PR:Government Nuclear Energy Committee – Dealing With Hundreds of Billions of Czech Crowns in a Non-Transparent Way

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Press Release by Calla – Association for Preservation of the Environment dated June 15, 2017

Government Nuclear Energy Committee – Dealing With Hundreds of Billions of Czech Crowns in a Non-Transparent Way
'''Today, another meeting of the Permanent Nuclear Energy Committee (SVJ) was held in a village of Dukovany. Although it deals with the preparation of investments in new nuclear reactors which is worth hundreds of billions of Czech crowns and has an impact on the public budgets and people’s financial situation, its approach is accompanied by unusual lack of transparency. Since 2017, no meeting minutes have been processed, instead of them there are only summary conclusions - press releases intended for the public. This is apparent from the response of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MPO) to Calla's request for the release of the minutes .'''

Given that SVJ has 10 permanent and 15 non-permanent members and its key task is the interdepartmental coordination of state administration and municipal authorities in the implementation of the National Action Plan for the Development of Nuclear Energy in the Czech Republic, it is difficult to imagine the meaningfulness of the Committee’s work without taking a record or minutes with tasks and deadlines, etc.

Edvard Sequens, Energy Consultant of Calla, said: "Concealing the details of the work of the Government Nuclear Energy Committee is alarming because it concerns the preparation of the most demanding investment project in the history of the Czech Republic, which, in the event of implementation, pulls out hundreds of billions of citizens' money from their wallets."

 Additional information can be obtained from: 
 * Edvard Sequens, email: [mailto:edvardDOTsequensATcallaDOTcz edvard DOT sequens AT calla DOT cz], tel.: +420 602 282 399

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