3 Amendments of Anne LAPERROUZE related to 2008/2015(INI)
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that any future low-carbon energy policy must also investigate the possible contribution of nuclear power to the energy mix of the future, focusing on not only the possible reduction in carbon dioxide emissions but also on the investment required, the security of uranium supply, the operation of the plants, technological and international safety issues and also the unresolved question of the disposal of waste, in comparison to renewable energy sourcesin order to genuinely reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector more use must be made of low-carbon technologies, such as nuclear energy, which also contributes to security of supply;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Notes that most Community funding allocated to fission under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for Nuclear Research and Training Activities (2007-2011) is allocated to safety research, and notes that to best meet the Union’s strategic criteria the Community effort should be allied with research aiming to develop a new generation of sustainable nuclear technology allowing the potential of nuclear energy to be extended over thousands of years by improving fuel efficiency and very significantly reducing the volume of final waste;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
X. whereas the use of nuclear energy – irrespective of the availability of uranium – still raises the unresolved issue of the safe final storage of nuclear waste and the spread of the technology to undemocratic states,