Action Alert:
European money for Cernavoda NPP
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Stop
European money for new Romanian nuke
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| Cernavoda NPP, Romania 2002 |
Dear
Active Bankwatcher,
Very shortly the European Commission will decide on a EUR 223.5 million
loan for the construction of a new reactor at the Cernavoda nuclear power
plant on the Danube River in Romania.
If agreed, this discounted loan to the Romanian government will promote nuclear power in accordance with the 'Euratom mandate', a founding treaty of the EU which has never been reviewed.
Although the loan is supposed to be for safety improvements, the Commission has so far failed to demonstrate this - Cernavoda 2 is a Canadian-designed plant, so there is no rationale for upgrading it to meet so-called 'western standards'.
The Commission has also failed to demonstrate that this expansion of Cernavoda is the best economic or environmental option for Romania. Key assessment reports, which could reveal the truth about the project, are being kept secret.
Cernavoda 2 is an important test case as the Commission
is planning to expand its Euratom nuclear loans by a further 2 billion
euros. This could mean more new reactors like this one and so it is vital
to stop them now.
Thank you for your support.
The Bankwatch team
Suggested
Action:
Write today to Pedro Solbes, the Commissioner for Economics and Finance,
and urge him not to vote for the Cernavoda loan. Use the message below,
personalising it as necessary, and send it to: pedro.solbes-mira@cec.eu.int
SUBJECT: Cernavoda 2 NPP project, Romania
Dear Commissioner Solbes,
I am writing to you to express my concern with the European Commission plan to support the completion of the Cernavoda 2 reactor with Euratom money.
The justification for the Cernovoda 2 loan application - in terms of safety, economic and environmental considerations - has not been demonstrated. Therefore the EUR 223.5 million loan should not be approved.
The EU should not promote nuclear power with subsidised funding for projects such as Cernavoda. Cleaner and far less dangerous options like renewable energies must be made a priority of Europe's energy policy.
I believe the European Commission should defend the interests of current and future EU citizens and not make decisions which are potentially harmful to all Europeans.
Yours sincerely,
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