Nov. 16, 2017
Questions about the dismantling of the THTR Hamm to the NRW state government
After its decommissioning in 1989, the THTR is in so-called decommissioning operation from 1997 to 2027, which costs several million euros each year. After twenty years - so now in 2017 - according to the agreements made at the time, the operator HKG is to inform the NRW Ministry of Economic Affairs as the licensing authority when and how the dismantling of the THTR should take place. So far nothing has become known to the public about this. Since financial aspects also play a role, the questions also go to the NRW Ministry of Finance.
Here is the specific questionnaire:
To the
Ministry for Economy, Innovation, Digitization and Energy NRW
Berger Allee 25, 40213 Dusseldorf
And
To the
Ministry of Finance of North Rhine-Westphalia
Jägerhofstrasse 6, 40479 Düsseldorf
Questions about the dismantling of the THTR Hamm-Uentrop
Ladies and gentlemen!
The last known concrete statement by the NRW state government on a possible dismantling of the THTR took place on October 17, 2008 and is now nine years ago.
The state government's “State of the art of dismantling THTR Hamm-Uentrop” for the Committee for Economy, Medium-Sized Enterprises and Energy from October 17, 10 states:
“According to the approval notice 7 / 12c, edition 3.20, the THTR 300 system must be kept securely enclosed until it is completely dismantled. In 2017, ie after 20 years of safe confinement, the nuclear regulatory authority must be informed of how long safe confinement is to be maintained. "
This gives rise to the following questions, which we ask you to answer:
1. Since 2017 is almost over: How long should the safe containment of the THTR be maintained? Are there efforts to dismantle the THTR? What information does your ministry have?
2. Which possible different courses of action result from this? Which one does your ministry prefer? Have there been or are discussions taking place with the operators on this matter? What will your ministry do next?
3. The report “Costs of the dismantling of the THTR 300” from May 2008 commissioned by the operator HKG is mentioned in the above-mentioned status report. There, "Siempelkamp NIS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbh" put the total cost of the dismantling at 347,1 million euros. They wrote: "The calculated costs of around 347,1 million euros seem rather optimistic". Why do you think these projected costs are rather optimistic?
4. In what financial framework will the costs for the dismantling move based on the current state of affairs?
5. Does HKG or RWE have obligations to provide provisions for THTR Hamm and, if so, to what extent? Has the operator HKG made appropriate provisions and given certain financial commitments? Who would have to bear the costs in the event of insufficient provisions?
6. How does your ministry assess the potential risk of dismantling in view of the radioactive inventory (including 1,6 kg of nuclear fuel) and past incidents?
7. How high are the current and likely future annual costs for the operation of the "safely enclosed system" THTR? How is the allocation of the costs of the respective actors structured? Have all financial commitments been kept so far? Are there any commitments from the operators for the period after 2022?
Sincerely!
On behalf of: Horst Blume
Citizens' initiative for environmental protection, Hamm
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Map of the nuclear world:
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Further to: Newspaper article 2017
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