Brussels, 31/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - Further to a verification carried out by its services, the Commission has decided to send a reasoned opinion to Portugal, for failure to respect its obligations in force under several provisions of the Euratom Treaty and the directive on basic safety standards.
A team of Commission inspectors visited the Institute of Nuclear Technology (INT) in 2002, which operates the Portuguese Research Reactor (RPI) and the department for radiological protection and...