Czechs Moving Ahead With Nuclear Expansion - PM

Czechs Moving Ahead With Nuclear Expansion - PM
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Πεμ, 19 Μαΐου 2011 - 17:28
Czechs will move ahead with their nuclear energy expansion plans and want to retain sovereign control over the country's electricity generation mix, significantly depending on nuclear generators, the Czech Prime Minister said Thursday.
Czechs will move ahead with their nuclear energy expansion plans and want to retain sovereign control over the country's electricity generation mix, significantly depending on nuclear generators, the Czech Prime Minister said Thursday.

"Safety is of the utmost concern, but events and tests must be carried out on an expert level and must not be politicized," Petr Necas told a news conference during the European nuclear energy conference in the Czech capital.

The Czech nuclear reactors are ready to undergo inspections for safety carried out by experts but only without any form of a political interference, Necas said, adding that the European Union's Lisbon Treaty makes setting of energy policy a decision of individual EU members.

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