Press Release: Nuclear stress tests: confirmation of high safety standards but need for further improvement

The standards of safety of nuclear power plants in Europe are generally high but further improvements in the safety features of almost all European nuclear power plants are recommended. Nevertheless national safety authorities came to the conclusion that no closure of Nuclear Power Plants was warranted.

This is the main message of today's European Commission communication on results of the nuclear stress tests. These tests have established that not all safety standards promoted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and not all international best practices are applied in all Member States. The Commission will follow closely the implementation of the recommendations and will at the same time propose legislative measures to further enhance nuclear safety in Europe.

European Commission: Memo/12/731: Communication on nuclear stress test http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/731&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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