Spain to propose alternative energy plan for Europe

Mon, 21 Mar 2011

Brussels - Spanish Minister of Industry Miguel Sebastian said Monday that he would present European Union ministers with a "concrete plan for Europe to respond to the (nuclear) crisis."

His proposals included a focus on developing energy efficiencies and renewable energies, revising carbon policies, a greater degree of interconnection between European energy networks and support for electric cars.

Sebastian made the remarks as he arrived in Brussels for Monday's emergency meeting to discuss nuclear safety, in the wake of the leaks at the Fukushima plant in Japan.

The minister also promised an "urgent revision" of the eastern Spanish nuclear reactor of Cofrentes, as this is a boiling water reactor similar to Japan's Fukushima plant, and is situated in a flood-prone coastal region.

"In reality the reactor is situated at a sufficiently high altitude to not be affected (by flooding), but this is the advice of nuclear security experts," Sebastian said.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/372685,alternative-energy-plan-europe.html.