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Nuclear Transparency Watch

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Transparency and Radioactive Waste Management in 2023 (Webinar series)

Nuclear Transparency Watch (NTW) is a European citizen network of organisations and members dedicated to giving access to information on nuclear safety issues, Radioactive Waste (RW) being an important issue of short and long term safety, NTW is following this subject since its beginnings.

One major contribution of NTW to this topic is the “Broad Framework for Effective Public Information and Participation in Environmental Decision-making in Radioactive Waste Management” or BEPPER report (2015) which is the extended report made by the same authors for the European Commission on transparency within radioactive waste management.

🔎 NTW members are continuously working nationally (with local partners) as well as internationally (under the frame of the European Commission with the EURAD research program) on this topic. Therefore, in order to update and share information a webinar series was launched in 2023 to report on 9 national cases presented by NGOs representatives from each country.

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Webinar on Euratom Reform and Options for EU Treaty – Pathway Towards a Reform #2

10 May 2023 , 3pm – 4pm CEST

Initiation of a constitutional amendment procedure in the European Union seems increasingly likely due to the positions on treaty reform of the European Parliament, the European Commission, France and Germany as well as other EU member states.

How could reform of the Euratom Treaty look like and what would be needed?

Prof. Dr. Dörte Fouquet, Partner at Becker, Büttner and Held Law Firm, gives her perspective on the future of the Euratom Treaty, describing the options for reform. Moderator is Luke Haywood, Policy Manager for Climate and Energy at European Environmental Bureau.

This video is meant to be the second one of a webinar series intending to deepen the exchanges that took place at the International Conference Confirming the Necessity of EU Constitutional Reform in the Energy Field in November 10th, at the Danish parliament building with twelve green NGOs:
👉 https://noah.dk/nyheder/international...

You can find out more about the Options for EU Treaty Change in the Energy Field:
👉 https://noah.dk/EU_Treaty_Change_in_t...

The conference underscored the need to give renewables a favorable treatment in the EU Treaties, similar to the one granted to nuclear power in the EURATOM Treaty. “One of the best news from the conference was the announcement that the question of treaty amendment in the energy field will now be raised again in the Danish Parliament and that the legal experts will make their expertise available to such an initiative”, says Nadja Zeleznik from Nuclear Transparency Watch. “This could also be an inspiration to other member states: reform or abolishment of the EURATOM Treaty is long overdue and it is evident that Europe needs a new overriding vision in the energy field”. You can find more also find more information on Nuclear Transparency Watch website:
👉 https://www.nuclear-transparency-watc…

In this video Luke Haywood, Policy Manager for Climate and Energy at EEB, member organisation of NTW, is welcoming:
👉 Prof. Dr. Dörte Fouquet, Partner at Becker, BĂĽttner and Held Law Firm, for a “Pathway Towards a Reform”. And here’s the link to the report she is presenting: https://noah.dk/sites/default/files/i…

 

Press release: Coalition of NGOs and Members of the European Parliament sends open letter with concerns for nuclear safety system in France

PRESS RELEASE

20 March 2023

Coalition of NGOs and Members of the European Parliament sends open letter with concerns for nuclear safety system in France
The nuclear watchdog organisation Nuclear Transparency Watch wrote an open letter together with 11 French and European NGOs and 23 Members of the European Parliament (see the lists below) to the French Ministry of Energy Transition expressing their concerns about the survival of the quality of the French nuclear safety system.
This open letter was sent in the context of the French national debate at the National Assembly regarding a reform of the French nuclear safety system foreseeing the dismantlement of the Institute for Radioprotection and nuclear safety (IRSN), which is the French independent nuclear technical support organisation.
On 15 March, this reform was rejected by the Assembly, in fact this reform was considered unjustified, not being supported by any kind of safety impact assessment and also dangerous in the perspective of a rapid development of nuclear facilities.
As a European network, NTW sees this reform as a potential threat to the nuclear safety culture in Europe with a risk of downgrading the safety standards set by the well-recognised independent and dual French nuclear safety system now in place.

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WEBINAR – ANCCLI’s position regarding IRSN dismantling project by the French government

Today, Monday 13 March is an important date in the evolution of the IRSN dismantling project decided by the French government early February, in fact IRSN more united than ever is demonstrating again today against this decision considered rushed and unjustified.

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SITEX.Network concerns about the sustainability of IRSN

As a member of the SITEX.Network, NTW is sharing this statement from the network involving technical and citizen organisations:

SITEX.Network is concerned about the recent news that IRSN, one of its members, may be dissolved during the reorganization of the French nuclear safety governance currently under discussion.

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SAD NEWS for NTW

Dear friends and colleagues,

Today we are sad to inform you that Gilles HĂ©riard-Dubreuil, Secretary and NTW founding member, has passed away after 6 month of courageous struggle with a serious disease.

Many of members of NTW are losing a loved one, a faithful friend and a dedicated colleague, anyhow the loss of Gilles is a great sadness for us all.

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UNITED KINGDOM: letter from NTW’s member published in Cumbrian newspaper

Here is the letter including reference to new UK legislation, published in Cumbrian newspapers by NTW member Tim Knowles the 19 February 2023:

“Sir,

As predicted the investment bonanzas forecast by our politicians over the last decade have failed to materialise. Moorside, the National Grid upgrade, new high quality roads, rail improvements etc etc have proved to be hot air. Yes there are a few “town deals”, but these don’t start to replace the money cut from Cumbrian council budgets during the period. … [Read More]

CALL for a post-Ukraine nuclear stress test process for all European nuclear power stations

After Russia’s shocking invasion of Ukraine last year, the nuclear risk has come back to the forefront in a worrying way.

Indeed, the day after the invasion, on 25 February 2022, the armies of the Russian Federation attacked the Chornobyl power station and a few days later the largest power station in Europe: Zaporizhzhia
👉 find here ENSREG statement

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