German environment minister rejects Brunsbuttel nuke switch-off

Freiburg (Platts)--8Sep2006

German environment minister Sigmar Gabriel has rejected calls by
environmental groups for the Brunsbuttel nuclear power plant to be switched
off while its operator Vattenfall Europe seeks to prove that the emergency
power supply system is safe.
The Brunsbuttel unit came under the spotlight following a safety incident
at Vattenfall's Swedish Forsmark-1 reactor.
In a debate in the lower house of parliament Thursday, Gabriel said the
unit's emergency power supply was secure although there was no proof as yet
that the incident of Forsmark-1 would not be repeated at Brunsbuttel.
Vattenfall Europe has said it wants to add one part to the emergency
power supply system, but stressed this was merely an additional safety measure
and not a technical necessity.
The watchdog of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein on August 6 gave
Vattenfall Europe until September 20 to prove the plant is safe.

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