Euro MP says forced closure of Bulgarian reactors 'a mistake'

Jan Haverkamp - GreenpeaceJan 3rd, 2007 - 16:55:33

Van Orden can discuss whatever he wants. Reality is, however, that the closed
Kozloduy reactors are unsafe and indeed not upgradable to a satisfying level. Closure is fixed in the Accession Treaty and re-negotiation will need a
unanimous support from the old EU 25, which it will never get. The European Parliament confirmed its support for closure of Kozloduy during its last plenary vote.
In his reaction, van Orden once more makes clear he is an almost religious
nuclear lobbyist. The energy future for Europe - because of the urgency of
climate change and the necessity of energy security - lies in energy
efficiency and renewable energy sources. Not in NPPs that need a decade
and 4 Billion plus to build. Bulgaria'd better follow the example of its recently started project for a biomass co-generator in the ski-resort of Bankso than van Orden's nuclear dreams. (Ir. Jan Haverkamp is consultant on energy issues in Central Europe for Greenpeace and WISE/NIRS)

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