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Euratom Loans. Supporting Safety Improvement in Eastern Europe
Auteur | WISE Amsterdam |
6-04-0-20-49.pdf | |
Datum | juni 2003 |
Classificatie | 6.04.0.20/49 (SAMENWERKINGSVERBANDEN - EURATOM) |
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EURATOM Loans: Supporting Safety Improvement in Eastern Europe Or A Trojan Horse for the Survival the Europe’s Nuclear Industry Background Paper for COREPER June 2003 WISE Amsterdam Po. Box 59636 1040 LC Amsterdam Phone: + 31 20 6126368 Fax: + 31 20 6892179 Email: wiseamster@antenna.nl Web: www.antenna.nl/wise The Euratom Loan facility has awarded 90 loans in 25 years of operation for a total amount of €3082.5 million. Of these, 90% have been used to expand the EU’s nuclear power industry. So as this pattern may not continue under future funding (should this be agreed), it is clear that regulatory action needs to be taken to direct funds only for safety improvements in already operating nuclear power stations and so prevent them going elsewhere. The Commission’s current offer to prioritise safety improvements is meaningless in law, as there are presently no means to enforce such a gesture after a new directive is agreed. We believe firmly that • The Decisions on increasing the Euratom Loans ceiling is premature; • The use of Euratom Loans is contrary to the development of a sustainable energy system and to the development of an electricity market free of distortion. • The adoption of both proposals must fall under Article 203 and therefore require unanimous support from Member States. Introduction In November 2002, the European Commission proposed to extend the Euratom Loan facility by €2 billion. Simultaneously, the Commission have proposed to change the scope – the conditions for the loans and the type of project that can be funded – in light of the forthcoming enlargement of the European Union. The Euratom Loan facility was established in 1977 and has to date been increased on five separate occasions. To date, ninety loans have been granted to nuclear facilities in Belgium, Bulgaria France, Germany, It