The Nuclear Age is closing the question is how fast Vilnius, Lithuania 6 December 2011 Seimas
Ir. Jan Haverkamp jan.haverkamp@greenpeace.org G EU policy campaigner nuclear energy
the nuclear “renaissance”
Reactor meltdown 5, 6 and 7 No clarity on molten cores – core reactor 1 molten 65 cm into concrete reactor 2 57% molten reactor 3 63% molten? Stable cooling system after 9,5 months? Decommissioning > 30 years
Radiation far beyond 10 and 30 km zones Evacuations into the 30 km zone and beyond Hotspots far beyond 30 km zone Problems in food: tea, rice, sea-food Loss of radioactive water Scandal ownership radiation
>800 000 evacuations What does this mean for the people? Damages in the hundreds of Billions of Euros
LESSONS LEARNED If you have an emergency (flood, earthquake, extreme weather, terrorist security situation, war) the last thing you want is to have to deal as well with a nuclear emergency It can happen in any reactor If it happens – reality is a lot more complicated than emergency plans Regulatory independence Liability regimes inadequate
EU STRESS TESTS 1 Jun 2011: Start 15 Aug 2011: Operator progress report 15 Sep 2011: Regulator progress reports 31 Oct 2011: Operator final reports 24 Nov 2011: Commission progress report 31 Dec 2011: Regulator final reports – start peer-reviews 14 April: Commission progress report Jun 2012: Commission final report
EU STRESS TESTS TRACK 1: ENSREG Earthquakes, floods, (other extreme weather, human impact), full station black-out, loss of ultimate heat sink EMMENTALER CHEESE! TRACK 2: Ad Hoc Group Nuclear Security (AHGNS – EU Council) Secret No involvement regulators or independent experts Limited scenarios
EU STRESS TESTS MISSING TRACK 1: EMERGENCY RESPONSE Le Bugey – Lyon (830 000, 30 km) Krsko – Zagreb (1,1 Million, 43 km) Astravetz – Vilnius (600.000, 41 km) Visaginas – Daugavpils (100 000, 30 km) Hartlepool – Hartlepool (90.000, 3 km), Middlesborough (150.000, 10 km) and Stockton-on-Tees (80.000, 11 km) Doel – Antwerp (470.000, 11 km)