28 Amendments of Zigmantas BALČYTIS related to 2011/0363(NLE)
Amendment 28 #
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 203 thereof and Protocol No 4 thereto,
Amendment 30 #
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Recognising that the premature shutdown and consequent decommissioning of the Ignalina Power Plant with two 1500 MW RBMK reactor units inherited from the Soviet union is of an unprecedented nature and represent for Lithuania an exceptional financial burden not commensurate with the size and economic strength of the country, Protocol No.4 states that the Union assistance under the Ignalina Programme will be seamlessly continued and extended beyond 2006, for the period of next financial perspectives. This extended programme will be based on the same elements and principles as during the 2004-2006 and 2007-2013 periods.
Amendment 31 #
Recital 4
(4) In line with the Accession Treaty obligations and with the support of Community assistance, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia have closed the nuclear power plants and made significant progress towards their decommissioning. Further work is necessary in order to continue the progress with the actual dismantling operations until an irreversible state within the safemolition, decontamination dismantling and management of spent fuel and radioactive waste operations and to implement the steady process towards the decommissioning end state, in accordance with respective decommissioning process is reached,lans whilst ensuring that the highest safety standards are applied. Based on the available estimates, completion of decommissioning work will require substantial additional financial resources.
Amendment 40 #
Recital 5
(5) The Union has committed to assist Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia in addressing the exceptional financial burden implied by the decommissioning process, without prejudice to the principle that the final responsibility of decommissioning rests with the Member States concerned. Since the pre-accession period, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia have received substantial financial support from the Union, notably through the the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes established for the period 2007 - 2013. The Union financial support under these Programmes will terminate in 2013.
Amendment 43 #
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Whereas under the Programmes established for the period 2007-2013 the Commission's supervision has focussed mainly on budgetary execution of the financial appropriations and project implementation, rather than on the extent of the progress achieved towards the Programmes' objectives as a whole.
Amendment 49 #
Recital 6
(6) FAcknowledging the Union's commitments and following the request for further funding from Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, provision has been made in the Commission proposal for the next Multi- Annual financial framework for the period 2014-2020: ‘'A Budget for Europe 2020’‘5 for a sum of EUR 700 million from the general budget of the European Union for nuclear safety and decommissioning. From this the amount EUR 500 million in 2011 prices which is about EUR 553 million in the current prices is foreseen for a new Programme to further support the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 units 1-2 and the Ignalina units 1-2 over the period from 2014 to 2017 and the Kozloduy units 1-4 nuclear power plants over the period from 2014 to 2020. Funding under this new Programme should be made available in a gradually decreasing manner.
Amendment 54 #
Recital 7
(7) The support covered by this Regulation should ensure seamless continuation of decommissioning and concentrate on measures to reach an irreversible state within the safe decommissioning process, as such bringing the greatest Union added value, while ensuring the transition towards Member State funding for the completion of decommissioning. The ultimate responsibility for nuclear safety remains with the Member States concerned, which also implies the ultimate responsibility for its financing, including the financing of decommissioningimplement the steady process towards the decommissioning end state whilst ensuring that the highest safety standards are applied as such bringing the greatest Union added value, while the ultimate responsibility for nuclear safety remains with the Member States concerned. This Regulation does not prejudice the outcome of any future State aid procedures that may be undertaken in accordance with Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty.
Amendment 64 #
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The contribution under the Ignalina Programme may, for certain measures, amount up to 100 % of the total expenditure. Every effort should be made to continue the co-financing practice established under the pre-accession assistance and the assistance given over the period 2007-2013 for decommissioning efforts of Lithuania as well as to attract co-financing from other sources as appropriate.
Amendment 66 #
Article 1
This Regulation establishes the multi- annual Nuclear Decommissioning Assistance Programme 2014 - 2020 (‘the Programme’) laying down rules for further implementation of the Union's financial support for measures connected with the decommissioning of the Kozloduy (units 1 to 4; the Kozloduy Programme), Ignalina (units 1 and 2; the Ignalina Programme) and Bohunice V1 (units 1 and 2; the Bohunice Programme) nuclear power plants.
Amendment 72 #
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to assist the Member States concerned to reach an irreversible state withinimplement the steady process towards the decommissioning processend state of Kozloduy units 1 to 4, Ignalina units 1 and 2 and Bohunice V1 units 1 and 2 nuclear power plants, in accordance with their respective decommissioning plans, while keeping the highest level of safety.
