2023/2178(DEC) 2022 discharge: European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (Fusion for Energy)
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed, awaiting publication in Official Journal
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | CONT | WIEZIK Michal ( Renew) | WINZIG Angelika ( EPP), CREȚU Corina ( S&D), THIOLLET François ( Verts/ALE), ADINOLFI Matteo ( ID), CZARNECKI Ryszard ( ECR), OMARJEE Younous ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | ITRE |
Lead committee dossier:
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2024/04/11
EP - Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
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2024/04/11
EP - Decision by Parliament
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2024/04/10
EP - Debate in Parliament
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2024/03/12
CSL - Supplementary non-legislative basic document
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2024/03/12
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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2024/03/12
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
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2024/02/22
EP - Vote in committee
2024/01/31
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2023/12/15
EP - Committee draft report
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2023/11/14
CofA - Court of Auditors: opinion, report
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2023/09/12
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2023/06/28
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2023/06/28
EC - Non-legislative basic document published
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2023/05/23
EP - WIEZIK Michal (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in CONT
Documents
- Text adopted by Parliament, single reading: T9-0270/2024
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0270/2024
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 06182/2024
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0090/2024
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0090/2024
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE757.344
- Committee draft report: PE753.493
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: OJ C 000 16.11.2023, p. 0000
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: N9-0085/2023
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2023)0391
- Non-legislative basic document: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2023)0391
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2023)0391 EUR-Lex
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: OJ C 000 16.11.2023, p. 0000 N9-0085/2023
- Committee draft report: PE753.493
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE757.344
- Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 06182/2024
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0090/2024
- Text adopted by Parliament, single reading: T9-0270/2024
Votes
A9-0090/2024 – Michal Wiezik – Motion for a resolution #
2024/04/11 Outcome: +: 555, -: 24, 0: 18
Amendments | Dossier |
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2023/2178(DEC)
2024/01/31
CONT
16 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 1. Grants the Director of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (Fusion for Energy)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that the execution rate of F4E’s final available budget stood at 72% in commitments and 91% in payments (99.7% and 97.4% respectively in 2021); notes that, the low implementation rates resulted from the slowdown of operational activities at the level of both the ITER-IO and F4E, mainly due to the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, the illegal and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine, and recent technical design issues concerning the current assembly phase of the ITER project;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Notes that, the Joint Undertaking has slightly improved the gender balance; notes from the Consolidated Annual Activity Report, as regards gender balance that around 38% were female and 62% male in F4E’s workforce; suggests that the Joint Undertaking continues to improve gender balance and strive for a balanced geographical balance in this respect;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Echoes the Court’s concern that this situation presents a risk to F4E’s sound management and continuity, at a time when experienced senior management staff will be required to implement the new ITER baselines, which have a significant impact on F4E’s activities; recalls its discharge resolution of 10 May 2023[i] underlining that “according to internal and external management assessments and several internal surveys, the main reasons for the deterioration of the working environment at the Joint Undertaking were shortcomings at senior management level, such as non-transparent and dysfunctional decision-making and a lack of social dialogue”. [i] https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil /popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=202 2/2129(DEC)&l=en
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas 2001 ITER “Baseline” estimated that building ITER would cost EUR 5.9 billion (2008 prices) over a 10 years period, with first plasma scheduled for 2016; whereas since then the project has accumulated delays and cost overruns and the current ITER “Baseline” - revised in 2016 - raised the estimated cost to approximately EUR 20 billion and postponed first plasma to 2025;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the Commission’s current estimate regarding the total Euratom budget needed for F4E to finance the European part of the implementation of the ITER project and the associated activities up to 2035, amounts to EUR 15 billion (in current values); whereas the ITER host state (France) and the Euratom Member States are to contribute an additional EUR 3.2 billion (in current values)5 ;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas ITER accumulated schedule slips (35 months behind schedule), construction (defective components, supply chain), staff safety (irradiation) and staff management problems; whereas according to the French official news agency (AFP), ITER overall building cost multiplied by three and is now around 60 billion euros; whereas, in addition, this already tripled bill will probably continue to increase since the program will have to succeed in producing part of the fuel essential for nuclear fusion: tritium; 1a _________________ 1a https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/entrepri ses/energie/tout-comprendre-ou-en-sont- les-differents-projets-de-fusion-nucleaire- dans-le-monde_AD-202312100291.html
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas, to increase transparency, the Joint Undertaking should disclose in its annual accounts, relevant information regarding members’ contributions at programme level; whereas, for each programme under which they operate, the Joint Undertaking should present per member category up to the year-end, all relevant information including the legal contribution targets set for the respective programme, the volume of contributions received, and the volume of legal commitments; suggests that the Joint Undertaking continues to improve transparency;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes, however, that the 2022 Estimate at Completion is still based on 2016 milestone and cost assumptions and that these estimates will be subject to significant
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes with concern that, during 2022, ITER project faced multiple problems related to the delivery of the defective components, which pushed ITER in November 2022 to not only stop the assembly of the vacuum container, but also to remove the already installed segments for repairs; notes, in addition to all these difficulties, that the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) put an end to the ITER assembly in January 2022 amid its scientist’s worries related to the planned quantity Radiation protection around the machine; notes that the ASN authority won't let assembly of the machine move forward until ITER organisation can prove it can keep personnel safe;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes with concern that Russia is a member of the ITER-IO, with the obligations to deliver several components for the ITER project to the ITER assembly site in France (Cadarache) and to provide annual contributions to the ITER-IO; stresses that this situation presents a high risk of delays and higher costs for the ITER project; insists on the need to develop solutions in order to mitigate these risks appropriately; considers that any decision taken should safeguard EU's strategic interests and policy priorities;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Is aware that, in November 2022, the 31st ITER Council
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