The government makes deaf ears to the increasingly voices that ask forstart the useful life of nuclear centrals And, on the contrary, he has just authorized the state company of radioactive waste (Enresa) to Authorize the procedures that must find the works to dismantle the first reactors called to be closed, those of Almaraz, which will be tendered for 23.7 million euros.
The Council of Ministers on Tuesday gave one more step towards compliance with the nuclear closure calendar agreed in 2019 and that now the owner companies themselves put into question authorizing Enresa to hire the “Engineering service for the dismantling of the Almaraz nuclear power plant.” It is a stipulated step in the 7th General Plan of Radioactive Waste and in the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan, which includes the stepped closing calendar of nuclear plants, between 2027 and 2035 and starting with the Almaraz Central, whose first reactor is planned to be closed in November 2027 and the second, in October 2028.
As explained in the subsequent reference to the Government’s weekly meeting, “Enresa is initiating the work prior to the dismantling” of Almaraz, including “the preparation of the regulatory documentation for the future application for the corresponding authorization, and precise of the engineering services provided for in the contract to comply with the established calendar.”
The Ministry of Ecological Transition has set the maximum amount of the contract for dismantling at 23.7 million euros, more VAT and covers the development of the project management and tools, the preparation of initial studies and design engineering, the preparation of technical specifications and work projects, and the development of documentation for the authorization of dismantling.
The government’s decision to initiate the procedures for the dismantling of Almaraz contrast with the campaign that the nuclear sector has deployed for months, the owners of the centrals -iberdrola, Endesa and Naturgy in the case of the Cacereñ The closing calendar and the centrals can continue operational for more years. There are more modest and possible proposals regarding the refusal of the government that point to three years or the extension that is considered more appropriate, 10 years.
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