| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2013) 121 final (8.3.13) |
| Publication Date | 08/03/2013 |
| Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
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In October 2004, the Commission presented its first report to the European Parliament on the use of financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants. The 2004 report being generally well received led to an own-initiative report from the European Parliament. It was acknowledged within this report that decommissioning was a complex issue and that more detailed reflection was required to understand the individual Member States' funding mechanisms. In 2006, the Commission adopted a Recommendation on decommissioning funds following an extensive dialogue with Member State experts, taking advantage of its expertise in the field. In December 2007, it presented its second report to the European Parliament and the Council, comparing EU nuclear operators' and Member States' funding practice with the criteria detailed in the Commission Recommendation. One of the second report's conclusions was that more detailed and better structured information needed to be obtained from the Member States. The outcome of the process was the Guidelines and Questionnaire forming the basis of the present report. The present report does not yet analyse the consequences of the Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011, which established a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste but is, as in the past, based on the continuous work carried out by the Member States and the Commission for the implementation of the Recommendation, in particular within the Decommissioning Funding Group. It aims to present a comprehensive overview of the situation in the Member States. In particular, it looks at the advances in the alignment of the national decommissioning and waste management financing regimes with the Commission Recommendation. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2013:121:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Energy, Environment |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
