WRITTEN QUESTION E-1426/99 by Gerhard Hager (NI) to the Commission. EU funds for the Krsko nuclear power station in Slovenia.
Date: 1999-09-01
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Slovenia, economic support, nuclear power station, nuclear safety, seismic monitoring

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1426/99

by Gerhard Hager (NI) to the Commission

(1 September 1999)

Subject: EU funds for the Krsko nuclear power station in Slovenia

Austria has always led the way as regards the goal of a nuclear-free Central Europe. The country is,
however, surrounded by nuclear power stations. As these fail, in many cases, to meet the required safety
standards, it is vital to Austria that they are decommissioned.

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Does the Krsko nuclear power station receive, or has it received, any form of EU financial assistance?

If so, what is the amount of such assistance?

In what form is such assistance granted (direct investments or loans)?

Under what programmes is such assistance granted?

Answer given by Mr Verheugen on behalf of the Commission

(22 October 1999)

The safety of nuclear power plants in Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) is one of the main
priorities of the Commission. This has been clearly underlined in the Agenda 2000 and in the Commission
communication to the Council and to the Parliament of March 1998 (1). In both documents, the CEEC
nuclear installations are classified in three categories: reactors of Western design, reactors of Soviet design
considered upgradable and reactors of Soviet design considered non-upgradable.

The Krsko nuclear power plant belongs to the first category. For this category,
the March 1998
communication of the Commission establishes that the main objective is to ensure that the reactors
remain at a high safety level over the long run.

In addition, the Council has, in its conclusions on nuclear safety in the context of the enlargement of the
Union of 7 December 1998, asked the Commission to continue to co-operate, for example within the
context of the Phare programme, to help improve nuclear safety in the candidate states. In particular, the
Commission has been asked to promote through co-operation, the development of technically competent,
adequately resourced and fully independent nuclear safety authorities.

Following this line, support is currently being provided to the Krsko nuclear plant in the framework of the
Phare programme. An amount of € 500 000 has been allocated to carry out a seismic analysis of the Krsko
site. The project is currently on-going and first results are expected by the end of the present year.

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Furthermore, also in the framework of the Phare programme, more than € 1 million have been allocated
to support the nuclear security authority in Slovenia, notably to transfer methodologies and procedures
from Community nuclear safety regulators. A technical support to the Slovenian nuclear safety authority to
review the results of the seismic analysis of the Krsko plant is also foreseen.

(1) COM(98) 134 final.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1451/99

by Herbert B(cid:246)sch (PSE) to the Commission

(1 September 1999)

Subject: Financing of projects in Ischia (Italy)

Three projects on Ischia (cid:129) two in the port of Ischia and one to do with the untapped medicinal spring of
Nitrodi outside the town of Ischia (cid:129) are to be supported by the European Union.

Construction has not yet started.

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In what form are these projects being supported by the European Union?

2. How is the overfall financing being planned and what system will be used for the breakdown of

funding between the EU and the region?

3. What is the timescale envisaged for completion of these projects?

Supplementary answer
by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(21 December 1999)

According to information from the Italian authorities, these projects are being part-financed by the
European Regional Development Fund under the operational programme (cid:145)Development of sustainable
tourism in the Objective 1 regions(cid:146) for the current programming period 1994-1999. Implementation of
the programme is the responsibility of the department of Tourism, which reports to the Prime Minister(cid:146)s
Office.

The Community is contributing 50 % of the total cost of the works for each project, the final date for the
commitment of resources is 31 December 1999 and the final date for payments is 31 December 2001.

Part-financing for the four projects concerning the port of Ischia totals EUR 2,5 million (ITL 4 882 million)
and that for development of the spa at Nitrodi totals EUR 691 000 (ITL 1 337 million).

Work on these projects should be complete by December 2000.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1453/99

by Christa Kla(cid:223) (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(1 September 1999)

Subject: Commission supply contracts in the area of internal logistics

The Commission is making efforts to cut costs for the provision of materials in the internal sector,
essentially through the centralised selection of a number of large suppliers and by concluding long-term
contracts.

Is the Commission aware that this results in small, and medium-sized enterprises being excluded from the
award of contents and new firms having little prospect of being considered for future contracts.