Slovenske Elektrarne AS, a Slovak power utility majority-owned by ENEL S.p.A. (ENEL.MI), has successfully ended a long-lasting international court dispute aimed at the shutting down of units 1 and 2 of the nuclear power plant in Mochovce.
In February 2008 the Austrian plaintiffs Mrs. Ingrid Galhaup and Mrs. Eva Glawischnig agreed to permanently suspend the proceedings.
Paolo Ruzzini, CEO and chairman of the Board of Directors of Slovenske Elektrarne: "This is another proof that our reactors are safe, reliable and compliant with all international standards."
In 1998, Mrs. Glawischnig, Austria's Green party spokesperson and MP brought Slovenske Elektrarne to court accusing the Mochovce nuclear power plant of having inadequate safety technology and being a threat to her and others living in Vienna, about 160 kilometers west of the plant.
In July 2005 Vienna Land Court said there was no evidence on inadequate safety technology at Mochovce.
Now it is clear that the plaintiffs were unable to provide information and evidence to support their claims.
"On the contrary, results of numerous international evaluations of IAEA, WANO, WENRA, RISKAUDIT and Walkdown 1&2 concluded that nuclear reactors operated in Slovakia meet or exceed international nuclear safety requirements," . Ruzzini said.