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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2650/96 by Nuala AHERN to the Council. Return to sender of radioactive waste from Sellafield
Date: 1996-10-10
Institutions: AHERN, European Parliament
Subjects: European Union, Japan, North East (England), cooperation agreement, fuel reprocessing, irradiated fuel, nuclear safety, originating product, storage













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2650/96 by Nuala AHERN to the Council. Return to sender of radioactive waste from Sellafield  


Official Journal C 091 , 20/03/1997 P. 0019 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2650/96 by Nuala Ahern (V) to the Council (10 October 1996)Subject: Return to sender of radioactive waste from SellafieldIn an interview with the Financial Times, published on 28 June 1996, Mr Neville Chamberlain, deputy chairman of British Nuclear Fuels, indicated that despite a British Government commitment made in 1976 to return to sender radioactive waste arising from the reprocessing of foreign spent nuclear fuel at Sellafield, BNFL was now considering the permanent on-site storage at Sellafield of high level waste from the THORP plant, rather than returning the waste to foreign customers in Japan and Germany.As the European Union, through Euratom, is about to negotiate a new peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement with Japan, can the Council ensure that until such time as reprocessing at Sellafield is halted completely, any new nuclear cooperation agreement with Japan includes a clear stipulation that Japan cannot in perpetuity dump its unwanted radioactive waste at Sellafield and La Hague but must be committed to accepting the entire radioactive burden back?Answer (30 January 1996)The Council would refer the Honourable Member to the reply given by the Council to her Question No H-629/96 on the same subject during question time at the September 1996 part-session.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2649/96 by Nuala AHERN to the Council. Present Council policy on Sellafield
Date: 1996-10-10
Institutions: AHERN, European Parliament
Subjects: EU control, European Commission, North East (England), exchange of information, fuel reprocessing, industrial building, nuclear safety, public health, radioactive pollution, thermal discharge













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2649/96 by Nuala AHERN to the Council. Present Council policy on Sellafield  


Official Journal C 091 , 20/03/1997 P. 0019 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2649/96 by Nuala Ahern (V) to the Council (10 October 1996)Subject: Present Council policy on SellafieldDoes the answer to Question No 20 (H-1292/92) ((Debates of the European Parliament No 3-426 (January 1993). )) by Mr Fitzsimons, MEP, in the sitting of 20 January 1993 on Council policy towards Sellafield and THORP remain Council policy today?Does the Council remain satisfied by the data provided by BNFL to the Commission on THORP radioactive discharges under Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty that justifies the favourable conclusions on THORP's environmental safety delivered on 30 April 1992? Has the Council been provided with the details of the subsequent proposals made in August this year by BNFL to increase radioactive discharges from THORP at Sellafield?Answer (30 January 1996)1. The Council has no new information, at this juncture, concerning the THORP plant at Sellafield which would cause it to change its position as described in its reply to Question No 20 (H-1292/92) at the sitting on 20 January 1992, to which the Honourable Member refers in his question.2. The Council would remind the Honourable Member that, under Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, it is for the Commission to give its opinion on the data communicated by the Member States under that Article, and that on 7 December 1990 the Commission adopted a Recommendation on the application of that provision ((OJ L 6, 9.1.1991, p. 16. )). Point 6 of that Recommendation stipulates "that, if a plan for the disposal of radioactive waste, on which an opinion has already been given under the terms of Article 37, is modified such that this could cause an appreciable increase of the exposure of the population of another Member State, the relevant "general data" be submitted to the Commission whenever possible one year but not less than six months before any new authorization for the disposal of radioactive waste is granted by the competent authorities".
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2659/96 by Glyn FORD to the Council. Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities
Date: 1996-10-10
Institutions: European Parliament, FORD
Subjects: European convention, national minority, protection of minorities













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2659/96 by Glyn FORD to the Council. Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities  


Official Journal C 083 , 14/03/1997 P. 0043 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2659/96 by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Council (10 October 1996)Subject: Framework Convention on the Protection of National MinoritiesThe Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities was opened for signature on 1 February 1995, having been elaborated under the auspices of the Council of Europe. To date it has been signed by some 32 countries, but it has not yet entered into force as only four states have ratified the Convention. Twelve EU Member States have signed the Convention, though none have ratified it.Will the Council state why no EU Member State has yet ratified the Convention? Does it agree that the entry into force of this Convention is desirable, in order to reinforce protection of vulnerable minorities in many European States? Will it state whether the Member States intend to ratify the Convention in the foreseeable future?Answer (17 January 1997)As the Honourable Member states, the Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities was drawn up under the auspices of the Council of Europe. For its part, the Council has not been apprised of the situation regarding Member States ratification of the Convention, nor of their intentions in the matter.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2651/96 by Nuala AHERN to the Council. Implications of MOX plutonium fuel fabrication at Sellafield
Date: 1996-10-10
Institutions: AHERN, European Parliament
Subjects: EAEC Treaty, North East (England), industrial building, nuclear fuel, nuclear safety, occupational health, plutonium, public health, radiation protection, transport of dangerous goods













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2651/96 by Nuala AHERN to the Council. Implications of MOX plutonium fuel fabrication at Sellafield  


Official Journal C 091 , 20/03/1997 P. 0020 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2651/96 by Nuala Ahern (V) to the Council (10 October 1996)Subject: Implications of MOX plutonium fuel fabrication at SellafieldThe British Parliament was informed in a Ministerial written reply on 2 July 1996 (official report column 398) that the Department of the Environment was preparing a submission under Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty covering the environmental implications of the new MOX plutonium fuel fabrication plant at Sellafield.Considering the Union-wide and international implications of increasing the global trade in nuclear explosive materials such as plutonium, has the Council considered the planned expansion in the plutonium trade?Answer (30 January 1996)1. The Council confirms that, as required by Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, the United Kingdom has provided the Commission with the general data relating to the plant to which the Honourable Member refers. The Commission has not yet given its opinion.2. The Council would like to stress the importance of the current Community legislation on nuclear materials.Chapter 3 of the Euratom Treaty provides for the implementation of the relevant health and safety measures. In that context the Council adopted, on 13 May 1996, Council Directive 96/29/EURATOM ((OJ L 159, 29.6.1996, p. 1. )) laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation, safety standards which strengthen those currently in force.In addition, Chapter 7 of the Euratom Treaty guarantees the application of safeguards, which are an important factor in the trade in nuclear materials.3. The Council would also draw attention to the fact that the International Atomic Energy Agency recently approved stricter standards for the transport of nuclear materials, standards which every State is to incorporate into its national law.