21 Amendments of Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ related to 2012/2017(DEC)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the Accession Treaties of Bulgaria, Slovakia and Lithuania included provisions regarding the closure of eight nuclear reactors, due to their low safety standardsUnion committed itself to provide adequate additional Community financial assistance to the decommissioning of the three nuclear power plants concerned; without clearly defining the overall amounts to be allocated;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Remains concerned, however, that the shut-down of reactors is, in some cases, not yet irreversible; that, more than ten years after the start of the decommissioning funding none of three nuclear power plants concerned are yet in an irreversible operation condition; emphasises the importance of irreversibility of the decommissioning process;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that payments to contractors representhave reached almost half of the committed amount;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. QuestionsPoints to the fact that ofin this amounte cases of Bulgaria and Slovakia 60 % of total amount went to the decommissioning and 40 % to mitigation measures;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is deeply concerned by the current deficiency in viable knowledgeshortcomings onf the amounts necessary additional financing to complete the whole decommissioning process;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Demands, therefore, the immediate completion of all decommissioning activities interlinked with creating anMember States to present to the Commission updated and accurate costs estimates of the decommissioning process in its entirety of nuclear power plants concerned without any delay;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. ANotes that considerable sums of money had been used on operational costs; acknowledges that considerable amounts are still needed in thisfor the decommissioning process and deplores the fact that Member States have failed to set up the necessary mechanisms to ensure thise additional funding in the Member States concerned were not set up;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Endorses the fact that the overall responsibility for decommissioning and its financingdecommissioning effort lies with the Member State in which the nuclear power plant is situated9, however, European Union solidarity in terms of financial assistance to the Member States concerned should be guaranteed until the completion of the decommissioning;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Observes that experts called for a solid and complete detailed decommissioning plan as basis for the implementation of further Union support, including full costing estimates up to the completion date for decommissioning; the decommissioning plan and cost estimates will be used to identify actual payment needs, scope of EU assistance and absorption capacity; considers that a clear indication of the national co-financing and the way to secure this national funding in the long term should be provided;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Reiterates and stresses that the final responsibility for the safe closure of nuclear power plants lies with the Member State in which the power plant is situated; failure to comply with this obligation putsHowever, Union shall assist the Member States and actively contribute to the successful decommissioning aiming to eliminate the possible risk on Union citizens at risknd environment;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Insists that decommissioning must be organised in a way that it is irreversiblesafe and efficient way so that decommissioning end-state is irreversible as committed in the decommissioning plans;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Is of the firm opinion that the Union’s financial assistance must expire at the end of next programming period, i.e. in 2017 and 2020 respectivelyin the new programming period of 2014-2020 and in case of Lithuania- until 2030, shall be sufficient to complete the decommissioning plans; the three Member States concerned must thereforeshall set-up the appropriate mechanisms to ensure additional funding;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Calls on Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia to as soon as possible establish decommissioning plans, including detailed financial envelopes, explaining how the closure of the nuclear power plants will be financedstimates;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)
Paragraph 52 a (new)
52a. Urges the Commission, while estimating additional financial assistance for the decommissioning of Ignalina NPP take into consideration the technical and financial aspects as Lithuania’s energy supply isolation, energy security, complexity and risks of the decommissioning process. The adequate additional financial package for the risk management and emergency measures shall be established by the Commission;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Urges the Commission, should the findings of the evaluation support such a decision, to review the amount, the programming periods and allocation, withins for the MFF 2014-2020 and beyond;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Asks the Commission to assess the added-value of the cooperation with the EBRD, givenits capacity to act as administrator of funds, given the sensitivity and technical complexity of the projects and that the Union supplies 96 % of the fundtotal funding of the decommissioning;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- notes that decommissioning of three nuclear power plants in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia shall be treated as three different cases when evaluating and setting further financial allocations;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- notes that taking into consideration the aspects of Lithuania’s energy isolation, energy security, the additional burden to mitigate the economic and social consequences of the Ignalina NPP region will be far beyond the financial capacity of Lithuanian citizens;