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欧洲重新审视核能推动下的放射性废物政策

-- 欧盟委员会周一表示,为应对核能潜在扩张,欧盟已启动公众咨询和证据征集活动,以评估其放射性废物和乏燃料管理规则的有效性。 委员会表示,已启动为期12周的公开咨询和为期4周的证据收集工作,以评估欧盟《放射性废物指令》和《运输指令》的执行情况。这两项指令分别于2011年和2006年生效。 评估将考察这两项指令在多大程度上实现了其目标,即确保欧盟范围内安全、负责地管理放射性废物和乏燃料。 欧盟执行机构表示,评估结果预计将为未来的政策举措以及对欧盟原子能共同体(Euratom)立法框架的潜在更新提供参考。 近期,委员会发布了一份报告,重点指出各成员国在执行方面持续存在的不足。 这些不足之处包括一些国家未能制定长期国家政策来管理所有放射性废物,国家计划的目标不够雄心勃勃,以及监督和资金机制存在缺陷。 欧盟的评估预计将提供“强有力的证据基础”,以改进现有规则,并找出简化监管和减少不必要行政负担的机会。 核能在欧盟清洁能源转型中预计将发挥日益重要的作用。欧盟委员会的示范性核能计划项目显示,到2050年,欧盟境内已安装的核电产能可能会增加,从而产生更多的放射性废物和乏燃料。 欧盟委员会表示,随着人们对新型核技术的兴趣日益浓厚,有效的退役和负责任的废物管理对于维护安全和获得公众对核能的支持至关重要。

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