21 Amendments of Andrey KOVATCHEV related to 2011/0363(NLE)
Amendment 35 #
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Recognising that the premature shutdown and consequent decommissioning of the Ignalina Power Plant with two 1500 MW reactor units, four units of Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant with overall capacity of 1760 MW and V1 Bohunice Power Plant with two units with the capacity of 880 MW posed a heavy long term burden on the citizens of the three countries in terms of energetic, financial, economic, environmental and social implications. In the case of Lithuania the closure of the plant represents an exceptional financial burden not commensurable with the size and the economic strength of the country.
Amendment 38 #
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. The Union financial support established for the period 2007 - 2013. The Union financial support under these Programmes will terminate in 2013.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
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 all or partf there is a reasoned opinion by the Commission in respect of an infringement for non- compliance with conditionality referred to in paragraph 1(a) or if conditionalities referred to in paragraph 1(b) or 1(c) is not satisfactory, the decision on suspension of part or of all of the Union financial assistance pmay be takend ing the satisfactory completion of the ex ante conditionalities accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2). Such decision shall be reflected in the adoption of the 2014 annual work programme. The amount of suspended assistance shall be defined in accordance with criteria set out in the act referred to in Article 6(2).
Amendment 46 #
Recital 6
(6) 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 ''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 53 #
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 safimplement the steady process towards the decommissioning end state in accordance with the relevant highest safety standards applicable to the decommissioning process, as such measures bringing the greatest Union added value, while ensuring the transition towards Member State funding for the completion of decommissioning. Tthe ultimate responsibility for nuclear safety remains within the Member States concerned, which also implies the ultimate responsibility for its financing, including the financing of decommissioning. 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 on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 60 #
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The costs of the decommissioning activities covered by this Regulation should be established according to the internationally recognized standards for decommissioning cost estimation, such as for example the International Structure for Decommissioning Costing jointly published by the Nuclear Energy Agency, International Atomic Energy Agency and the Commission.
Amendment 74 #
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 procesend states 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 keepmaintaining the highest level of safety during the entire decommissioning process.
Amendment 91 #
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Any of the decommissioning programmes referred to in paragraph 2 may also include measures to maintain the needed high level of the shutdown safety at the nuclear power plants, including support with respect to plant personnel.
Amendment 98 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) EUR 229 629 000 for the Ignalina Programme for the period 2014 to 201720;
Amendment 106 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) EUR 114 815 000 for the Bohunice Programme for the period 2014 to 201720.
Amendment 113 #
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 by the end of 20157 within the framework of the ina mid-terim 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.
Amendment 126 #
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Establish in a national legal framework to provide adequate provisions for the timely accumulation of national financial resourcesan overall financing plan that identifies the full costs and the funding sources required for the safe completion of decommissioning in of the nuclear reacctordance with applicable State aid rules units, including management of the spent fuel and radioactive waste, covered by this Regulation.
Amendment 131 #
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 all or partf there is a reasoned opinion by the Commission in respect of an infringement for non- compliance with conditionality referred to in paragraph 1(a) or if conditionalities referred to in paragraph 1(b) or 1(c) is not satisfactory, the decision on suspension of part or of all of the Union financial assistance pmay be takend ing the satisfactory completion of the ex ante conditionalities. accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2). Such decision would be reflected in the adoption of the 2014 annual work programme. The amount of the suspended assistance shall be defined following criteria set out in the act referred to in Article 6(2).
Amendment 136 #
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Annual work programmes 1. At the beginning of each year for the 2014-2020 period, the Commission shall adopt a joint annual work programme for Kozloduy, Bohunice and Ignalina Programmes specifying for each Programme the objectives, expected results, related performance indicators and timeline for the use of funds under each annual financial commitment. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2). 2. At the end of each year of the 2014- 2020 period, the Commission establishes a progress report of the implementation of the work carried out in the previous years. This report shall be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council and shall serve as a basis for the adoption of the next joint annual work programme.
Amendment 137 #
Article 6 – title
Amendment 138 #
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 142 #
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt not later than 31 December 2014, detailed implementation procedures for the duration of the Programme. Those implementing acts shall be adopted 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 theobjectives, expected results, activities andmilestones, target and dates, as well as the corresponding performance indicators. It wishall 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 148 #
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 150 #
Article 8 – title
Mid-term Evaluation
Amendment 152 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. No later than end 20157, an mid-term evaluation report shall be established by the Commission, in close cooperation with the beneficiaries and the Member States, 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 simplmodification, 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 meas of the specific objectives and detailed implementation procedures.
Amendment 163 #
Article 8 – paragraph 2