Activities of Vladimir URUTCHEV related to 2009/0172(NLE)
Plenary speeches (1)
Community financial assistance with respect to the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria – ‘Kozloduy Programme’ (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation on Community financial assistance with respect to the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria - 'Kozloduy Programme' PDF (337 KB) DOC (410 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Bulgaria committed itselfDuring the accession negotiations in 2005, Bulgaria agreed to the closure of Units 1 and 2 and Units 3 and 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant by 31 December 2002 and 31 December 2006, respectively and to the subsequent decommissioning of these units. The European Union expressed its willingness to continue to provide financial assistance up to 2009 as an extension of the pre- accession aid planned under the Phare programme in support of Bulgaria's decommissioning efforts. The European Union also gave assurances at that time that the financial assistance would be considered as part of an overall review of Community support for the period 2007- 2013.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Union recognises also the need for financial support to progress further with mitigating measures in the energy sector given the extent of the capacity loss by the closure of the nuclear units and its impact on the security of supply in the region, the resultant higher electricity prices and Bulgaria’s significant and damaging loss of export capability in a region of serious shortages with regard to energy generation capacity as outlined in the Treaty establishing the Energy Community.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The Union recognises the need to mitigate the effect of increased environmental damage and emissions due to the replacement capacity coming mostly from increased use of lignite plants.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Consequently, recognising that the premature closure of these plants has prevented adequate allocation of decommissioning and radioactive waste treatment funds from operating profits, provision should be made for a sum of EUR 300 million from the general budget of the European Union to fund the decommissioning of the Units 1 to 4 of Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant over the period from 2010 to 2013.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Consequently, provision should be made for a sum of EUR 300 million from the general budget of the European Union to fund the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant and the measures to mitigate the resultant consequences of the early closure of these units over the period from 2010 to 2013.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The appropriations of the general budget of the European Union for decommissioning should not lead to distortions of competition in relation to power supply companies on the energy market in the Union. These appropriations should also be used to finance measures to compensate the loss of production capacity in line with the acquis, including modernisation and increase of the efficiency of existing energy production capacity, the transmission and distribution networks as well as enhancing energy savings and promoting the use of renewable energy.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The tasks of the EBRD include managing the public funds allocated to the programmes for decommissioning those nuclear power plants andunits that were subject to accession linked closure agreements. The EBRD is monitoring the financial management of these programmes so as to optimise the use of public money. In addition, the EBRD carries out the budget tasks entrusted to it by the Commission in line with the requirements of Article 53quinquiesd of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to ensure the highest possible efficiency, the decommissioning of the Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant should be carried out with recourse to the best available technical expertise, and with due regard to the nature and technological specifications of the units tohat have been shut down.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The decommissioning of theUnits 1 to 4 at Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Bulgarian national law, its licensing arrangements and in line with the legislation on the environment, particularly Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation establishes the programme laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Community's financial contribution to address the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant and the consequences of their early closure in Bulgaria (hereinafter referred to as ‘Kozloduy Programme’).
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2
Article 2
The Community contribution to the Kozloduy Programme shall be granted for the purpose of providing financial support for measures connected with the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, measures for environmental upgrading in line with the acquis and for modernising conventional production capacity to replace the production capacity of the four reactors at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant and other measures which stem from the decision to close and decommission this plantese units and which contribute to the necessary restructuring, upgrading of the environment and modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors in Bulgaria as well as to enhancing security of supply and, energy efficiency and use of renewable energy in Bulgaria.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may have an audit of the use made of the assistance carried out either directly by its own staff or by any other qualified outside body of its choice. Such audits may be carried out throughout the duration of the agreement between the Community and the EBRD on making Community funds available to the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund and for a period of five years from the date of payment of the balance. Where appropriate, the audit findings may lead to recovery decisions by the Commission. The funding of such audits and any other assessments will fall outside the scope of the budget for decommissioning assistance.