Activities of Ivailo KALFIN related to 2011/0363(NLE)
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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 (18)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
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 fthe financial envelope for the implementation of the Programmework 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 decommission to 2020 should include sufficient financial Union participation, corresponding tof 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 mannerconsiderable funding gap for each decommissioning plan.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 34 #
Recital 4
(4) In line with the Accession Treaty obligations and with the support of Community assistance, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia have closed the nuclear power planunits and made significant progress towards their decommissioning. Further work is necessary in order to continue the progress with the actual dismantling operations until an irreversible state within the safe decommissioning process is reached, whilst ensuring that the highest safety standards are applied. Based on the available estimates, completion of decommissioning work will require substantial additional financial resources.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Considering the substantial losses following the early closure of the units, every effort should be made to continue at a sufficient level the co-financing practice established under the pre-accession assistance and the assistance given over the period 2007-2013 for all 3 Member States' decommissioning efforts as well as to attract co-financing from other sources as appropriate.
Amendment 42 #
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Whereas under the Programmes established for the period 2007-2013 the Commission's supervision has predominantly focussed on budgetary execution of the financial appropriations and project implementation, rather than on the extent of the progress achieved towards the Programmes' objectives as a whole.
Amendment 45 #
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 fthe financial envelope for the implementation of the Programmework for the period 2014-2020: ‘'A Budget for Europe 2020’‘ 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 decommission to 2020 should include sufficient financial Union participation, corresponding tof 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 mannerconsiderable funding gap for each decommissioning plan.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. No later than end 2015, an interim evaluation report shall be established by the Commission, in close cooperation with the beneficiaries, 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. Based on the results of this assessment, the Commission may review the appropriateness of the appropriations allocated to the Programme and their distribution amongst Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice. 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 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a Final Evaluation for the period 2014- 2020 1. The Commission shall carry out ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the beneficiaries. The ex-post evaluation shall examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the Programme and its impact on decommissioning. 2. Before 31 December 2020, the Commission shall establish in close cooperation with the Member States and beneficiaries, a final evaluation report the effectiveness and efficiency of the Programme, as well as the effectiveness of financed measures in terms of impacts, use of resources and added value for the Union. 3. The final evaluation shall take account of progress against performance indicators as referred to in Article 2(2). 4. The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of this evaluation to the European Parliament and the Council. 5. The Commission shall take into account the various decommissioning expertise and strategies employed by these Member States to explore possible ways of harmonising approaches of decommissioning in the Union in order to ensure timely accumulation of the necessary knowledge in order to improve the competiveness of the Union nuclear industry in that domain.
Amendment 73 #
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 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 safety in line with Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation 1 and Council Directive 2009/71/ Euratom of 25 June 2009 establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations2. 1 OJ L 159, 29.6.1996, p. 1. 2 OJ L 172, 2.7.2009, p. 18.
Amendment 78 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) in accordance with Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste1, safely managing the decommissioning and long term disposal waste in accordance with a detailed waste management plan, to be measured by the quantity and type of conditioned waste; 1 OJ L 199, 2.8.2011, p. 48.
Amendment 82 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
(iii) in accordance with Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom, performing dismantling in the turbine hall and other auxiliary buildings and safely managing the decommissioning and long term disposal waste in accordance with a detailed waste management plan to be measured by the type and number of auxiliary systems dismantled and the quantity and type of conditioned waste;
Amendment 88 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii
(iii) in accordance with Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom, safely managing the decommissioning and long term disposal waste in accordance with a detailed waste management plan, to be measured by the quantity and type of conditioned waste;
Amendment 94 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 97 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 118 #
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Considering the substantial losses following the early closure of the units, every effort should be made to continue at a sufficient level the co-financing practice established under the preaccession assistance and the assistance given over the period 2007-2013 for all 3 Member States' decommissioning efforts as well as to attract co-financing from other sources as appropriate.
Amendment 151 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. No later than end 2015, an interim evaluation report shall be established by the Commission, in close cooperation with the beneficiaries, 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. Based on the results of this assessment, the Commission may review the appropriateness of the appropriations allocated to the Programme and their distribution amongst Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice. 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 169 #
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Final Evaluation for the period 2014- 2020 1. The Commission shall carry out ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the beneficiaries. The ex-post evaluation shall examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the Programme and its impact on decommissioning. 2. Before 31 December 2020, the Commission shall establish in close cooperation with the Member States and beneficiaries, a final evaluation report the effectiveness and efficiency of the Programme, as well as the effectiveness of financed measures in terms of impacts, use of resources and added value for the Union. 3. The final evaluation shall take account of progress against performance indicators as referred to in Article 2(2). 4. The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of this evaluation to the European Parliament and the Council. 5. The Commission, will take into account the various decommissioning expertise and strategies employed by these Member States, to explore possible ways of harmonising approaches of decommissioning in the Union in order to ensure timely accumulation of the necessary knowledge in order to improve the competiveness of the Union nuclear industry in that domain.