Spain Must Plan For Three New Units, Says Industry Group
Written by NucNet
Friday, 28 May 2010
Spain needs to renew the licences of its eight commercially operational nuclear reactor units and plan for the construction of three new units by 2035 if it is to maintain a competitive and sustainable electricity mix, the president of the Spanish nuclear industry group Foro Nuclear told a parliamentary subcommittee this week.
Maria Teresa Dominguez told a special subcommittee on energy of the Spanish Congress of Deputies that Spain needs another 2,600-3,000 megawatts of nuclear capacity.
The subcommittee has been working for a year on a national energy policy to 2035, which it is expected to submit to the full Congress later this year, Foro Nuclear said.
Ms Dominguez told the subcommittee that all major studies on Spain have concluded that nuclear power is necessary for economic, security of supply and climate protection reasons. She said the Spanish nuclear industry is prepared for new build and the relaunching of a Spanish nuclear energy programme would be compatible with strategies in the EU and the rest of the world.
