GREENWICH REACTOR CASE
April 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has thrown out an attempt by the European Commission to force Britain to hand over information about its shutting-down the 'Jason' training reactor, at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London. It was a surprise ruling, because judges opposed the views of an ECJ advocate general, who had recommended that the UK was breaking its European Union (EU) treaty commitments; usually they confirm the advice of these officials. In this instance, however, the court rejected the Commission's arguments that Britain had a ...
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