EUROPEAN COMMISSION GIVES EURATOM APPROVAL TO NEW SLOVAKIAN REACTORS
August 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has provisionally approved the installation of two new reactors at Slovakia's Mochovce nuclear complex, saying the plans meet Euratom rules, but only if additional security and safety measures are implemented. Slovakia wants to commission by 2013 two type VVER 440/V213 Russian-design pressurised water reactors with a power capacity of 440 MWe each, costing Euro 1.6 billion. In its assessment, Brussels focused especially on safety and security issues, and concluded that providing technical advice issued by its officials is ...
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