> EU nuclear decommissioning guidance tabled > ENDS Europe DAILY 2192, 25/10/06 > ------------------------- > The European commission has adopted a non-binding recommendation to > encourage EU member states and nuclear plant owners to set aside > sufficient decommissioning funds to deal with costs generated when > reactors reach the end of their operating lifetimes. > > In guidelines published on Tuesday the commission calls on nuclear > operators to hold decommissioning funds in accounts separate from > their ordinary business accounts. Member states should establish > independent expert bodies to scrutinise these funds annually and > review decommissioning cost estimates at least every five years, the > commission says. > > Decommissioning is defined as dismantling plants and managing spent > fuel and radioactive waste. The guidelines are aimed mainly at > newly-built plants. The recommendation does not need further > approval from MEPs or governments and enters force immediately. > > The guidelines build on findings from an earlier commission survey of > nuclear decommissioning practices in member states (EED 27/10/04 > http://ends/endseuropedaily/17562). The commission proposes to > continue consultation with member states by setting up a permanent > group of national experts and publishing an annual report on the use > of decommissioning funds. > > Greenpeace campaigner Mark Johnston called the new guidelines a > "useful step forward" but said binding rules were urgently needed. > These should be included in a revision of EU internal electricity > market rules due to begin in mid-2007, he said. He also called for > stronger rules for existing nuclear plants. > > *Meanwhile, UK environment minister David Miliband has backed a UK > government committee's recommendation that deep underground storage > is the best long-term disposal option for the country's nuclear waste > (EED 31/07/06 http://ends/endseuropedaily/21454). > > Follow-up: European commission http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm, tel: +32 2 299 > 1111 plus energy department http://ec.europa.eu/energy/index_en.html. > See also recommendation > http://www.endseuropedaily.com/docs/61025a.doc, press release > http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/1466&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en > and Greenpeace reaction > http://www.greenpeace.eu/issues/news.html#061024_a. Finally, see > also UK environment ministry press release > http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2006/061025b.htm. > Article Index: industry facilities, nuclear > >
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