WRITTEN QUESTION No. 309/99 by David BOWE Radioactive waste
C 341/88 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 29. 11. 1999 However, the following events focusing on the environment covered renewable energy to some extent: Interprise Helsinki Region, organised in Helsinki on 6 March 1997 by the Finnish Foreign Trade Association, brought together about 108 enterprises from Finland, Sweden, Germany and the United Kingdom; Interprise Ecobusiness, organised in Toledo on 17 April by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Toledo, brought together about 65 enterprises from Spain, Italy and Finland; Interprise Ecobusiness, organised in Graz on 25 May 1998 by International Consulting Executives, brought together about 180 enterprises from Austria, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Finland and Sweden. (1999/C 341/122) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0306/99 by David Bowe (PSE) to the Commission (17 February 1999) Subject: Radioactive waste Since the break up of the former Soviet Union, there has been an alarming increase in the number of discoveries of orphan radioactive sources in the EU. These discoveries have often been made by accident. Does the Commission agree that, in order to tackle this problem, efforts should be increased to train border staff and equip borders with detection equipment in order to improve the detection rate? (1999/C 341/123) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0307/99 by David Bowe (PSE) to the Commission (17 February 1999) Subject: Radioactive waste What action does the Commission plan to take in order to improve coordination between Member States on the issue of orphan radioactive waste? Does it agree that efforts should be made to coordinate and share technical information in a way similar to the US Technical Cooperation Project which dealt with the recent discovery of radioactive waste in Georgia? (1999/C 341/124) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0308/99 by David Bowe (PSE) to the Commission (17 February 1999) Subject: Radioactive waste Does the Commission envisage a programme to determine the location of licenced sources of radiation in order to prevent lost or stolen sources from entering the recycling stream? (1999/C 341/125) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0309/99 by David Bowe (PSE) to the Commission (17 February 1999) Subject: Radioactive waste Does the Commission agree that the Member States should agree on uniform measurements and methods of reporting discoveries of orphan radioactive waste in order to achieve a clearer understanding of the extent of the problem?