5 Amendments of Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS related to 2010/0306(NLE)
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) While it is up to the Member States to define their energy mix, all Member States generate radioactive waste, whether or not they have nuclear power reactors. Radioactive waste arises mainly from activities of the nuclear fuel cycle, such asrelated to power generation, inter alia from the operation of nuclear power plants and, the reprocessing of spent fuel and the decommissioning of plants, but also from other activities, such as applications of radioactive isotopes in medicine, research and industry.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) While recognizing that all hazards associated with spent fuel and radioactive waste should be taken into account in the national framework, this Directive does not cover non radiological hazards with non- radiological consequences, which fall under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the generation of radioactive waste is kept to the minimum practicable, respecting the ALARA principle, in terms of both activity and volume, by means of appropriate design measures and of operating and decommissioning practices, including reprocessing, recycle and reuse of conventional materials;
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) Member States may decide, on a voluntary basis, to take appropriate measures in cooperation with other Member States to establish a joint or regional disposal facility, where this is necessary or advisable taking into account particular geological or technical circumstances. The activities and studies undertaken by ERDO – WG (European Repository Development Organization Working Group) are of particular interest in this context.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Member States shall ensure that licence holders report to the competent regulatory authority, to other relevant competent organisations.