Amendment 76 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Within the funding periods the main specific objectives for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes are:
Amendment 80 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) safely maintaining the reactor units until defueling is completed, to be measuresd by the number of registered incidents;
Amendment 84 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) measures for the environmental upgrading in line with the acquis and modernisation measures of conventional production capacity to replace the production capacity of the two Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant reactors;
Amendment 85 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii b (new)
(iiib) other measures which are consequential to the decision to close and decommission this plant and which contribute to the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors in Lithuania as well as to enhancing the security of energy supply and improving energy efficiency in Lithuania;
Amendment 92 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Ignalina Programme referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2 may also include measures to maintain a high level of safety at the nuclear power plant's units under decommissioning, including support to plant's personnel
Amendment 99 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) EUR 229 629 000 for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 201720;
Amendment 109 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme and assess the progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones and target dates referred to in Art 2.3.6 by the end of 20157 within the framework of the interim evaluation referred to in Art. 8. Based on the results of this assessment, the Commission may review the amount of the appropriations allocated to the Programme, as well as the programming period and distribution amongst the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes may be reviewed to take account of the progress made and to ensure that the programming and allocation of the resources are based on actual payment needs and absorption capacity.
Amendment 121 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 125 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Establish a national legal framework to provide adequate provAdopt and submit to the Commission a strategic decommissioning planning document (a decommissioning strategy) that covers the entire decommissioning process until the end state and identifies main processes, method of decommissioning, decommissions for the timely accumulation of national financial resources for the safe completion of decommissioninging end state and forecast overall cost (costs required for the safe completion of decommissioning of the nuclear reactor units concerned by this Regulation) main activities with time schedules (preparation of decommissioning, safe operation, defueling, management of operational and decommissioning waste, decontamination, dismantling), possible financing resources, financial schemes in accordance with applicable State aid rules.
Amendment 128 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Submit to the Commission a revised detailed decommissioning plan for the period 2014 – 2020 setting up main objectives and tasks broken down to the level of decommissioning activities, anticipated projects pipeline, schedule, cost structure and co-financing proportions. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with an internationally recognized standard for decommissioning cost estimation.
Amendment 132 #
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the fulfilment of the ex ante conditionalities when preparing the 2014 annual work programme as referred to in Article 6(1). It may decide, when adopting the annual work programme, to suspend. I If there is a reasoned opinion by the Commission that implementation of the conditionalities referred to in paragraph 1 (b) or 1 (c) is not satisfactory, the decision on suspension of all or part of the Union's financial assistance pending the satisfshall be taken in actcory completion of the ex ante conditionalitiesdance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2).
Amendment 141 #
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt one jointseparate annual work programmes for Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes specifying the objectives, expected results, related indicators and timeline for the use of funds under each annual financial commitment.
Amendment 143 #
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt not later than 31 December 2014, detailed implementation procedures for the duration of the Programmes. The act setting out the implementation procedures shall also define in more detail for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes the expected results, activities and the corresponding performance indicators. It will contain the revised detailed decommissioning plans as referred to under Article 4(1)(c) that shall serve as baseline for the monitoring of the progress and the timely achievement of the expected results.
Amendment 145 #
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts, not later than 31 December 2014, detailed implementation procedures for the duration of the Programmes, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2). The act setting out the implementation procedures shall also define in more detail for the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes the expected results, activities and the corresponding performance indicators. It will contain the revised detailed decommissioning plans as referred to under Article 4(1)(c) that shall serve as baseline for the monitoring of the progress and the timely achievement of the expected results.
Amendment 149 #
Article 8 – title
Amendment 160 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. No later than end 2015, an mid-term evaluation report shall be established by the Commission on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures, at the level of results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its Union added value, in view of a decision amending or suspending the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 164 #
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall carry out ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the Member States and beneficiaries. The ex- post evaluation shall examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the Programmes and itstheir impact on decommissioning.
Amendment 170 #
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Final evaluation Before 31 December 2020, the Commission shall establish in close cooperation with the Member States and beneficiaries, a final evaluation report concerning the effectiveness and efficiency of the Programmes, as well as the effectiveness of financed measures in terms of impacts, use of resources and added value for the Union. In case of Lithuania, the evaluation report shall identify further Union financial assistance needs till the decommissioning end state which is foreseen at the end of 2029 .