Nuclear safety
25.4.2012
Question for written answer E-004312/2012
to the Commission
Rule 117
Christofer Fjellner (PPE)
Lithuania, possibly with the participation of Latvia and Estonia, is intending to build a new nuclear power plant in Visaginas, and has selected the Japanese company Hitachi as a strategic investor and provider of the ABWR technology. In accordance with Article 41 of the Euratom Treaty[1] , the project was submitted to the Commission in October 2011. Following this procedure, the Commission will have to present its views on the project. Finland is also considering ABWR technology, but with different and higher safety standards.
With regard to the different ABWR technologies proposed in Lithuania and Finland:
- 1.Does the Commission intend to ensure equal highest safety standards in similar projects?
- 2.Does the Commission intend to work to engage the Lithuanian Government and its partners on alternative energy solutions to meet current and future energy demand?
- [1] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2010:084:0001:0112:EN:PDF
OJ C 160 E, 06/06/2013