WRITTEN QUESTION E-2030/99 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Nuclear menace in Europe.
1. 8. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 219 E/71 Answer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission (20 December 1999) Decisions on final route choices concerning the two possible rail corridors Tres Cantos -Soto del Real and Villalba are a matter for national authorities. Decision No 1692/96/EC of the Parliament and the Council of 23 July 1996 on the Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) (1) includes the indicative layout of the planned high-speed link from Madrid to Valladolid through the corridor Tres Cantos ü Soto del Real. However, alternative routes could be examined in the framework of the revision of the TEN-T guidelines planned in 2000. (1) OJ L 228, 9. 9. 1996. (2000/C 219 E/084) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2030/99 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission (3 November 1999) Subject: Nuclear menace in Europe As a result of a referendum there are no nuclear power-stations in Italy. The dangers resulting from the continuing operation of nuclear power-stations have been highlighted by the recent incident in Japan. The nuclear menace can also affect the regions and people of countries that do not have their own power- stations. Does the Commission have a census of nuclear power-stations in Europe and wholly reliable data on their safety? Have safety parameters been laid down for each power-station and are these ever updated? Could the above information in addition be published? Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission (11 January 2000) Statistics on Europeís nuclear power stations are published regularly by the International Union of Producers and Distributors of Electrical Energy (Unipede). In addition, various countries maintain databases: in France, for example, the Economic Studies Service of the Strategy and Evaluation Directorate in the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA/DSE/SEE) operates the Elecnucí base, whose principal nuclear power plant data are published annually. Responsibility for nuclear safety lies with the Member State under whose jurisdiction a nuclear installation falls. The State nuclear safety authority has the task of informing the public of the situation at each of the installations it monitors. France, for example, has the monthly journal Contrôle, and the annual report of the Directorate for the safety of nuclear installations