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=== Nuclear Policy in Estonia ===
 
=== Nuclear Policy in Estonia ===
  
Estonia has no nuclear power plants but it planning to build one by 2023. Also it is a shareholder (22 %) in the [[Visaginas NPP]] project.
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Estonia has no nuclear power plants but it considering to build one by 2023. It is a part of the National Development Plan of the Energy Sector until 2020, which was approved by the Estonian Parliament on June 15, 2009.<ref>http://www.mkm.ee/326447/<small>''(Sept 27, 2012)''</small></ref> Also the country is a shareholder (22 %) in the [[Visaginas NPP]] project and has explored involvement in a planned nuclear unit in Finland.<ref>http://www.cfr.org/interactives/IG_Nuclear/index.html#/a-world-view/´<small>''(Sept 27, 2012)''</small></ref>
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Currently Estonia gets most of its energy from domestic oil share reserves. However, due to the resulting CO2 emissions the country is planning to significantly reduce its use of oil shale. Estonia is relatively one of the world's biggest producers of CO2, with ''per capita'' emissions of 14 tonnes per year<ref><http://ehron.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=94<small>''(Sept 27, 2012)''</small></ref>.
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According to the development plans, in 15 years the proportion of oil shale should remain below 30% and more different sources of energy should be used as compared to the current situation.<ref>http://www.mkm.ee/power-engineering-development-plans-were-approved-by-the-government/<small>''(Sept 27, 2012)''</small></ref>
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Currently the country gets most of its energy from domestic oil share<ref>http://www.cfr.org/interactives/IG_Nuclear/index.html#/a-world-view/</ref> <small>''(Sept 27, 2012)''</small>
 
  
 
=== Organizations/institutions connected to nuclear issues ===
 
=== Organizations/institutions connected to nuclear issues ===

Revision as of 14:45, 27 September 2012

Nuclear Policy in Estonia

Estonia has no nuclear power plants but it considering to build one by 2023. It is a part of the National Development Plan of the Energy Sector until 2020, which was approved by the Estonian Parliament on June 15, 2009.[1] Also the country is a shareholder (22 %) in the Visaginas NPP project and has explored involvement in a planned nuclear unit in Finland.[2]

Currently Estonia gets most of its energy from domestic oil share reserves. However, due to the resulting CO2 emissions the country is planning to significantly reduce its use of oil shale. Estonia is relatively one of the world's biggest producers of CO2, with per capita emissions of 14 tonnes per year[3].

According to the development plans, in 15 years the proportion of oil shale should remain below 30% and more different sources of energy should be used as compared to the current situation.[4]



Organizations/institutions connected to nuclear issues

References

  1. http://www.mkm.ee/326447/(Sept 27, 2012)
  2. http://www.cfr.org/interactives/IG_Nuclear/index.html#/a-world-view/´(Sept 27, 2012)
  3. <http://ehron.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=94(Sept 27, 2012)
  4. http://www.mkm.ee/power-engineering-development-plans-were-approved-by-the-government/(Sept 27, 2012)
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