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Nuclear energy is a very controversial issue, but following years of inactivity in the wake of the Harrisburg and Chernobyl disasters, attempts are once again being made to build new nuclear plants. As long as nuclear energy exists, for peaceful or military purposes, the risks remain considerable. Not only does the explosion or meltdown of installations threaten the life of a wide environment, there are also dangerous radio-active residual products with an incredibly long half-life. It is precisely these residual products that are attractive to criminals and terrorists, who, by threatening to spread dangerous substances, force others to admit defeat.
In my view, the rapporteur is too optimistic if he believes that problems of this kind can be avoided completely by stepping up control. Yet, this control is very much needed under the present circumstances. It is the most useful task conceivable for what is left of Euratom, the European institution that was set up a long time ago to promote the large-scale use of nuclear energy. We certainly need an independent office for Nuclear Safety and Protection, which can directly monitor all operators in the Member States and future Member States on the safety of nuclear plants and nuclear material. I also support the proposed rejection of the production of nuclear weapons in the EU, as I endorse control to prevent production of this kind."@en1
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