submit to the Commission a revised detailed decommissioning plan , including concrete milestones and proven boundary conditions for Union added value, which leads to achieve timely real physical progress in defueling and decommissioning and ensuring that the closure is irreversible.
Amendment 135 #
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities when preparing the 2014 annual work programme as referred to in Article 6(1). It mayshall decide, when adopting the annual work programme, to suspend all or part of the Union financial assistance pending the satisfactoryfull completion of the ex ante conditionalities.
Amendment 147 #
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall ensure the implementation of this Regulation and shall submit a yearly progress report on the implementation of the joint annual work programmes as referred to in paragraph 1 to the European Parliament and the Council. It shall carry out an interim evaluation, as provided for in Article 8 (1).
Amendment 161 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. No later than end 2015, an interim evaluation report shall be established by the Commission on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures, at the level of results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its Union added value, in view of a decision amending or suspending the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 162 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 167 #
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Evaluations shall take account of progress against performance indicators as referred to in Article 2(2) and against the ability of Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia to finance alone the nuclear power plants decommissioning, including radioactive waste and irradiated fuel elements as referred to in Article 4(1)(b) after 2020 at the latest.
Amendment 168 #
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall communicatesubmit the conclusions of these evaluations to the European Parliament and the Council.