Answers by Green Party of England and Wales Head Office

Q: Do you support rapid closure of "high-risk" reactors in line with the conditions put forward in the national and international agreements?

A: Yes.

Q:Do you believe that EU funding sources such as Euratom and the EU Fusion budget should be redirected towards closing "high-risk" reactors, and subsequent decommissioning and waste management?

A: Yes.

Q:Do you believe that the EU should insist that definite closure dates for Ignalina and Kozloduy 1-4 must be agreed with Lithuania and Bulgaria before it begins formal negotiations with them on EU membership? (please note that the decision whether to open negotiations will be taken at the European Council meeting in Helsinki in December)

A: Yes.*

Q:Do you believe that the Slovakian Government must reinstate the 1994 decree that Bohunice V1 would be closed by 2000 before formal negotiations on membership of the EU begin? (please note that the decision whether to open negotiations will be taken at the European Council meeting in Helsinki in December)

A: Yes.*

Yes.

Q:Do you believe that there should be a specific prohibition on using EU funds to extend the life of Soviet-designed units beyond their design lifetime?

A: Yes.

Q:Do you support the Austrian proposal for reform of the Euratom Treaty (please see enclosed briefing)?

A: Yes.

* "To become a member, a state must be a democracy, respect human rights, have a free press, an independent judiciary, a commitment to environmental standards at least equal to those demanded in the EU, civilian control of the military, and be at peace both outside and within its borders." "Answer to 3&4 is based on this paragraph. However, we do not want member states to find excuses to slow down the process of enlargement regardless"