Greenpeace on Wednesday cautioned the Government decision earlier in the day to select Rosatom (Russian Federation) as a strategic partner in building a new nuclear power station in Jaslovske Bohunice (Trnava region) was ill-advised and may have adverse effects on the safety and funding of the whole project. “An international tender should have been announced on selecting a strategic partner for this project; Rosatom is the provider of nuclear equipment. By accepting it as a co-owner in Slovakia's Nuclear Energy Company (JESS), which is set to build the nuclear power plant in Jaslovske Bohunice, Slovakia has rid itself of the option of choosing a different type of reactor, thereby threatening its position in influencing the prices of electricity and the construction timetable,” said Andrea Zlatňanská of Greenpeace.
Zlatňanská warned that Rosatom may push through its technologies without regard to quality. “Rosatom has received the project of constructing a new nuclear power plant worth €117 million on a silver platter, without any tender, without competitors – and with receiving half of the decision-making or executive powers in the company (JESS),” according to Zlatňanská.
George Christopher
