Activities of Flavio ZANONATO related to 2018/2222(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (short presentation) IT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy PDF (424 KB) DOC (56 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas fusion is expected to play an important role in the future European and global energy landscape as a potentially inexhaustible, safe, climate- friendly, environmentally responsible and economically competitive source of energybe a viable energy source, potentially replacing fossil fuels as the main complement to renewable energy sources,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that the Council has not consulted the European Parliament on the approval of the Commission proposal (COM(2018)0445) and welcomes the Commission’s stated intention as part of the State of the Union 2018 “to consider options for enhanced qualified majority voting and for a possible reform of the Euratom Treaty”; expects that such a reform would necessarily lead to co- legislative powers for the European Parliament;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that the Euratom contribution to the Joint Undertaking for the period 2021-2027 should not be exceeded;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that in order to avoid successive upward revisions of the projected cost of the project, to avoid delays in the expected dates of operational milestones and to ensure the highest possible degree of schedule reliability, the ITER Organisation should include a reasonable contingency on any revised schedule; supports, in this regard, the contingency of up to 24 months in terms of schedule and 10-20% in terms of budget proposed by the European Commission;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Welcomes the new approach to Risk management taken by the ITER Organisation and encourages the ITER Council to further reduce the number of sub-committees, streamline their function and eliminate overlaps;