Austrian Governor Turns to Ec, Wants to Stop Dukovany Expansion

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Johanna Miklová-Leitnerová, the governor of the Austrian state of Lower Austria, has written to the European Commission to stop the planned expansion of the Czech Dukovany nuclear power plant. She considers the construction a safety risk, the Austrian daily Kronen Zeitung reported on Saturday.

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It is a scenario that prepares many people in Lower Austria sleepless nights: just a few kilometers behind the border, the Czech Republic wants to massively expand – as reportedly – the fire-dangerous nuclear power plant Dukovany. Now the head of the state Johanna Mikl-Leitner blows for the courageous fight against the expansion. First construction works have already been set in the form of geological drilling. And those who know earlier approva…

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The Austrian governor wants to stop the completion of the nuclear power units in Dukovany. She has called on the European Commission to investigate. The European Commission has previously called on the French company EDF to stop the tender for the completion of the Czech nuclear power plant for other reasons.

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The Czech government plans to build two new nuclear power units in Dukovany, located about 30 kilometers from the Austrian border. It awarded the contract last year to the Korean company KHNP. Geological exploration began in Dukovany last week. "We must stop this highly dangerous experiment right on the doorsteps of thousands of people in Lower Austria together," Miklová-Leitnerová said in a letter to European Commissioner for Energy Dan Jörgens…

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Vienna - Johanna Miklová-Leitnerová, the governor of the Austrian state of Lower Austria, has written to the European Commission with the aim of stopping the planned expansion of the Czech Dukovany nuclear power plant. She considers the construction a safety risk, the Austrian daily Kronen Zeitung wrote today. ČTK is investigating the European Commission's statement.