The risk of a major nuclear accident in Japan has sparked concern in Europe and forced the authorities to consider strengthening the control of numerous central Europe.
Austrian Environment Minister Berlakovitch Nikolaus, whose country refuses atomic energy, proposed yesterday at a meeting of the EU the development of new safety and resilience tests for nuclear power plants in Europe. He was tempered by representatives of France (which rely on nuclear energy) and Great Britain, who stressed that the circumstances in Japan were exceptional incidents.
Meanwhile, Switzerland has announced that it has suspended the renewal projects of five nuclear plants in anticipation of more stringent safety rules. In Germany, where most people oppose nuclear power, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced, in turn, a moratorium of three months to the law approved in 2010 on plant life extension to 14 years. Other countries however, including Turkey, have announced they will not renounce their plans to continue building nuclear reactors.
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