WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1472/98 by Susan WADDINGTON to the Commission. Draft Recommendation on Homeworking
19. 11. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 354/101 (98/C 354/159) WRITTEN QUESTION P-1465/98 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission (7 May 1998) Subject: Mochovce How does the Commission explain the fact that, in spite of the conclusions of Walkdown 1 (1995), Slovakia is planning to put the Mochovce nuclear power station into operation in July 1998? Which of the 201 measures identified by Walkdown 1 and Riskaudit does the Commission consider essential in order to guarantee the safety of the people of Europe, and is the potential threat posed by this nuclear power station greater than that represented by others in the EU? Will the Commission provide Parliament with a report on the safety situation of nuclear power stations in Slovakia well in advance of the planned opening date of Mochovce? What would be the effects on the EU area of a serious accident at the Mochovce power station? What was the outcome of the visit of the ad hoc delegation to Slovakia called for by the European Parliament on 16 February 1995? Does the Commission know how and when the various requirements of the risk audit study are to be fulfilled? Will the Commission call on Slovakia to remedy the safety problems (identified by the IAEA, Riskaudit and Walkdown 1 + 2) and does the Commission consider that failure to meet these requirements would stand in the way of granting further EU financial aid to Slovakia and lessen its chances of being accepted as an EU member? (98/C 354/160) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1487/98 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission (13 May 1998) Subject: Mochovce Is the Commission aware that the áproofí of the efficacy of confinement as a substitute for Western-style containment at the Mochovce nuclear power station is based solely on calculations and tests which take insufficient account of the real facts about the installation, particularly its structural and operational state? The fact that the real conditions differ significantly from the ideal ones can be clearly seen from the example of the first nuclear power station location in Jaslovske Bouhunice. Does the Commission intend to intend to investigate this matter? (98/C 354/161) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1488/98 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission (13 May 1998) Subject: Mochovce Is the Commission aware that in the former Czechoslovakia the highest executive posts in the nuclear industry were occupied by leading members of the Communist Partyís civil service and peopleís militia? Is it also aware that the same people, who still occupy high executive posts (e. g. at Skoda), are now deliberately attempting to leave the population in ignorance of the dangers of the nuclear power station and irresponsibly concealing the seriousness of the situation?