Question 23020 — energy and fuels

Summary

Ms. Émilie Cariou questions the Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition on the need to strengthen dialogue and transparency of industrial and strategic choices in the nuclear sector. As the Court of Auditors underlines in its thematic report “The backend of the nuclear fuel cycle” of July 2019, the case of MOX and URT materials is symbolic of this necessity: these materials long preserved as that can be recovered by the operator now risk being transformed into non-recoverable waste without storage solutions being ensured (Court of Auditors, Thematic public report on the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle, July 2019). This therefore results in a situation where future generations risk being exposed to the obligation to manage waste for which no management plan has been provided, since until then considered unilaterally as valuable. The need for consultation and anticipation is therefore highlighted here. This is why the Court recommends in this thematic public report of July 2019 to “increase the transparency of the terms of these arbitrations, in particular by specifying the conditions for exercising the missions of the administrative authority and by supplementing its capacity to anticipate long-term decisions”. She him asks what is planned to increase transparency and anticipation of long-term strategic decisions in the nuclear industry and its operators. Furthermore, she asks him if a new model of governance and reinforced consultation seems essential to put in place in order to further open up reflection on these engaging strategies. Finally, as was done through the first public debate on the National Plan for management of radioactive materials and waste (PNGMDR), she asks him how the ministry intends to strengthen public consultations, in conjunction with the National Commission for Public Debate (CNDP). Several contributions to the report of the commission of inquiry into the safety and security of nuclear installations (report no. 1122, submitted on June 28, 2018 by Ms. Barbara Pompili (rapporteur) and Mr. Paul Christophe (president) supported such a development.

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