SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

Commission contributes to nuclear safety in EU, but there is room for improvement, says ECA

Brussels, 14/02/2020 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission is fulfilling its obligations in the field of nuclear safety under the Euratom Treaty, but updates are needed, says a report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published on Friday 14 February.

For example, the ECA recommends “updating the legal framework, approaches and procedures currently used to assess the transposition of Euratom directives, to issue the opinions on nuclear investments and to check radioactivity monitoring facilities”.

Indeed, although...