The European Parliament is noting defects in the EU's nuclear decommissioning programmes in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia, which include cost overruns, delays, lack of coordination and supervision, diffused responsibilities, too much money going to unrelated energy projects and ill-informed priority setting. After more than 10 years of European funding, none of the three nuclear power plants has been irreversibly shut down.
EU aid under the current long-run budget (2007-2013) is estimated at €2.85bn, of which €1,367m is earmarked for Ignalina (Lithuania), €613m for Bohunice (Slovakia) and €868m for Kozloduy (Bulgaria). By the end of 2010, the Commission had committed a total of €1,807bn or 63.5% of the amount available. The EU Court of Auditors has estimated the funding gap for decommissioning in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia at €2.5bn.
Decommissioning will be an increasingly important issue in the coming years given that one-third of the 143 reactors operating in 14 Member States are due to be shut down by 2025.
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